Sandra Bernardo

Background

About Sandra Bernardo

Gov, Risk & Compliance Executive 20+ years’ success leading multi-organisational and distributed teams in achieving challenging goals. Accomplished and goal-oriented risk and compliance director with extensive background in governance compliance and risk management combined with solid experience in identifying and implementing strategies to capture improvement opportunities within the organization in different industries (financial, utilities, mining). Exemplify strong organisational and analytical skills demonstrated by successfully applying risk management principles in risk reporting and strategic development. Proven history of innovative and effective compliance audits, capable of evaluating, investigating and resolving compliance issues and concerns. Highlights of Expertise • FCPA, UK Bribery and Brazilian Clean Act • FCC – Financial Crime Compliance • Regulatory Risk (Basel II, ICAAP, etc.) • ERM – Enterprise Risk Management • Auditing/ Internal Controls • SOX – Sarbanes Oxley • Problem Resolution • Strategic Planning & Implementation • Recruiting & Staffing Initiatives • Effective Communications • Business Development • Client Focused • Team Building & Leadership LegalBot Associate Partner from LegalBot, a startup created to democratize the access to Regulatory Intelligence. Grant Thornton Diligently developed the forensic practice and team according to the best practices and global standards. Fostered and maintained relationship with clients and other stakeholders, liaised with law enforcement, regulators, and built forensic network to stay abreast of trends and developments. HSBC Competently delivered support to RBWM Credit Risk in Brazil, considering Governance of BAU - Business As Usual and change management agendas and integration between global COO and RBWM function in Brazil etc. EY Led team to provide services related to regulatory compliance, financial crime compliance, corporate governance, ERM, internal controls and internal audit.