Beatrice N. Kangwa is a Partner in EY’s Risk Consulting practice, where she leads the Financial Crimes – AML/KYC team in Canada.
Backed by more than a decade of experience handling complex matters involving regulatory compliance, financial crimes and enforcement actions, Beatrice has worked on anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) engagements for major financial institutions, gaming institutions, money service businesses, credit unions, Crown corporations and other regulated entities. She is proficient in creating, implementing and monitoring effective regulatory strategies, policies and plans.
Beatrice has built and led teams across multiple service lines and jurisdictions, including the APAC, EMEA and Americas regions, and led large-scale project teams of up to ~380 FTE. Some of this work included performing independent reviews for a global client in more than eight international jurisdictions.
With deep knowledge in digital forensics and analytics, Beatrice has also led investigative teams in multiple collection efforts for EY Forensics in Canada and the US.
She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI).
How Beatrice is building a better working world
“With a passion for coaching, mentoring and empowering women and racially and ethnically diverse people, I advocate and contribute to DEI initiatives to help build an environment where all voices are heard and valued. I belong to the EY Black Professionals Network and Professional Women’s Network. I mentor newcomers and university students, and participate in career fairs aimed at diverse groups in support of DEI.”