Alecia Graham is the Vice President, Risk & Compliance for the Banking Group within the PROVEN Group. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner and governance, risk and compliance professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in external audit, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering and corporate governance. She is responsible for overseeing the overall governance, risk management, compliance, legal, regulatory and internal audit frameworks, within the Banking Group and additional oversight responsibilities for regulated PROVEN Wealth entities in the Cayman Islands and Barbados.
Alecia has held several senior roles within the PROVEN Group, including AVP, Risk and AVP & Head of Group Risk & Compliance. She has contributed to various committees focused on improving operational efficiency, strengthening governance, risk and compliance frameworks, and developing policies and procedures to support regulatory compliance. Prior to joining PROVEN, she spent approximately ten years as an External Auditor at KPMG Jamaica, where she gained extensive audit experience across several business sectors and prepared financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Alecia is a Professional Member of the International Compliance Association and holds its International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Chief Risk Officer and Certified ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager. She holds a Master of Laws in International Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada, and a Master of Laws with Merit from Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom.
She presented at the ICA Big Compliance Festival in April 2021 under the theme “The Risk of Falling Behind” and delivered a Lexology PRO presentation on “How to Comply with EU Economic Substance Requirements” in September 2021.
Hobbies/Affiliations: enjoys conducting research, mentoring and spending time with her son. She serves as Chairperson of the Governance Committee of the ACFE Jamaica Chapter, Chairperson for Block C of Oaklands Properties Limited and a Board member of Oaklands Properties Limited.