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Moved to Singapore for a short stint before moving on and relocating to Canada. The duties for this job remained the same as for my previous role with Deloitte India.

• Led pre-acquisition and post-acquisition Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption (ABAC) due diligence for one of India’s largest e-commerce companies. Work included identification of Third-Party Intermediaries and testing of sample transactions selected from compliance sensitive accounts. This was performed to identify anomalies including improper payments, inadequate supporting’s and expenses not in accordance with the ABAC policies. • Led an FCPA engagement for one of the largest global… Show more • Led pre-acquisition and post-acquisition Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption (ABAC) due diligence for one of India’s largest e-commerce companies. Work included identification of Third-Party Intermediaries and testing of sample transactions selected from compliance sensitive accounts. This was performed to identify anomalies including improper payments, inadequate supporting’s and expenses not in accordance with the ABAC policies. • Led an FCPA engagement for one of the largest global pharmaceutical companies. Scope of work involved conducting due diligence procedures on one of the distributors of the pharmaceutical company from FCPA’s perspective.• Involved in carrying out various white-collar crime investigations, ABAC and FRA reviews.• Involved in business development activities across APAC region for pitching Deloitte India’s Forensic and Dispute Advisory Services. Show less

This was a contractual role for 1 year period. Karan left PwC in January 2021 and was rehired w.e.f 01 February 2021 as an independent consultant to support the team in managing and conducting a large ongoing investigation.Led a team of ~50 members for a fact-finding engagement for one of the world’s largest energy and infrastructure company to identify the alleged malpractices in their India based office. Scope of work involved discussions with clients’ attorney’s and their… Show more This was a contractual role for 1 year period. Karan left PwC in January 2021 and was rehired w.e.f 01 February 2021 as an independent consultant to support the team in managing and conducting a large ongoing investigation.Led a team of ~50 members for a fact-finding engagement for one of the world’s largest energy and infrastructure company to identify the alleged malpractices in their India based office. Scope of work involved discussions with clients’ attorney’s and their representatives to devise a strategy and identify the key suspects for the purpose of the fact-finding exercise, forensic data analysis, suspect interviews and preparation of fact-finding report. Show less

Forensic Investigation• Led a fact-finding engagement for one of the leading fintech start-ups in India to identify potential irregularities led by the Co-founder and MD along with key employees. Scope of work involved strategizing and identifying the key suspect employees to perform a technology-based review including forensic data analysis and review of documents. The procedures resulted in identifying irregularities amounting to INR 100 Crores.• Managed multiple fact-finding… Show more Forensic Investigation• Led a fact-finding engagement for one of the leading fintech start-ups in India to identify potential irregularities led by the Co-founder and MD along with key employees. Scope of work involved strategizing and identifying the key suspect employees to perform a technology-based review including forensic data analysis and review of documents. The procedures resulted in identifying irregularities amounting to INR 100 Crores.• Managed multiple fact-finding exercises into employee frauds including procurement frauds, leakage of confidential information, recruitment frauds with an objective to identify if there is a merit to suspicion/allegation, modus-operandi followed, identification of persons involved along with quantification of losses suffered by the organizations on account of such frauds.Dispute Advisory Services• Led a Dispute Advisory engagement for a large client involved in running and setting up of thermal power plants based out of Korea. Scope of work involved creation of financial model and performing valuation to estimate the losses suffered by the client on its investment in India on account of delay in setting up of thermal power plant. The total amount of claim estimated was approx. USD 300 million.• Led a Dispute Advisory engagement for a listed client engaged in manufacturing of medical devices. The dispute pertained to non-performance and non-delivery of machines by an international supplier. The engagement involved creation of financial model and performing valuation to quantify the loss of profits. The total loss of profit estimated was approx. USD 5 million. Show less

