Anti-Money Laundering (AML) for bookkeepers in 2022

Name

Mike Jardine

Position

Director of Compliance

About

I joined ICB as an AML inspector in 2018 and became Director of AML Compliance in November 2020.

I am an experienced fraud and financial crime investigator specialising in anti-money laundering, corruption and insider threats.   I have spent 39 years investigating serious organised crime with the Police, National Criminal Intelligence Service, National Crime Agency, Europol and Interpol. 

After retiring from law enforcement, I worked for Co-Op Bank as a consultant and was instrumental in the establishment of the Global InsiderThreat Investigation Team at Barclays Bank.

I am now using my experience and knowledge to help ICB and its members to be “best in class”.

My role at ICB is multi-faceted:  From running the informative Mike on Mondays on ICBTV, to speaking at Branch Meetings, liaising with various government departments including ICB’s regulator The Office of Professional Body Supervisors (OPBAS) and other professional bodies, to ensuring the team support members and that members understand what is required of them.  My role also includes ensuring ICB meets its obligations under the AML legislation by applying sanctions to members who fail to comply.  

Outside of work I have many interests when not busy with my two granddaughters, including photography, motorsport and tracing my family history.

Name

Lucy Brown

Position

Director of Professional Standards

About

I joined ICB in April 2021 coming from a member background having run my own bookkeeping practice between 2014 and 2021. 

While a member I was Lincolnshire branch chair and represented the East Midlands on the ICB Advisory Council.

When not working I enjoy reading, family trips and walking the dog.

Name

Amy Church

Position

Compliance Manager

About

I worked at AAT for 3 years on the membership team before joining ICB.

I'm currently in my sixth year working for ICB! I have worked within the Member Services Team, Exams Department, Exemptions Team and, for the last two and half years, I've been working in the Compliance Team as the Compliance Manager.

I'm originally from London but during lockdown I moved to sunny Blackpool with my partner.

Name

Monisha Kirlew

Position

Admissions Coordinator

About

I'm the newest member of the Compliance Team, having joined in June from a compliance role at Just Eat.

I’m definitely a people person who is hands-on and likes to help wherever I can. I really enjoy helping people get their Practice Licence set up. I am proactive, love learning and look forward to continuing to use and improve my strong customer service skills and compliance sector experience.

I'm a Londoner and, when I get the time, I enjoy a good walk.

Name

Andy Roberts

Position

Intelligence and Investigations Officer

About

For the past 28 years, I have worked in Law Enforcement, 24 of which were as a detective in the Cheshire Police. I was one of the force's first accredited Financial Investigators, working alongside the Force Drugs Unit, relieving high-level drug dealers of their ill-gotten gains, travelling across Europe to identify properties, and assisting international police forces in securing Confiscation Orders against criminals in the North West. Latterly I spent 13 years on the Force Major Investigation Team, investigating murders. Since 2018 I have worked as an Investigator for North-West Regional Trading Standards, conducting investigations into fraudulent trading. I joined ICB in May this year looking for a new challenge and hoping to use my experience to help ICB members to become and remain AML compliant.

On a personal note, and in order of importance according to my wife, I am a Grandad to two beautiful boys aged 4 and 2, Dad to two grown-up kids, a long-suffering Everton FC season ticket holder (although unbelievably, to people of a certain age, that used to be quite a happy existence), a hobby farmer, and in what little spare time I have, a husband.

Name

Nicky Bradley

Position

Intelligence and Investigations Officer

About

I have recently started working for ICB on the AML Compliance Team. I work primarily in research and intelligence and the role also involves completing AML Telephone Reviews and AML Compliance Inspections.

I have come into this job having completed 30 years as a police officer. I started my policing career as a naive fresh-faced 19 year old who left home and joined The Metropolitan Police. I worked in London for 15 years and then moved back to my ‘roots’ and served the last 15 years in the Cheshire Constabulary. Early in my career, I qualified as a detective. For 20 years I have worked in a variety of roles investigating serious and organised crime. Latterly I specialised in anti-corruption. After retiring from the Police, I worked for the National Crime Agency as an investigator.

I enjoy spending time with my family and our springer spaniel. Although my children are now young adults, so I find I spend more time with the springer spaniel than with them!

Name

John Duffy QGM

Position

Inspector

About

I have been an ICB AML Compliance Inspector since June 2020. A former detective officer and an experienced financial investigator of some 23 years, I was involved in the investigation of Money Laundering at a local, national and international level. For the last twelve years (2007-2019) I've been working in the Police Service of Scotland (PSOS) Organised Crime and Counter-Terrorism Unit as a Police Staff Member, looking at all aspects of terrorism finance. Prior to joining the police, I also served as a Bank Officer and qualified as an Associate of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland.

In 1996, I was awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal (QGM) and got to meet the Queen at Buckingham Place. In 2017, I was named as Police Service of Scotland Staff Member of the Year for my efforts in introducing innovative strategies to combat terrorism finance.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my grandchildren, alongside my hobbies of baking, woodworking and photography as well as motorcycle touring in the UK and Europe.

Name

Jeff Wall

Position

Inspector

About

I retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2016 after completing 30 years of service.

I've got broad experience as a detective having dealt with homicide and child protection investigations before specialising in financial crime.

Since retiring from the Police, I've been the director of JW Risk Management Limited and have been mainly engaged in carrying out compliance audits in the financial services industry.

I'm a member of the International Compliance Association and I've been the ICB Compliance Inspector for the London and South East region for over two years.

Name

Steve Hardwick

Position

Inspector

About

I have over 35 years of law enforcement experience and I was Detective Inspector in charge of the West Yorkshire Police Economic Crime Unit where I led all the force major fraud and money laundering investigations.

On retiring from the force, I joined the Serious Organised Crime Agency which later became the National Crime Agency where I was part of the management team of the UK Financial Intelligence Unit which manages the UK suspicious activity reporting regime.

On leaving the NCA I formed my own company and moved into AML Compliance consultancy working primarily at the Co-op Bank in Manchester. I was then a member of an EU project team working in Turkey whose aim was to raise the levels of the country's AML legislation and infrastructure to bring it into line with EU and FATF standards.

I was ICB Director of AML Compliance between 2018 and 2021 before stepping down in April 2021 to move into semi-retirement.