We know the financial services industry.
We understand the pressures of regulatory compliance, new disclosure requirements and stricter accounting standards. Our team has extensive experience helping financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Our team can help you plan, prepare and rise to the challenge with AML/CTF and Sanctions compliance programs.
We understand regulatory and reputational risk. We help financial institutions evaluate their anti-money laundering compliance programs, and we provide comprehensive, practical solutions. Our team is experienced in investigating complex money laundering and fraud schemes in North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Our banking team also has extensive experience helping financial institutions mitigate cybersecurity risk.
Finally, we understand the need to focus on the bottom line. We can help financial institutions identify opportunities to streamline processes, maximize return on IT investments, and leverage innovative solutions such as robotic process automation (RPA).
Our Professionals




Ivan Garces, CPA, CFF, CFE, CAMS
Practice Leader, Principal- Chair Risk Advisory Services, Management
Miami
Ivan Garces is a senior advisory principal, Chair of Kaufman Rossin's risk advisory services practice, and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He brings clients more than 25 years of public accounting experience, and provides governance, risk management, forensic accountin…
Jason Chorlins, CPA, CFE, CAMS, CITP
Practice Leader, Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Jason Chorlins spearheads forensic and financial service investigative engagements as the banking practice co-leader of Kaufman Rossin’s risk advisory services practice. He advises clients on money laundering, internal corporate investigations, due diligence and regulatory compliance matters to he…
Heidy Duarte, CAMS, AMLCA, CFS, CFE, CPA
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Heidy M. Duarte is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services practice. With over 16 years in the Financial Services industry, she has extensive experience in forensic accounting, risk management, and regulatory compliance matters, helping clients identify and mitigate risks. Heidy is …
Ricardo Gomez, CAMS
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Ricardo Gomez leads risk advisory, anti-money laundering (AML) and investigative engagements for clients in the financial, legal and corporate sectors. He leverages his extensive knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA Patriot Act and OFAC regulations when counseling clients on compliance matte…




Ivan Garces, CPA, CFF, CFE, CAMS
Practice Leader, Principal- Chair Risk Advisory Services, Management
Miami
Ivan Garces is a senior advisory principal, Chair of Kaufman Rossin's risk advisory services practice, and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He brings clients more than 25 years of public accounting experience, and provides governance, risk management, forensic accountin…
Jason Chorlins, CPA, CFE, CAMS, CITP
Practice Leader, Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Jason Chorlins spearheads forensic and financial service investigative engagements as the banking practice co-leader of Kaufman Rossin’s risk advisory services practice. He advises clients on money laundering, internal corporate investigations, due diligence and regulatory compliance matters to he…
Heidy Duarte, CAMS, AMLCA, CFS, CFE, CPA
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Heidy M. Duarte is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services practice. With over 16 years in the Financial Services industry, she has extensive experience in forensic accounting, risk management, and regulatory compliance matters, helping clients identify and mitigate risks. Heidy is …
Ricardo Gomez, CAMS
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Ricardo Gomez leads risk advisory, anti-money laundering (AML) and investigative engagements for clients in the financial, legal and corporate sectors. He leverages his extensive knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA Patriot Act and OFAC regulations when counseling clients on compliance matte…




Ivan Garces, CPA, CFF, CFE, CAMS
Practice Leader, Principal- Chair Risk Advisory Services, Management
Miami
Ivan Garces is a senior advisory principal, Chair of Kaufman Rossin's risk advisory services practice, and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He brings clients more than 25 years of public accounting experience, and provides governance, risk management, forensic accountin…
Jason Chorlins, CPA, CFE, CAMS, CITP
Practice Leader, Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Jason Chorlins spearheads forensic and financial service investigative engagements as the banking practice co-leader of Kaufman Rossin’s risk advisory services practice. He advises clients on money laundering, internal corporate investigations, due diligence and regulatory compliance matters to he…
Heidy Duarte, CAMS, AMLCA, CFS, CFE, CPA
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Heidy M. Duarte is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services practice. With over 16 years in the Financial Services industry, she has extensive experience in forensic accounting, risk management, and regulatory compliance matters, helping clients identify and mitigate risks. Heidy is …
Ricardo Gomez, CAMS
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Ricardo Gomez leads risk advisory, anti-money laundering (AML) and investigative engagements for clients in the financial, legal and corporate sectors. He leverages his extensive knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA Patriot Act and OFAC regulations when counseling clients on compliance matte…




Ivan Garces, CPA, CFF, CFE, CAMS
Practice Leader, Principal- Chair Risk Advisory Services, Management
Miami
Ivan Garces is a senior advisory principal, Chair of Kaufman Rossin's risk advisory services practice, and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He brings clients more than 25 years of public accounting experience, and provides governance, risk management, forensic accountin…
Jason Chorlins, CPA, CFE, CAMS, CITP
Practice Leader, Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Jason Chorlins spearheads forensic and financial service investigative engagements as the banking practice co-leader of Kaufman Rossin’s risk advisory services practice. He advises clients on money laundering, internal corporate investigations, due diligence and regulatory compliance matters to he…
Heidy Duarte, CAMS, AMLCA, CFS, CFE, CPA
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Heidy M. Duarte is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services practice. With over 16 years in the Financial Services industry, she has extensive experience in forensic accounting, risk management, and regulatory compliance matters, helping clients identify and mitigate risks. Heidy is …
Ricardo Gomez, CAMS
Principal, Risk Advisory Services
Miami
Ricardo Gomez leads risk advisory, anti-money laundering (AML) and investigative engagements for clients in the financial, legal and corporate sectors. He leverages his extensive knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA Patriot Act and OFAC regulations when counseling clients on compliance matte…
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