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Strategic Compliance & Sustainable Risk Management

In today’s dynamic environment, regulatory compliance is no longer just an administrative function – it is the foundation of institutional trust and security. I help organizations transform complex regulations into effective and functional protection systems.

Key Competencies

I provide expertise and practical solutions in the following strategic areas:

• AML/CFT & Sanctions: Designing and optimizing comprehensive frameworks for anti-money laundering and strict sanctions control.

• Fraud & Anti-Corruption: Developing robust strategies to counteract financial fraud and corruption risks.

• Global Trade & Export Control: Managing international trade risks and dual-use goods regimes.

• Due Diligence & Risk Assessment: Detailed Know Your Customer (KYC/CDD) checks and evaluation of the internal control environment.

My Approach: I do not offer theoretical concepts. I build sustainable compliance models and implement controls that work in a real-world business environment.

Anti-Money Laundering Prevention (AML/CFT)

• Development and implementation of internal rules, policies, and procedures in compliance with EU requirements and Bulgarian legislation.

• Enterprise-wide AML risk assessment (MLRA).

• Establishing frameworks for KYC, CDD, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD).

• Designing and optimizing transaction monitoring systems.

• Support in system implementation and transitioning from manual/Excel-based processes to automated solutions.

• Internal audits and independent AML reviews.

• Training programs for employees at all levels.

• Optimizing reporting processes for suspicious transactions (SAR/STR).

Financial Sanctions Compliance

• Sanctions risk assessment.

• Establishing sanctions compliance frameworks.

• Screening processes for customers, ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), and transactions.

• Selection, configuration, and optimization of sanctions screening systems.

• Review and update of internal policies and procedures.

• Assistance with alert adjudication and clearing of historical backlogs.

• Internal audits and control testing.

• Specialized training programs.

• Fraud risk assessments.

• Building systems for fraud detection and prevention.

• Reviewing and enhancing existing monitoring systems.

• Control testing and process optimization.

• Investigations and analysis.

• Establishing frameworks for customer and business partner due diligence.

Fraud Prevention and Investigation

Anti-Corruption and Ethics

• Corruption risk assessments.

• Development of anti-corruption policies and procedures.

• Establishing internal whistleblowing channels in accordance with EU Directive 2019/1937.

• Internal review and investigation processes.

• Ethics and anti-corruption training.

• Independent reviews of the anti-corruption control environment.

Internal Control Environment and Risk Management

• Designing and implementing internal control frameworks.

• Process mapping and identification of controls.

• Testing and monitoring of controls.

• Gap analysis and improvement plans.

• Establishing and optimizing compliance functions.

• Risk management frameworks (including financial crime risk).