Yael Ben-Shalom

Principal, Finance Risk Management

KPMG in Israel

Yael heads the following areas of expertise: Various risk management projects in Israel’s largest financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, etc., including compliance risks, operational risks, ALM, credit risks, market risks etc. Part of the work was implemented in foreign subsidiaries (mainly in the US and in Europe). Yael is leading credit risk validation models in financial institutions along with a leading team from KPMG Germany. SOX 404 advisory projects for financial institutions. Part of the work was implemented in foreign subsidiaries (mainly in the US and in Europe). ISAE 3402 and ISAE 3000 for financial operational installations, including provident funds operations, trust funds operations, asset management and custodian services. Yael is responsible for ongoing audit supervision of information systems in banks and investment houses. She is also involved in the derivatives audit in banks, and some aspects of Basel II and III. Yael provides consultation services to many financial institutions in the process of identifying frauds in dealing rooms via data analytics tools and statistical models.

  • BA in business administration and Accounting, College of Management

  • Executive MBA, Tel Aviv university

  • CPA, Israel