Matthew McGuire is the Director of Risk and Financial Intelligence with Williams McGuire AML Inc. in Markham.  Together with his team of full-time AML specialists and forensic accountants, he enables and evaluates financial institution compliance with AML legislation (with a focus on money laundering risk assessment and mitigation).  Previously, Matthew was a Manager of Forensic & Dispute Services with the Deloitte Financial Advisory Group in Ottawa, and served as an Intelligence Analyst with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), responsible for the analysis, assessment and disclosure of tactical and strategic financial intelligence on suspected money laundering, terrorist financing and other threats to Canadian security.  His forensic accounting career has involved civil and criminal cases conducted in Toronto, New York, and London (UK). 

Matthew holds an Honours BA as well as a Master of Accounting degree. He has completed the two-year Diploma program in Investigative and Forensic Accounting at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management as a step towards the specialist CA·IFA designation. Matthew is also a designated Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and accredited Anti-Money Laundering Professional (AMLP).