Jacob is a senior manager within the EY Anti-Financial Crime team in Sweden. With 10 years of experience within the EY organization, he has supported both the first and second lines of defense in various anti-financial crime (AFC) client projects. He has also worked as an internal auditor within the AFC space, and spent over one year as operational “loaned” staff for a client, which provided him with valuable practical AFC experience.
Jacob’s core competencies within AFC include interpreting regulatory requirements and designing policies, procedures and controls accordingly, as well as assessing the design and operational effectiveness of AFC controls.
Jacob has contributed to the implementation of the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, its amendments and supplementary rules, and is now working with the new EU AML Regulation. He holds an International Diploma in AML from the International Compliance Association (ICA).
How Jacob is shaping the future with confidence
“Drawing on my experience with first, second and third lines of defense engagements, I offer valuable perspectives and insights to help clients evaluate the effectiveness of their AFC frameworks. This enables clients to ask the right questions, identify areas of improvement in their AFC framework and achieve compliance in a risk-based and effective way".