PHILIP MATTHEWS

I am an experienced and driven Financial Services professional who has spent over a decade in line management roles resolving high profile, complex business challenges at leading Australian and US institutions. I possess a unique skill set with experience across operations, transformation, risk and compliance that I used to support FS clients solve their most complex, sensitive and challenging financial crime and fraud risks. Known for solving difficult problems by leveraging exceptional communication skills coupled with a deep analytics background, I have been recognized for my ability to bridge the understanding gap between technology driven insights and business practicalities, making information approachable. I am at my best when working in a collaborative team environment; influencing and motivating others to explore new ideas and innovative ways to accomplish improved business objectives.

• Certified Scrum Master
• Agile and Waterfall delivery models
• FCPA Investigator

• Interim Chief Risk Officer of major Australian casino facing AUSTRAC civil penalty proceedings and other regulatory findings. Over a 6-month period oversaw and led the Compliance team to meet ongoing requirements directed by AUSTRAC regulators and functionally redesigned the department to ensure an effective and sustainably compliant business. Time in role saw 100% compliance with all Regulator deadlines and the hiring/reassignment of more than 150 new employees.
• Led SAP's in house Risk and Compliance team for two years while company was facing Department of Justice (DOJ) monitorship. Based on the direct implementation of a proprietary compliance solution, upskilling of staff, and comprehensive reports presented to DOJ on SAP's efforts to rectify AML/FCPA breaches, SAP avoided monitorship.
• Led the redesign Tier 1 Australian bank's customer risk assessment (CRA) methodology and overall transaction monitoring solution. Based on success of time in role was asked to lead Bank's second line financial crime risk team to deliver an enterprise fraud risk framework assessment and the development of a multi-year anti-fraud risk management strategy and implementation roadmap.

• Entrusted analytics ambassador on behalf of PwC and Deloitte, most recently acting as primary presenter at both the IIA Long Island Annual IT Conference and NJCPA's Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference on Top Trends in Analytics and Using AI to Detect Fraud, respectively. Published whitepaper on the influence and impact of AI and natural language generation on modern compliance (Innovation Ushers in the Modern Age of Compliance; Deloitte Development LLC; Oct 23, 2015).
• Created client presentation and internal education materials on leading risk/fraud analytics, AI, machine learning and accounting practices, resulting in the delivery of 4 internal CPE accredited courses and in-person presentations to 25 Fortune 500 companies (2016 to present).
• Technical Skills: Business Applications: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visual, IBM CFM, Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView, Alteryx, Aspera, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. Computer Languages: SQL, C++, VBA, Python, Java, SAS, ASP.NET, SAP, R.