Ley-Ann Whiskie

Managed end-to-end Authorised Officer services for a portfolio of 17+ external companies, coordinating beneficial ownership monitoring, statutory compliance, and corporate records. Developed and piloted the Authorised Officer Services SOP and consolidated compliance trackers and management-reporting processes.

Supported tax compliance for globally mobile employees, including personal tax returns, audit responses, and payroll-related assignments. Coordinated tax-administration and immigration-related matters and conducted regulatory research on beneficial ownership and AEOI/BEPS topics.

Drafted Cabinet Notes, ministerial briefs, speeches, policy briefs, and reports for senior government officials. Led implementation of a collaborative Business Accelerator initiative and served as secretariat for national committees.

Managed pension payroll processing and reconciliations, financial documentation, pensioner queries, onboarding, and one-time payments within a regulated financial-services environment.

Administered system access and control processes across regional territories, supported onboarding and access changes during branch acquisitions, and maintained operational-risk requirements.

Resolved customer enquiries, assessed service issues, and coordinated escalations across departments while maintaining service and documentation standards.

Performed client onboarding and due-diligence reviews, verified KYC documentation, identified and escalated suspicious profiles, and compiled compliance reports.

Conducted legal and legislative research, drafted opinions and legal documents, reviewed legal instruments, and supported contract, brief, and policy preparation.

Supported legal operations and gained exposure to child protection and legal processes.

Investigated card-fraud activity, assessed transaction and customer information, liaised with VISA, merchants, and customers, and delivered cybersecurity and fraud-awareness training.

Completed Trade & Market Intelligence Training in 2025.

Completed Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorist Financing certification in 2020.

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate & Commercial Law from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, completed in 2020.

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, completed in 2017.

Completed CAPE and CSEC qualifications at Holy Faith Convent, Couva.