Forensic Investigation• Involved in a fact-finding engagement for one of India’s listed e-commerce companies. The client suspected alleged malpractices by certain employees in manipulation of discount codes applicable on their website. The work inter-alia involved conducting management discussions, document review, ESI review, suspect interviews and preparation of fact-finding report. The engagement resulted in identification and recovery from key employees of the company.•… Show more Forensic Investigation• Involved in a fact-finding engagement for one of India’s listed e-commerce companies. The client suspected alleged malpractices by certain employees in manipulation of discount codes applicable on their website. The work inter-alia involved conducting management discussions, document review, ESI review, suspect interviews and preparation of fact-finding report. The engagement resulted in identification and recovery from key employees of the company.• Supported leading MNCs in forensic matters such as allegation against senior officials / employees for cases of corporate espionage, financial embezzlement, leakage of insider information, asset misappropriation, procurement/ marketing / HR fraud, conflict of interest, vendor favouritism etc.Dispute Resolution• Led a shareholder dispute engagement for one of the private equity funds based out of Mauritius. The PE fund had invested in an Indian entity engaged in manufacturing of engineering equipment’s. The dispute between the party arose on account of non-achievement of certain parameters and siphoning of funds invested by the PE fund. The engagement involved creation of financial model and performing valuation to quantify the losses suffered by the PE fund due to non-achievement of parameters. Total amount of claim estimated was approx. USD 30 million.• Involved in a dispute advisory engagement for one of the largest petrochemical plants in India. The client had engaged an EPC contractor for setting up of chemical plant. The dispute arose due to delay in setting up the plant which resulted in significant losses to the client. The project involved performing delay analysis and quantifying the losses suffered by the client due to such delays. Total amount of claim estimated was approx. USD 160 million. Show less

Forensics and Integrity Services

• Involved in a dispute advisory engagement for one of the franchisees of India’s largest sports league. The project involved quantification of losses suffered by the franchisee due to incorrect termination of franchise agreement by the board of the sporting league. The work involved preparation of financial model and quantification of future loss of profits. Total amount of claim estimated was approx. USD 640 million.• Involved in carrying out multiple valuation assignments for listed… Show more • Involved in a dispute advisory engagement for one of the franchisees of India’s largest sports league. The project involved quantification of losses suffered by the franchisee due to incorrect termination of franchise agreement by the board of the sporting league. The work involved preparation of financial model and quantification of future loss of profits. Total amount of claim estimated was approx. USD 640 million.• Involved in carrying out multiple valuation assignments for listed and unlisted clients for the purposes of M&A, disinvestment, regulatory purposes, ESOPs, business expansion etc. The valuation methodologies used in such engagements were discounted cashflow, market comparable, black scholes, purchase price allocation etc. Show less

1) Prepared complex financial and business models for clients across different sectors like hospitality, real estate, fast food, brewery and came out with capital budgeting decisions and ascertaining the business viability for Indian clients.2) Proficient in use of various valuation tools and techniques using market approach (trading comparable & transaction comparable) and income approach (discounted cash flows).3) Conducted cash flow, net debt, working capital analysis, making… Show more 1) Prepared complex financial and business models for clients across different sectors like hospitality, real estate, fast food, brewery and came out with capital budgeting decisions and ascertaining the business viability for Indian clients.2) Proficient in use of various valuation tools and techniques using market approach (trading comparable & transaction comparable) and income approach (discounted cash flows).3) Conducted cash flow, net debt, working capital analysis, making CMA data and evaluating historical financial position and performance of the company.4) Built fully integrated financial statements projection models, dilution merger models, including ability to run sensitivities within models.5) Prepared company profiles, SWOT analysis, financial statement analysis for different clients. 6) Undertook detailed industry analysis for different sectors for the purpose of raising funds for client.7) Evaluated potential transactions to enable clients to make a sound investment decision. Show less

Quickly realised that this job was not meant for me. However, during my short stint, gained the following experience. 1) Maintained credit portfolio and assessing drawing power limits of the borrowers.2) Involved in processiing proposals for FBWC and NFB according to the financial viability of the company.3) Conducted pre-sanction checks and post sanction appraisals.4) Conducted consortium meeting for group banks.5) Issuance of letter of credit, bank… Show more Quickly realised that this job was not meant for me. However, during my short stint, gained the following experience. 1) Maintained credit portfolio and assessing drawing power limits of the borrowers.2) Involved in processiing proposals for FBWC and NFB according to the financial viability of the company.3) Conducted pre-sanction checks and post sanction appraisals.4) Conducted consortium meeting for group banks.5) Issuance of letter of credit, bank guarantee and discounting of bills as per credit worthiness.6) Was responsible for vetting of internal risk rating for the determination of RoI of the loan.7) Performed analysis of financial statement and calculation of MPBF (maximum permissible bank finance). Show less

First job post qualification. It was a contractual role wherein my duties involved processing loan files of US based mortgage borrowers of Bank of America.