KATHRYN ZAHRA
Compliance - Regulatory - Financial Crime
Qormi
Summary
Organized and driven specialist looking for relevant positions to learn new skills and increase practical experience.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager (Research and Data Management)
Asset Recovery Bureau
06.2018 - Current
- Delivered and maintained an integral system of procedures and standards for the operation of the newly set-up unit within a newly established entity
- Spearheaded a team of two to carry out searches on over 500 subject persons whilst serving on the Court appointed team for the tracing and identification of assets
- As at end of 2022 a total of 360 reports have been submitted to Court successfully, with a total of €97 million assets identified throughout the last three years alone
- Partnered with an international consortium, specifically on their advisory board, to provide feedback on a project being developed covering AI tools aimed at providing assistance to law enforcement in the prevention and detection of financial crime
- Conducted detailed analysis of data collected to provide insights and inform national policy strategies including the identification of key priority areas for Malta.
Payments Officer
Treasury Department - Ministry for Finance
08.2014 - 06.2018
- Verification of payments related to EU Funds including but not limited to ESF/ERDF/CF
- Carry out reconciliations on all bank accounts used
- On-boarding new entities which had to be paid and update all data carriers with financial information
- During this time I was also responsible for carrying out user test cases on a system which was being developed for the better processing of payments.
Executive, EU-Control Officer
Employment and Training Corporation (now Jobsplus)
04.2013 - 07.2014
- Validating grant applications and carrying out audit checks on documentation submitted for the reimbursement of an ESF Scheme which had special focus on employment law, social security contributions and taxation
- Carrying out onsite inspections to verify the conditions claimed through application submitted by the applicants.
Education
Master of Arts - Diplomatic Studies
University of Malta
Malta 10.2011 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) - Criminology
University of Malta
Malta 10.2008 - 12.2011
Skills
Analytical and problem solvingundefined
Certification
ICA Certificate in Compliance, 2020 – Merit
Timeline
Manager (Research and Data Management)
Asset Recovery Bureau
06.2018 - Current
Payments Officer
Treasury Department - Ministry for Finance
08.2014 - 06.2018
Executive, EU-Control Officer
Employment and Training Corporation (now Jobsplus)
04.2013 - 07.2014
Master of Arts - Diplomatic Studies
University of Malta
10.2011 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) - Criminology
University of Malta
10.2008 - 12.2011
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