Heléna Benke
Consultant Financial Economic Crime (FEC)
“If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.” – Ernő Rubik
Current Role
Heléna currently serves as a Consultant in Financial Economic Crime at Compliance Champs, where she helps clients identify and mitigate financial crime risks. With over a decade of experience in public administration and financial intelligence, including her work at the Hungarian Financial Intelligence Unit, she brings strong analytical skills and a regulator-aware perspective. Heléna specializes in AML/CTF, transaction monitoring, and cross-border financial investigations, turning complex data into actionable insights for banks, insurers, and asset managers.
Professional Experience and Qualities
With a strong background in public administration and over ten years of professional experience, Heléna brings a valuable regulatory and analytical perspective to the Compliance Champs’ team. Prior to joining Compliance Champs, she worked as an AML/CTF Analyst at the Hungarian Financial Intelligence Unit (HFIU), where she was responsible for the substantive review of SARs/STRs and the analysis of complex financial intelligence.
In her role at the HFIU, Heléna examined transactional patterns, identified financial footprints linked to money laundering and various predicate offences, and translated complex data into clear, well-supported analytical conclusions. She cooperated closely with both domestic and international partners, contributing to effective information exchange and cross-border financial crime investigations.
A key focus area of her work was combating trafficking in human beings (THB), alongside the analysis of cross-border cash movements and related typologies. Through this specialization, she developed a deep understanding of how cash-based behaviour, transaction flows, and digital indicators can reveal hidden criminal networks operating across jurisdictions.
Heléna is known for her structured and detail-oriented way of working, strong sense of responsibility, and ability to connect regulatory expectations with practical investigative insights. Her FIU background enables her to contribute a risk-based, regulator-aware perspective to financial crime and compliance challenges.
Personal Interests and Hobbies
Outside of work, Heléna enjoys spending quality time with her family, preferably outdoors. She has a strong interest in reading and lifelong learning and is continuously focused on personal and professional development. To maintain balance and flexibility, she practices aerial yoga, which reflects her appreciation for both physical and mental wellbeing.
