Prayaga Adithya, CAMS

Experience

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  MeritTrac Services

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  Freelancer

  Assisting in organizing interviews for MNC companies like Accenture, Cognizant, United Health Group. Working closely with HR managers in the process of conducting Aptitude tests, evaluating the test papers of the candidates, scrutinizing the resumes etc.

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  Thomson Reuters

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2019

  Carried out enhanced due diligence through research and reporting risk information concerning money laundering issues, corporate fraud, regulatory violations, financial stability, etc., with regard to the respective research subjects. Writing due diligence reports within a stipulated deadline on subjects across the globe for the varying business and/or compliance requirements of our clients. Review, summarize and analyze media articles/company filings, retrieved from open media search, online databases, government departments etc. I was part of the pilot EDD Research team set up in Bangalore. It was a team of four which now is expanded to 100+ people.

  • Lead Analyst

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Research Analyst

    Nov 2015 - Feb 2017
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  LSEG Data & Analytics

  Mar 2019 - now

  Performing due diligence research with respect to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) on individuals/business entities based/located around the world. The focus is on connecting our clients' business to the ever-changing regulatory environment, with client groups including compliance, audit, legal and risk functions in financial services, law firms, accounting firms, regulators, insurance, energy and other industries undergoing regulatory change. This helps clients to take accurate strategic decisions while expanding their businesses. Some of the job responsibilities were:• Documented, wrote and analyzed media articles and company filings, which is collected from open media/online platforms and government departments• Reporting information from litigation, bankruptcy, regulatory and law enforcement databases of all countries around the world• Collected accurate information, analyzed and identified it as per risk management tool for navigating legal and reputational risksInvolved in conducting background and pre-employment verification checks on clients’ behalf• Performed Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) research on derogatory aspects of corporate and individuals, which also includes background screening, vendor screening and risk advisory• Formulated EDD reports with respect to GRC clients’ requirement• Assisted the Research Supervisor in training and guiding the new interns• Worked on Ultimate Beneficial Owner reports, Citizenship by Investment reports, Pre IPO reports, Directors Declaration Verification reports and FCPA reports Show less

  • Specialist Quality Control

    Mar 2020 - now

  • Senior Research Analyst

    Mar 2019 - Feb 2020