Ma. May Casimiro
May is an accountant by profession and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy, from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. In 2016, she obtained a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License in the Philippines. She joined KPMG Malta in July 2022 as an Assistant Manager in the Firm’s Risk Consulting Advisory practice. Within her role at KPMG Malta, May works extensively in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, particularly assisting local and foreign companies in the review of their AML/CFT-related policies, procedures, and testing of their controls. She was involved in several projects including AML internal audit engagements as well as CDD review and remediation projects. Prior to joining KPMG Malta, she was an Assistant Manager in KPMG Philippines’ Risk Consulting Advisory Group where she worked on a number of AML-related assignments such as AML/CFT compliance assessments, AML remediation projects, institutional ML/TF risk assessments and transaction monitoring system reviews. As part of her managerial role in KPMG Philippines, May was in charge of undertaking internal risk management and client engagement management procedures including client acceptance, continuance and engagement procedures. She has also assisted the Engagement Partners in business development initiatives covering preparation of proposals, review of pre-engagement activities and contracting with prospective clients.