Stian Leikvoll-Oftedal

Stian is a civil economist, has a Master's in Auditing and accounting and is a Certified Internal Auditor. He has extensive experience as an internal auditor / head of the internal audit function and consultant, particularly within internal control, risk management, compliance and operational risk, particularly within the banking and finance industry. He has previously been an employee and partner in several auditing and consulting companies.

Stian has solid experience from a number of projects related to anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. For example, he carries out AML audits ('Health check' of the status of adaptation, implementation and compliance with the money laundering regulations in reporting companies) and assists clients with the preparation of AML documentation, including business-oriented risk assessment, policy/routines/framework and action plans to ensure compliance with the money laundering regulations. He also conducts training in anti-money laundering work for the board, money laundering teams and employees in obliged entities.

In addition, Stian contributes with, among other things, financial analysis and fact-finding in investigative assignments and projects related to financial crime.

For several years, he has participated as a lecturer in the IIA's course on "Misconduct and investigation".