Manyata Manocha

Bangalore, India | linkedin.com/in/manyata-manocha

Professional Summary

Forensic investigations and risk professional at PwC Acceleration Centers with experience in fraud investigations, risk assessments, and financial and investigative analysis to identify irregularities, anomalies, and potential financial misconduct. Experienced in preparing investigation reports and client-facing deliverables, managing engagement workstreams, and reviewing the work of a team of 8. Prior banking background in AML/KYC and financial analysis. Builds and ships AI applications using Claude Code. Skilled in Excel, Power BI, and Alteryx.

Experience

PwC Acceleration Centers | Aug 2023 – Present

Experienced Associate | Bangalore

Product Experience: Risk Screening and Monitoring Dashboard | Healthcare Client

• Helped build a dashboard with an external risk-screening technology vendor for a healthcare client engagement, covering global risk and compliance screening, continuous monitoring of entities, and report retrieval and delivery
• Gathered client requirements and worked with the vendor through regular client and vendor calls to turn them into dashboard changes
• Helped streamline case creation, data import, tracking and report delivery in the dashboard, cutting end-to-end processing time by 67% (30 to 10 minutes per case) across up to 25 cases weekly

Investigations and Risk Analytics

• Led and executed workstreams within fraud investigations, including data collection, validation, timeline reconstruction, and anomaly detection for complex cases
• Conducted financial and investigative analysis of 40,000+ emails, financial records, and bank statements to identify irregularities, trends, anomalies, and potential financial misconduct
• Performed forensic analysis on 12,000+ timekeeping entries to identify discrepancies and potential fraudulent activity
• Conducted risk assessments and internal control reviews to identify control weaknesses and unauthorized transactions in high-risk cases
• Contributed to 20+ investigation and due diligence reports and other client deliverables, with conclusions supported by evidence and analysis, covering financial impact, risk exposure, and remediation actions
• Used Power BI to process and visualize 50,000+ data points, improving anomaly detection and investigation accuracy
• Designed interview frameworks for 19 stakeholders to support evidence-based investigations
• Escalated issues, risks, and critical findings to senior stakeholders, and worked collaboratively with Compliance, Legal, Investigations, and client teams
• Delivered client reports within strict SLAs, contributing to 15% faster project delivery through structured planning and prioritization
• Participated in business development initiatives for US clients, supporting the onshore team by preparing presentations

Engagement Leadership | 2+ years

• Led 2 long-term client engagements in compliance and forensic investigations, managing planning, prioritization, timelines, documentation, data requirements, and deliverables
• Managed and mentored a team of 8, reviewing their work and providing guidance and feedback to maintain the quality, accuracy, and consistency of deliverables
• Analyzed 3+ years of historical data to identify risk trends and compliance issues
• Maintained audit-ready documentation and adherence to internal policies, SLAs, and regulatory standards

HDFC Bank | Dec 2019 – Sep 2020

Personal Banker

ICICI Bank | Nov 2016 – Sep 2019

Privilege Banker

• Performed financial analysis and MI reporting for risk management and regulatory adherence
• Conducted AML monitoring and KYC reviews on client portfolios to ensure regulatory compliance

PwC India | May 2022 – Jul 2022

Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Intern

• Performed data cleaning and financial statement analysis to support valuation models and client presentations

Credflow | May 2022 – Jun 2022

Channel Sales Intern

• Conducted performance analysis and designed business strategies to optimize revenue growth

Projects

Adhikaar | Personal Project

Product Builder | adhikaar-gamma.vercel.app

• Built and deployed Adhikaar, a web application that guides families through bank-deposit claims, including an "Ask Saathi" assistant
• Developed the product using Claude Code

Vantage | Product Project

Product Builder | vantage-app-zeta.vercel.app

• Built and shipped Vantage, an AI learning web app that helps client-facing consultants judge which AI approach fits a client problem, using guess-before-reveal practice
• Ran 9 user interviews across 8 roles to inform problem definition, feature prioritization, and MVP scope
• Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, and the Groq LLM API; deployed on Vercel with 268 unit tests and a human review gate on all learner-facing questions

Education

FORE School of Management, Delhi | 2023

PGDM, Finance and Big Data Analytics

University of Delhi | 2016

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Skills

• Forensic & Investigations: Forensic Investigations, Fraud Investigation, Forensic Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Transaction Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Timeline Reconstruction, Interview Frameworks, Report Writing
• Tools: Microsoft Excel, Excel Automation, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Relativity, Factiva, Bloomberg Law, World Compliance, Microsoft PowerPoint
• Risk & Compliance: Risk Assessment, Internal Controls, Due Diligence, Third-Party Risk, Vendor Due Diligence, AML/KYC, PEP Screening, FCPA, ABAC, GRC Systems
• Leadership & Client Work: Team Leadership, Mentoring, Work Review, Stakeholder Management, Business Development Support, Client Presentations
• AI: Claude Code, AI Application Development, LLM Integration, Generative AI-Assisted Analysis

Certifications

• AI-Product Management (8th Cohort) by Shravan Tickoo, Rethink Systems (Jul 2026 – Sep 2026)
• Certificate in Business Data Analytics, National University of Singapore (2022)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG (2021)

Achievements

• Member, Staff Advisory Council, PwC AC (2024 – Present)