Lucy Gonzales is a senior director in K2 Integrity’s Investigations and Risk Advisory practice, and part of its financial investigations and forensic accounting team. She works with corporate clients and their legal advisors to conduct sensitive investigations into financial misconduct, fraud, and anti-bribery and corruption incidents. Lucy manages and executes thorough forensic audits, using advanced data analytics and forensic software. She also advises corporations on compliance risk, with a focus on compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions.
Before joining K2 integrity, Lucy was an assistant vice president at a global investment bank, where she provided internal audit (IA) coverage of the bank’s risk and compliance division, focusing on financial crime compliance (FCC) and credit risk. She managed and led internal audits regarding AML/CTF topics (Mexico and Canada), cross-border compliance, credit risk analysis of the stock borrow loan business, effectiveness of the LATAM chief compliance officer (CCO) function, and review of the bank’s risk management program for regulatory compliance with the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC). Additionally, she led a team in verifying highly scrutinized matters requiring action (MRAs) issued by regulators.
Prior to this, Lucy was a manager at CohnReznick, where she executed financial statement audits for a variety of clients, including private financial institutions (CDFIs), social service entities, foundations, and professional associations. Prior to her promotion to manager, Lucy served as a senior associate, where she spearheaded the testing of lending institutions (as part of CDFI audits), including transfers of financial assets, participation loans, servicing rights, TDRs, and impairments. Through her work, Lucy analyzed valuation assessments, compliance of regulatory guidance, and effectiveness of internal controls.
Lucy is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA), where she sits on the NYSSCPA’s Banking Committee; the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA); the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW); and the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA).
Lucy received an M.S. in accountancy from Queens College, City University of New York, and a B.S. in accounting from Binghamton University. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in New York, and is fluent in Spanish.
