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Consuelo Herrera, CAMS, CFE Earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration with major in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 2006. In addition, Ms Herrera holds a degree in accounting issued by the Central University in Colombia and a post degree in taxes and customs issued by the Catholic University in Colombia.
Ms. Herrera is one of the members of the Editorial Task Force of the ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists). She compiled a summary and highlights of the Bank Secrecy Act – Examinations’ Manual, which was published in the ACAMS TODAY issue of January-February, 2008. For the March-April, 2008 Edition, Ms. Herrera wrote an article about accountants and attorneys’ responsibilities on money laundering prevention. In addition, Ms. Herrera writes articles on forensic accounting and fraud prevention detection for the largest network of CPAs in Colombia. This organization selected Ms. Herrera as one of the speakers for the 2008 Actualization Summit for CPAs in Colombia, which was held in February 2008. In addition, she writes articles for an association of CPAs in Venezuela.
Ms. Herrera worked 11 years in one of the largest banks in Colombia; her last position was Strategic Planning Analyst. As a Certified Public Accountant, she worked for private and public entities in Bogota.
At present, Ms. Herrera works for a Canadian company, Forensic Technology Inc., which has operations in the five continents, she is the accountant for the US company. She was the winner of the President’s Awards in the category of Savings Through Innovation, ceremony held in Montreal in February 2006.
In addition, Ms. Herrera has her own consulting practice in accounting and economic crimes prevention in Tampa, Florida.
Designations:
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Public Accountant and Specialist in Taxes and Customs in Colombia, and US CPA (Candidate).
Speaking experience:
Ms. Herrera has given pre-recorded presentations for Certified Public Accountants in Latin America; she has facilitated fraud prevention / detection workshops for board of directors’ members of Non-For-Profit Organizations and has given presentations on forensic accounting and anti-money laundering cases in the Great America Teach-In to the senior students at the Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida.
Memberships:
ACAMS Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists
AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
ACFE Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
ACFEI American College of Forensic Examiners
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