Patrick AVON

Experience

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  Cave Coopérative Vinicole La Cadiérenne

  Jul 2000 - Jan 2001

  Advisor & Saler in spirituous wines (famous Bandol wine)
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  Armée de Terre

  Feb 2001 - Sept 2001

  Soldier (military service)

  Artillery Soldier in the French Army 54th artillery regiment

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  URSSAF PACA

  Oct 2001 - Feb 2007

  Recovery Advisor at the French Administration URSSAF

  Managing portfolio of contributors independent & moral persons.Mining Statements sent & mistakes detected. Counsel & support contributors about tax laws & regulations.

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  UCANSS

  Feb 2007 - Jul 2008

  Tax Auditor graduate scheme

  French National Social Tax Inspectors school (after competition integration)

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  Urssaf Lorraine

  Jul 2008 - Sept 2017

  On-site inspection.Extensive Experience in controlling and investigating large multinationals (CAC 40), listed and or regulated companies for tax evasion and fraud. Audited over 800 companies in the course of 10 years in the financial, consumer, automobile, education, IT, transportation, technology and other Industries.Expert in detecting fraudulent practices and illegal arrangements (money laundering scams, false outsourcing, detachment fraud ...).Coordinated audit assignments and ensure audit teammates were aware of relevant issues, history and other factors relevant to the audit.Planned, structured and conducted audits to validate the accuracy and fair presentation of tax filings.Identified and assessed risks of material misstatement of tax reports due to fraud; assess internal controls and ensure controls are effectively designed.Assessed and determined if the purpose and scope of an entity; detected if companies were Shell Cies.Designed and implemented strategy of investigation and questioning of companies under investigations to adress material misstatement, test appropriateness of entries.Detected fraud or suspected fraud to agree with senior management, the criminal actions to take against offenders.Conducted hearing and writing criminal trials against presumed fraudsters & lawyers.Engaged with senior management of audited Cies (CEO, CFO, Head of HR, accountant & attorneys).Collaborated with over government authorities in France & Europe (Police, customs, tax & criminal departments).Initiated criminal investigation on companies suspected of fraud; wrote criminal reports (procedures penates) on companies engaging in fraud & tax evasion for submission to the French public prosecutor.Experienced & accustomed to communicate with banks and investigate between different bank accounts, accounting, invoices, to interview suspects.Coaching social tax inspectors to detect & reject false accounting.Trained & supervised junior Tax Inspectors Show less

  • Expert Tax Auditor

    Oct 2013 - Sept 2017

  • Senior Tax Auditor

    Jul 2009 - Oct 2013

  • Junior Tax Auditor

    Jul 2008 - Jul 2009
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  IAE Metz School of Management

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Break for Master 2 in Finance, Management control & Audit (continuing education program)

  Continuing education program in accordance with an Independant professional project

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  Université

  Apr 2018 - now

  Adjunct University/Lecturer Professor

  Teaching and training students in Bachelors/Masters programs.

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  Patrick Avon Consulting Company

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  Financial Crime Compliance Officer

  AML Compliance Specialist in Financial Crime.Good knowledge of the banking environment.Support clients with AML assignments or projects (including process & policy review, assessment or improvement).Lead KYC/AML file review & Remediation Programs for international Banks and Insurance Cies.Assist clients with solving complex business issues from strategy to execution.Actively assist the senior management of several clients, working with MLRO.Establish effective working relationships directly within mission, internal departments, business units or Relationships Managers.Contribute to the Development & Training of the Teams.As a prior Tax Auditor, Expert in Detecting, Identifying & Reporting Tax Evaders to the FIU.Assess the client implementation of programs to mitigate tax evasion and issue recommendations.Knowledge of Business Softwares Actimize, Erase, Factiva, Worldcheck, Fircosoft. Show less

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  Sogexia

  Jun 2020 - now

  Chief Compliance Officer MLRO

  Lead the Compliance Function and 2 teams of 19 collaborators in total.Main contact for the CSSF for all Compliance matters as well as the FIU and the Ministry of Finances.Responsible for the creation and implemention of the compliance and AML frameworks.Responsible for monotoring and providing advice and solutions to the Executive Management.In charge of monitoring Regulatory and AML/CFT/list of sanctions... Risks and determining requirements, creating definitions, drafting annual compliance risk assessment, creating action plans, setting-up appropriate control frameworks, policies and procedures.Implement and design the Compliance Monitoring Plan.Manage the day to day of the Compliance Team.Project leader in the context of AML (implementing AML and regulatory tools). Show less