Khushbu Murarka
Ghaziabad,uttar pradesh
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Associate
PWC India
7 2023 - Current
- Managing and Performing reviews of Due Diligence and BGV clients.
- Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration.
- Conduct Third party due diligence on Investment Banking Company, vendors, distributors, corporate and business associates to rest assure that clients adhere to FCPA, ABAC (Anti Bribery and Anti-Corruption policy), UKBA Act (UK Bribery Act), OFAC and USA Patriot Act etc.
- Consistently maintained strong relationships with clients, ensuring clear communication and timely updates on project progress.
- Handle employment verification, education verification, professional reference checks, address verification, passport checks and review reports for BGV client based out of India and UAE.
- Screened parties against various databases such as Nexis Diligence, Google and World-Check and reported adverse press relating to illegal activities, money laundering, bribery & corruption tax issues, sanctions, sanction exposures, pep, government touchpoints and other unsound business practices
- Process trainer responsible for training new joiners on AML & KYC, Due Diligence and cross training of existing employees
- Responsible for filing client acceptance forms, engagement acceptance forms, engagement letters, Sop of different clients, independence and conflict checks for various clients
- Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organization.
- Mentored junior associates, fostering professional growth and helping them reach their full potential.
- Increased client satisfaction through thorough analysis of project requirements and delivering high-quality results.
- Streamlined operational efficiency by identifying areas for improvement and proposing actionable solutions.
Delivery Manager
Acuity Knowledge Partners Private Limited
11.2019 - 06.2023
- Perform risk-based analysis for two multinational banks, private equity and other ad hoc requests
- Identify basic profiling, ownership structure, key personnel and ultimate beneficial owners of corporate
- Screened parties against various databases such as Nexis Diligence, Google and World-Check and reported adverse press relating to illegal activities, money laundering, bribery & corruption tax issues, sanctions, sanction exposures and other unsound business practices
- Leading multiple verticals and handling clients efficiently
- Process trainer responsible for training new joiners on AML & KYC, Due Diligence and cross training of existing employees
- Responsible for managing trackers, updating standard operating procedures, work instructions or policies, business development data
- Directly work with HOD for all tasks assigned
- Worked continuously for three months for successful transition of a private equity client for which was awarded extra miller award in 2021
- Passionate researcher and has been praised for research techniques and shortcuts
- Have worked on multiple languages with help on online translators
- Great multitasker, switch between multiple clients in a day delivering qualitative output
- Keen learner, participate in all team discussions proactively and share ideas gathered from past experiences
- Conduct interviews and help in recruitment process also.
Manager
Corporate Investigations India Private Limited
07.2018 - 11.2019
- Managing 15 member team of due diligence and background verification
- Doing Quality check of employment verification reports for multiple clients including Automobile, Agriculture, FMCG, Logistics
- Engaged in investigations cases of brand protection, corporate frauds; dual employment cases, involving primary research, secondary research and site visits
- Handled projects for various sectors such as Automobile, Agriculture, FMCG, Logistics and various other clients
- Evaluation of Source of wealth of Employees who had filed for Dependency medical claims on behalf on their parents
- Conducting vendor verification for wind mill client who hires CFA agents as their vendors
- It involves studying financial position of vendors and also gathering information by doing primary discreet calls and through site visits
- Responsible for developing database of fraud companies and educational institutions
- Training of employment verification, due diligence teams and also improvising current processes.
Manager
Iiris Private Limited
12.2017 - 05.2018
- Engaged in investigations cases and enhanced due diligence for clients against defined KPI's also handled adhoc investigations cases to track individuals personal and professional details
- Collated raw data and information collected through reverse searches, open media research, Investigative research, discreet calls and transformed them into a meaningful information in a form of detailed and self-explanatory reports
- Extensive research to track assets of companies, businesses, individuals, directors, key management personnel, guarantors on asset tracking cases for different banks
- Information provided helped banks to track all hidden properties, assets owned by non-performing assets (NPA) in different locations in or outside India
- Imparted training for existing team members and new joiners in team and also conducted knowledge sharing sessions with other cross functional teams.
