Senior Associate- Integrity Due Diligence

Job Description & Summary

PwC’s Corporate Intelligence services in India assist clients in identifying information and intelligence that enables them to make informed decisions before entering new or unknown markets. Corporate intelligence is conducted to identify risks associated with third- party business agents, proposed M&A targets, new employees and other potential targets. It evaluates the background, integrity, reputation and performance track record of an individual, a management group or corporate entity by collecting and analysing information that is available in the public domain, subscribed databases and market sources.

Job Position Title: Associate/ Senior Associate/ Specialist 3 ) Thrid party risk (Competency)_ Skill –IDD/CDD Advisory(LOS) – Mumbai /gurgaon (Location)

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out secondary research in order to identify any red flags associated with the targets that could be potentially damaging for an organization
• Carrying out checks to identify information pertaining to background,, shareholding/ownership structure, key personnel, litigation, regulatory non-compliance, material adverse, credit defaults, among others.
• Preparinghigh quality due diligence report with summarization of information obtained from various sources including databases, internet and public domain.
• Experience in primary or L2 research, discreet calling, and conducting thorough investigations with confidentiality while gathering essential information (specific to certain roles)
• Ability to interpret a complex issue and bring structure to ambiguous issues.
• Continuously work with the intelligence gathering team to identify information gaps and identification of relevant sources.

Mandatory skill sets

• Ability to work on multiple projects and manage workload to deliver high quality work
• Support project partner/directors and managers to provide project updates to internal and external stakeholders as per role level and designation
• Possess strong rigor and dedication to meet client deadlines
• Along with project work, also understand and rigorously complete all administrative aspects include risk management
• Strong communication skills are essential for engaging with both internal and external stakeholders. The ability to articulate messages clearly, concisely, and in a structured manner is paramount.
• Ability to review the work done (deliverables) by the team members and guide/train new joiners as well as delegate work with clearly defined timelines, as per role level and designation
• Proficient analytical skills, enabling the identification of potential problem solutions
• Diligent attention to detail and adept management of sensitive information

Preferred skill sets

the role requires the selected candidate to support the project team in carrying out integrity and investigative due diligence by performing research in the public domain and analysing the information gathered

Year of experience required

Experience: 1 to 8 years of relevant experience, role to be decided based on relevant experience)

Educational Qualification

Bcom, BBA, Any Grad