Raisa Paul, Freelance Researcher & Due Diligence Reporter

Raisa Paul

Freelance Researcher & Due Diligence Reporter

Self-employed

Location
United Arab Emirates - Ajman
Education
Master's degree, PDGM
Experience
13 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months

Freelance Researcher & Due Diligence Reporter at Self-employed
  • My current job since January 2016

With over six years of due diligence & e-investigations experience with reputed organization, I am currently engaged in providing reputation risk consultancy and due diligence reporting services to various organisations globally.

Senior Associate at EIPR India Private Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2013 to October 2015

Transferred from Integrity Verification Services to EIPR India, a leading investigation agency specializing in anti-counterfeiting solutions; specializing in the field of combating the growing menace of counterfeit goods and products by offering services such as IPR Investigations, Grey marketing evaluations, Pretext purchases, Litigations support & Multi Jurisdictional Raid Actions.

Responsibilities:
 Operating client database
 Drafting investigation plans and preparing surveillance updates
 Intelligence Analysis
 Preparing enforcement action reports
 Due diligence support, while assisting in Fraud & Analytics department

Senior Associate at Integrity Verification Services Private Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2013 to November 2013

Integrity Verification Services Private Limited is a leading Investigative Agency specializing in Employee Background Screening, Risk Mitigation Services and Complex Fraud Investigations.
Responsibilities:
 Fraud Control Checks, provide research information support to other team members for further checks on instances referred to Legal / Fraud Control Team/ HR/ Audit team for resolution purposes.
 Conduct Company Verification / Due Diligence Checks for at Pre / Post Disbursement Stage.
 Background Screening, Education Certificate Verification, Professional License/Certificate Verification, Pre- Employment Verification, Criminal Record Verification, Personal Or Professional Reference Verification, Address Verification, Court Record Verification, Database Verification, Documents Verification

Investigative Analyst at Bishops Services Inc. - A SterlingBackcheck Company
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 2013 to July 2013

Preparation of due diligence reports for commercial and investment banks; hedge funds and funds of hedge funds; investment bankers, asset management companies, commercial finance companies, private equity firms; accounting, law and other professional services firms; and corporations involved in mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
Responsibilities:
 Pre-Investment Due Diligence; M&A and Business Development; Asset Investigations & Verifications; Vendor and Trade Partner Screening; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Screening; Critical Human Capital Assessment; Litigation Support, Business Fraud Investigations and Licensure verification
 Conducting research and/or investigative efforts utilizing public records databases and other information retrieval sources, such as online court systems and government/regulatory repositories and the Internet,
 Manage, prioritize and execute on multiple ongoing assignments and frequently-changing priorities
 Navigate the internet and social media
 Collaborate with investigative team in New York on research projects for various clients
 Gather, analyze and evaluate information, utilizing information retrieval sources to conduct investigations for clients as part of the Investigative due diligence process

Research Analyst at IntegraScreen Services Pvt. Ltd, a Thomson Reuters’ company
  • India - Mumbai
  • December 2009 to June 2012

Preparation of due diligence reports, corporate analysis, wide exposure of information available on media, corporate and individual research, information management, data analysis, reference checks, etc.
Responsibilities:
 Preparing structured, comprehensive background checks reports on an organization, its owners and its operating and litigation history, as well as key management, decision makers and beneficial owners
 Providing insight on their background, track records, competencies, potential conflicts of interest and political and criminal links
 Business conduct and reputation history are analyzed and a thorough search is made for hidden risk
 Working on premium reports which run a complete audit on individuals as well as companies.
 Preparing Enhanced Due Diligence Reports for clients which contain 3 major checks:
1. KYC (Know Your Customer) Checks (Details on the background of the subject individual and/or company)
2. AML (Anti Money Laundering)Checks (Checking both the legality and source of funds)
3. PEP/PEC Checks (Verifying the political affinity of the subject in question)
 Investigating, Analyzing and Reporting on risk as well as potential threats posed by a subject
 Worked on complex assignments including Director's Declaration Verification and also handled a team

Education

Master's degree, PDGM
  • at CIMSR
  • June 2009
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Mumbai University
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Due Diligence
Fraud Investigations
Risk Advisory
Financial Crime
Due Diligence
Financial crime and risk
Background Screening
Reputation Check

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Hindi
Intermediate
Urdu
Intermediate
Gujarati
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999