Manager
Premier Consultancy And Investigations Private Limited
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Responsible to drive P&L for Due Diligence & Investigations for India market
- Review and Quality analysis of Due Diligence reports
- Responsible to identify prospects, creating project plans and winning contracts along with handling client and solving their queries meticulously
- Meeting with CXOs, decision makers at client's end to understand their requirements and provide customized solutions to them as per their requirement
- Preparing presentations for background check team and pitching clients with end to end process of background verification, due diligence and investigations.
Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
11.2011 - 06.2017
- Conduct Third party due diligence on vendors, distributors, corporate and business associates to rest assure that clients adhere to FCPA, ABAC (Anti Bribery and Anti-Corruption policy), UKBA Act (UK Bribery Act), OFAC and USA Patriot Act etc
- Performed due diligence in multiple languages for global clients belonging to different sectors by doing various checks on different databases such as; corporate registry, open domain information sources, regulatory, litigation, compliance in order to rest assure client that their activities are bound by laws and does not involve any questionable credentials
- Part of Private wealth management project for bank and performed due diligence evaluating their private wealth and income they possess from different sources such as business, profession, inheritance, family etc which will help client to adhere to international compliance policies and to beware of corporate frauds and white-collar crime
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
- Trained new joiners on research methodology and responsible to prepare SOP.
Process Developer
Genpact
02.2002 - 05.2005
- Underwriting and performing KYC & AML checks on customers seeking lease approvals from GE Capital
- Reviewed credit details through analysis of credit bureaus reports like D&B, IBP, Paynet, Equifax, Experian & Consumer Bureau Report and Financial Statements
- Interacted directly with Compliance Leaders of GE Lending Business and Analyst of different businesses and indirectly with Utah/GECFI Bank to gather back up documentation for the customers
- Worked on various softwares like ICE (Instant Credit Engine), Siebel, Mainframe Rumba (Cheetah), Clas, Ikonics, fast data and lexis Nexis, Dig, Argali,Bridger Enterprise, Bridger XG and Complinet which helped in analysing credit risk, assigning internal ratings, credit risk monitoring and reporting
- Worked on various projects (End to End) to understand downstream and upstream activities in order to derive lean idea so that it can help in saving cost to customer and company
- Prepared metrics of team individually and business as a whole
- Process Trainer and SME involved in training of new hired staff and reorientation of existing staff and managers of different processes.
Education
CA Inter (One Group): Accounting And Business Management -
ICAI - Delhi
New Delhi 11.2002 - 05.2011
B Com (Pass): Accounting And Business Management -
Delhi University - Delhi
New Delhi 04.2001 - 05.2004
Skills
Analytical and innovative team player possessing excellent communication, interpersonal, coordination, presentation, team building and leadership skills; strong analytical mind-set
Complex delivery coordination
Leading team operations
Leading projects
On-Time Delivery
Team Leadership
Team Supervision
Accomplishments
- Received extra miller award at Acuity for successfully on-boarding a private equity client in Acuity
- Received Excellator Award at EY in 2013 & 2015
- Received Bronze award, Spot award, Gold Award and Rewarded with USD 250 from client at Genpact from 2006-2011
Timeline
Delivery Manager
Acuity Knowledge Partners Private Limited
11.2019 - 06.2023
Manager
Corporate Investigations India Private Limited
07.2018 - 11.2019
Manager
Iiris Private Limited
12.2017 - 05.2018
Manager
Premier Consultancy And Investigations Private Limited
07.2017 - 12.2017
Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
11.2011 - 06.2017
CA Inter (One Group): Accounting And Business Management -
ICAI - Delhi
11.2002 - 05.2011
Process Developer
Genpact
02.2002 - 05.2005
B Com (Pass): Accounting And Business Management -
Delhi University - Delhi
04.2001 - 05.2004
Senior Associate
PWC India
7 2023 - Current
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