Alex leverages more than 12 years of experience and specialises in conducting complex cross-border financial investigations and forensic audits into allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption and associated money laundering for a broad range of clients including government bodies, international development agencies, corporates, financial institutions, private equity firms, law firms and high-net-worth individuals.
Alex is a forensic accountant and also has experience in managing intelligence gathering assignments, including public records research, human intelligence and source work. Alex has conducted engagements across the UK, Sub-Saharan Africa, the EU and the Caribbean.
Prior to joining Kroll, Alex worked in the Restructuring and Insolvency Team at Deloitte in the Cayman Islands.
In her work conducting financial investigations and forensic audits, Alex has undertaken detailed fund flow tracing exercises, unpicked complex corporate structures and provided assessments of financial transactions, accounting irregularities and regulatory and compliance issues. More recently, Alex has provided technical assistance and support to the Caribbean government relating to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation process.
Alex’s other projects include an engagement by a West African central bank, at the request of the International Monetary Fund, to conduct a forensic audit. This audit focused on the governance and controls related to government revenue and expenditure flowing through the central bank, in its role as the fiscal agent to the government.
She was also engaged by a multilateral development finance institution to conduct a forensic audit of its real estate portfolio in Africa. This engagement aimed to ensure the integrity and transparency of the institution's real estate investments across the continent.
Furthermore, she was engaged by the Jamaican Ministry of Finance and Public Service to conduct an independent review of a licensed broker dealer. This review followed a public announcement of fraudulent activities admitted to by a former employee, necessitating a thorough examination of the broker dealer's operations.
In addition, Alex also assisted a Caribbean government in taking remedial actions related to its FATF Mutual Evaluation Report.
Lastly, she was engaged by an international development agency to provide technical assistance to a West African central bank. This involved planning and executing a comprehensive program of currency reform, including the transformation of the bank's banknote and coin procurement function.
Alex holds an honors degree in accounting from Stellenbosch University. She is also a chartered accountant and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
