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Nathalie Nelson-Guillory

Lake Charles,LA

Summary

Accomplished Compliance Leader with over 20 years of experience driving Compliance & risk management for organizations operating in highly regulated environments. Leverage expertise in local, state, and federal to devise programs and policies for business activities and reporting. Proven successes improving internal, external, and government audits. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Director of Compliance & Risk Management

The Queen Casino & Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
09.2022 - Current
  • Lead Compliance and Risk Management strategy for 4 locations within large enterprise with $55,079,426.00 in annual revenue
  • Improve compliance 95% across staff of 2500 through mentoring and training Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy, Title 31 (BSA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and Know Your Business/Customer (KYB/C)
  • Drive legal requirements of reporting such as Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) for each property
  • Boost financial compliance 75% across property level managers by training on key compliance issues such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) reporting, Sports Wagering policies, and internal controls
  • Maintain 97% audit ratings from State Regulators, IRS, and external auditors by collaborating with General Council and by developing and enforcing policies and procedures across organization
  • Proficient in developing policies and procedures to meet organizations needs to maintain compliance.

Director of Compliance & Risk Management

The Queen Casino & Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
05.2022 - 09.2022
  • Reduced risk across 4 locations 95% by managing the Know Your Customer program and by developing new risk assessment
  • Collaborated with the Association on Compulsive Gambling to create and update policies and procedures for the organization post-acquisition and provided onsite training.

Director of Compliance & Risk

Caesars Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
03.2015 - 05.2022
  • Achieved 100% compliance with all SOX reporting requirements
  • Ensured compliance with state and federal laws by building and maintaining relationships with state and federal regulators and auditors
  • Led organization to achieve a clean IRS Audit in 2019 by managing training of AML, BSA, OFAC, and, KYC, and ensuring that all required reports are filled timely and accurately
  • Improved annual external audit 50% by ensuring all internal controls, gaming regulations, SOX reporting, AML, KYC, and OFAC policies and procedures across 4 properties

Internal Integrity Lead

Willis Group Inc, Deep Water Horizon Economic Claims Project
07.2014 - 02.2015
  • Reduced claims by 50 through effective management of policies and procedures as well as compliance and ethics programs and the terms of the settlement agreement
  • Slashed risk of fraud 60% by leading investigations of the court supervised settlement program employees and vendors to track use of resources, privilege, and positions
  • Led conflict of interest investigation of 60 employees and associated parties and maintained confidentiality of internal investigation and proprietary information

Education

Master’s - Business Administration, Human Resource Management

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Phoenix,
Phoenix, AZ

Parish Coursework towards Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Coursework towards Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) Coursework towards Mediation & Arbitration Certification -

Ph.D - Organizational Leadership Management

Northcentral University

Skills

  • Compliance, Risk Management, Program Development, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy, Title 31 (BSA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Know Your Business/Customer (KYB/KYC), Sarbanes – Oxley Act (SOX), Currency Transaction Report (CTR), Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)

Timeline

Corporate Director of Compliance & Risk Management

The Queen Casino & Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
09.2022 - Current

Director of Compliance & Risk Management

The Queen Casino & Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
05.2022 - 09.2022

Director of Compliance & Risk

Caesars Entertainment, Inc, Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
03.2015 - 05.2022

Internal Integrity Lead

Willis Group Inc, Deep Water Horizon Economic Claims Project
07.2014 - 02.2015

Master’s - Business Administration, Human Resource Management

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Phoenix,

Parish Coursework towards Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Coursework towards Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) Coursework towards Mediation & Arbitration Certification -

Ph.D - Organizational Leadership Management

Northcentral University

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