Sheila C
Compliance, Risk, Audit, Permanent control Expert
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Languages
About me
Intro
Experienced Compliance and Internal Audit Consultant with 8 years in international banking groups (BNP Paribas, Société Générale). Skilled in regulatory frameworks (AML/CFT, international sanctions, GDPR), risk mapping, internal control, and regulatory reporting. Recently led a manager compliance position, coordinating cross-functional teams (Compliance, IT, Data). Trilingual (FR/EN/ES), analytical and results-driven, I deliver clear, actionable insights in high-st
Work experience
Head of Audit Mission / Senior Auditor
Société Générale
May 2024 - Jan 2025
9 months
• Conducted risk assessments and presented key findings to senior management; contributed to diagnostic reviews, ensured analytical accuracy, and identified compliance gaps. • Authored audit reports with practical, actionable recommendations; led the end-to-end audit mission lifecycle and validation of deliverables.
BNP Paribas
Dec 2019 - May 2024
4 years 6 months
Paris, France
Supervision - Governance, Oversight & Project : Specialist Compliance Officer - Sanctions -
Nov 2022 - May 2024
1 year 7 months
Paris, France
Governance & Supervision of strategic sanctions topics: • Coordination and supervision of strategic topics including new restrictive measures, including those related to the Ukraine, Russian and Belarus crisis. • Steering and governance of Sanctions Committees covering the entire Group, including the provision of key information for decision-making. • Supervision of projects/initiatives and the implementation of individual and cross-functional solutions/action plans for the entire Sanctions perimeter. • Training for community empowerment on regular or specific sanctions topics. • Supervision of key sanctions indicators as part of the Group risk assessment process.
Senior Financial Security Inspecteur/Auditor EMEA & LATAM - Inspection Générale (Centrale)
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
3 years 1 month
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Hybrid
Conduct IG missions on financial security topics (AML, CFT, ABC, Sanctions/Embargoes, KYC) on all clearing US Dentities and subsidiaries of the Group, mainly in the EMEA and LATAM regions): • Carrying out control missions to ensure compliance with the Group policies • Verification and analysis of the financial security features of the audited entities • Assessment of the risk and quality of the entity's arrangement • Issuance of findings and recommendations to strengthen and improve the functioning of the entity. • Managing junior inspectors since February 2021
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking
Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
3 years
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Hybrid
Senior AML/CFT Analyst (KYC)
Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 5 months
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Hybrid
AML/CFT risk assessment for high-risk clients: Corporate, SPV, hedge funds, banks, financial institutions for Fixed Income and Equity products: • Verification of KYC documentation: (FATCA/AEOI form, Letter AML, UBO Form) • Risk assessment including analysis of PEP, negative news and Sanctions screenings. • FENERGO project: Tests of tool, Detection of potential IT’s bug, Proposition of improvements, Team trainings.
AML/CFT Due Diligence Analyst
Jan 2017 - Aug 2018
1 year 8 months
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Control and development of AML/CFT/KYC risk assessments and FATCA/AEOI regulations in EMEA for Real Estate, Aviation and Shipping, ERI, Export Finance, Leverage Finance: • Analysis of the exposure of commercial activities in sanctioned countries. • KYC analysis performance: account openings, warranty and commercial products, and categorization of customers according to MIFID regulations.
Public Entity analyst & New Business Development - Front office Analyst
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Apr 2016 - Jan 2017
10 months
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Research of new business in the public and private sector and identification and assessment of insurance risks: • Inspection of risk situations and their subsequent analysis and determination of probability to establish the dedicated risk assessment. • Adequacy of the insurance program.
Internship - Marketing operations Manager
Spotahome
Jan 2016 - May 2016
5 months
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Marketing operations responsible - Principal Responsabilities: • Develop social media presence. • Promote and manage social media groups. • User acquisition. • Use of social media to promote the company. • Market research. • CRM.
Education
IFSCO Certification - International Financial Sanctions Compliance Officer
International Financial Sanctions Compliance Officer - IFSCO Certification - BNP Paribas - K2
2023 - Present
3 years 10 months
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Master Corporate Compliance
2017 - 2018
1 year 1 month
Universidad Isabel I
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2016 - 2018
2 years 1 month
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Degree in law / Grado en Derecho
2012 - 2017
5 years 1 month
Hamond school, South Carolina, US
2009 - 2010
1 year 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Bright English test (C1+; 4.5/5 )
Issued: Aug 2025
Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade
Issued: Oct 2022
Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Issued: Sep 2022
Tableau Author
Issued: Jul 2021
Tableau - Prep Builder
Issued: Nov 2020
Digital Banking and New Financial Technologies / Banca digital y Nuevas Tecnologías en Finanzas (4.ª edición)
Issued: Jan 2019
Learning GDPR
Issued: Feb 2018
La internacionalización de la empresa
Issued: Jan 2016
Trading básico y avanzado
Issued: Apr 2013
Leadership of organizations
Issued: Jan 2013