ANNA MEDULASHVILI
Brooklyn,USA
Summary
Hardworking and reliable Legal and Compliance professional with strong ability to multitask. Offering variety of experience based. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Paralegal
Gendelberg Law PLLC
New York, USA
02.2023 - Current
- Managing legal operations.
- Conducting legal research.
- Organized exhibits for trial by preparing materials and supporting documentation.
- Researched, compiled and organized legal documents for use in court proceedings.
Compliance Associate
BitGo, Digital Assets Management and Custody
New York, USA
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Country regulatory reviews of various jurisdictions around the world and updates on relevant changes
- Testing and monitoring compliance program activities including scoping the test and defining expected outcomes, sample selection, conducting interviews, documenting testing results both at a detailed and executive summary level
- Playing a role in implementation of AML and Sanctions related activities
- Researching and cataloguing current financial crime-related news worthy items, enforcement actions, laws, regulations, and trends
- Participating in preparation for the regulatory exams
- Review of company policies and procedures to identify areas for update according to new regulatory framework
- Ad-hoc projects assigned by the management of compliance, including administrative assignments.
Project Officer
EU Funded Justice Support Project in Georgia, International Consulting Expertise (ICE)
Tbilisi, Georgia
03.2017 - 06.2021
- Financial and administrative management of the project.
- Followed up the achievements of the project and maintained the preapproved budget.
- Planned and implemented various meetings, trainings, workshops and conferences, within the framework of the project
- Facilitation of communicated between various international counterparts
- Made and distributed meeting minutes for international board meeting attendees.
Head of Internal Audit Department
JSC Capital Bank
Tbilisi, Georgia
11.2014 - 08.2016
- Elaborated annual audit testing plan and monitored its implementation process.
- Coordinated with external auditors during the annual audit process.
- Planned and implemented internal and external regulatory compliance audit testings.
- Performed special audit testing and monitoring tasks assigned by the management and reported to the Audit Committee.
Compliance Audit Manager
JSC TBC Bank
Tbilisi, Georgia
02.2012 - 10.2014
- Planned and implemented internal and external regulatory compliance audit testings as wells as process audits.
- Participated in elaboration of annual audit testing plan and monitored its implementation.
- Reported to the Audit Committee.
- Performed follow-up reviews to ensure corrective actions were implemented properly by management teams.
Compliance Auditor
JSC TBC Bank
Tbilisi, Georgia
03.2007 - 01.2012
- Implemented compliance and process audit testing for assurance of compliance with international and local regulations and identification of the risks in the processes of the bank.
- Presented audit results to management teams, delivering information in non-technical terms for easy understanding.
Education
LL.M., Master of Law -
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Certificate of Completion of School of American Law -
School of American Law by Chicago-Kent College of Law
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Caucasus School of Business
Skills
- Legal and Compliance
- Compliance Monitoring
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Controls Tests
- Compliance Reviews
- Audit Management
- Internal Audits
- Legal Research
- Administrative Support
- Case Management
- Organizational Management
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Georgian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Professional
Ukrainian
Elementary
French
Elementary
Timeline
Managing Paralegal
Gendelberg Law PLLC
02.2023 - Current
Compliance Associate
BitGo, Digital Assets Management and Custody
06.2022 - 02.2023
Project Officer
EU Funded Justice Support Project in Georgia, International Consulting Expertise (ICE)
03.2017 - 06.2021
Head of Internal Audit Department
JSC Capital Bank
11.2014 - 08.2016
Compliance Audit Manager
JSC TBC Bank
02.2012 - 10.2014
Compliance Auditor
JSC TBC Bank
03.2007 - 01.2012
LL.M., Master of Law -
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Certificate of Completion of School of American Law -
School of American Law by Chicago-Kent College of Law
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Caucasus School of Business