Liz Warner
Partner, Financial Crime, PwC Canada
Liz Warner leads PwC’s Financial Crime Advisory and Analytics practice, where she excels in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF) Programs. With an M.Sc. in Mathematics specializing in Machine Learning, Liz is passionate about leveraging data and analytics to not only streamline programs but also uncover hidden patterns that detect illicit behavior.
With over 15 years of experience, Liz has a unique talent for bridging the gap between regulatory expectations, business operations, and data challenges. She has successfully delivered analytics and regulatory compliance solutions to a wide range of stakeholders and business partners.
Liz has developed AML/ATF Model Methodology documents and conducted AML/ATF model validation exercises for transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, and customer risk rating models for numerous large Canadian banks, insurance companies, and foreign bank branches. She has also advised on AML/ATF transaction monitoring system implementations, including client risk rating, transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, and case management modules, from model development to tuning.
In addition, Liz has completed multiple AML/ATF independent program assessments and regulatory remediations for top Canadian banks, credit unions, insurance companies, Canadian branches of foreign banks, Money Service Businesses, real estate companies, and accounting firms. Her expertise ensures that clients receive comprehensive and effective solutions tailored to their specific needs.
