Antonina Kizito

Antonina is a Consultant at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna’s Forensics, Risk & Compliance department. She has gained experience conducting forensic investigations on behalf of major organisations across various industries. She regularly assists in corporate intelligence and due diligence assignments, internal audits and safeguarding.

Antonina holds a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics and a Certificate in Data Analytics and Visualization, both from Strathmore University.

• 2023 Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics, Strathmore University
• 2020 Data Analytics and Visualization, Strathmore University

• Jan 2024 – Date Consultant, Anjarwalla & Khanna
• Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 Anti-Money Laundering Analyst, Anjarwalla & Khanna
• Apr 2022 – Nov 2022 Data Analysis Intern, Trainex Limited
• Feb 2022 – Mar 2023 Finance Intern, Kingsway Tyres Limited

Internal Audit & Risk Advisory

• Conducting a cross-border inventory audit in Kenya and Uganda on behalf of a prominent global company operating in the fast-food sector, including scrutinising existing controls to verify their effectiveness in mitigating associated risks.
• Conducting a financial audit on behalf of a business-to-business operator in Kenya, including examining financial records and processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and effective risk management strategies; providing recommendations for enhancing financial controls and optimizing operational efficiency.

Forensic Investigations

• Advising one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups in connection with a review of customer transactions for potential money laundering or fraudulent activities, including collaborating with cross-functional teams to investigate suspicious behaviour, compiling evidence and preparing reports for regulatory authorities, utilising advanced software tools and databases to analyse large volumes of financial data and detect unusual patterns, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering regulations, and ensuring compliance in all investigations and reporting.
• Advising a leading business to business operator based in Kenya in connection with a procurement investigation to evaluate its system of internal controls, including conducting a review of financial systems and statements, quantification and assessment of loss and reporting digital forensics and analysis.
• Advising a prominent business-to-business operator based in Kenya in connection with a procurement investigation to assess its internal control system, including conducting a comprehensive review of financial systems and statements, quantifying and evaluating potential losses, and reporting findings through digital forensics and analysis.
• Conducting a comprehensive procurement investigation at a leading global logistics company specialising in international shipping and courier services, to evaluate and strengthen internal controls, perform forensic reviews of financial documents, assess financial losses, and implement advanced digital forensics for enhanced decision-making and financial transparency.
• Advising a global technology solutions provider and IT distributor in connection with an investigation into suspected fraud, conflict of interest, falsification of supporting documents, other irregularities and risk and compliance review of operations, including reviewing supporting documents, conducting interviews, transcribing and summarising interview notes and reviewing electronic evidence.

Corporate Intelligence & Due Diligence

• Advising a global logistics company in connection with procurement fraud which was suspected to be perpetrated by a former employee in the Finance Department. This involved carrying out corporate intelligence and due diligence on various suspects, reviewing policies and procedures to assess the extent of compliance, loss quantification, anaylsis of financial statements and reviewing electronic evidence.