Domain Advisory & Validation

Financial Crime Professional Services

Expert advisory, independent model validation, scenario threshold tuning, and regulatory remediation delivered by seasoned quantitative practitioners and former compliance leaders.

ADVISORY PRACTICE 01

Scenario & Threshold Optimization Advisory

OptimizeDetect

Independent statistical evaluation, sensitivity sweeps, and out-of-time backtesting for existing transaction monitoring systems.

Standard Engagement Deliverables:

Comprehensive alert yield and productivity baseline analysis

Multi-variable sensitivity modeling across volume, velocity, and amount bands

Out-of-time backtesting to verify non-productive alert reductions

Complete Model Risk Management (MRM) audit workpaper package for internal and regulatory review

Implementation guides and configuration files for upstream engines (Actimize, Mantas, Quantexa)

Target Leadership: Chief Compliance Officers, FIU Operations Directors, Head of Detection Engineering

ADVISORY PRACTICE 02

AML Model Development & Independent Validation (SR 11-7)

BuildDetect

Rigorous machine learning model development and independent third-party validation aligned with OCC 2011-12 and SR 11-7 guidelines.

Standard Engagement Deliverables:

Point-in-time feature engineering with zero temporal lookahead leakage

Conceptual soundness and mathematical theory documentation

Sensitivity, stress-testing, and extreme value boundary testing

Interpretable factor attribution (tree-SHAP, monotonic constraints)

Independent Validation Report (IVR) with graded findings and remediation recommendations

Target Leadership: Head of Model Risk Management, Quantitative Analytics Leads, BSA Officers

ADVISORY PRACTICE 03

FIU Workflow Transformation & CMS Implementation

InvestigateAssure

End-to-end design and deployment of modern investigation playbooks, role segregation matrices, and case management systems.

Standard Engagement Deliverables:

Investigative playbook and standard operating procedure (SOP) design

Alert triage scoring and workload capacity optimization

Customer 360 and multi-account transaction timeline integration

Role segregation matrix and supervisory approval workflow configuration

Investigator training, certification rubrics, and change management support

Target Leadership: Head of FIU, BSA/AML Operations Managers, Compliance Transformation Officers

ADVISORY PRACTICE 04

Quality Assurance Architecture & Reviewer Calibration

AssureImprove

Transform subjective second-line QA into a defensible governance framework with statistical sampling and calibrated grading.

Standard Engagement Deliverables:

Objective defect taxonomy design (severity-weighted error matrices)

Risk-stratified sampling methodology aligned with regulatory expectations

Reviewer calibration workshops and inter-rater reliability (Cohen’s Kappa) benchmarking

Rebuttal and escalation governance procedure formulation

Closed-loop defect feedback framework connecting QA findings to rule tuning and training

Target Leadership: QA/QC Directors, Chief Compliance Officers, Internal Audit Directors

ADVISORY PRACTICE 05

Regulatory Remediation & Consent Order Support

BuildDetectOptimizeInvestigateAssureImprove

Specialized quantitative and operational execution support for institutions addressing MRA, MRIA, or Consent Order findings.

Standard Engagement Deliverables:

Root-cause analysis and regulatory gap assessment against exam findings

Remediation project charter, governance structure, and milestone tracking

Historical alert and case lookback execution with validated audit trails

Independent validation of remediated detection scenarios and data pipelines

Comprehensive executive reporting and examiner-ready evidentiary dossiers

Target Leadership: Board Risk Committees, Chief Legal Officers, Chief Compliance Officers