Aayush Tiwari

I am a Senior Analyst in Forensics and Integrity Services at Ernst & Young, with hands-on experience in white-collar crime investigations, fraud risk assessments, compliance reviews, and e-discovery. My work spans corporate investigations involving bribery, conflicts of interest, insider trading, data leakage, and whistleblower complaints across sectors such as e-commerce, quick commerce, IT, hospitality, and Alcobev. I regularly leverage tools like Intella, Relativity, and Reveal for ESI reviews and forensic analytics, and contribute to ISO 37001 and ISO 42001 compliance engagements.

With a BBA LL.B background and certifications in forensic accounting and AI management systems, I bring a strong blend of legal acumen, investigative rigor, and data-driven analysis to complex integrity and compliance matters.

Conducted fraud investigations across various sectors with expertise in identifying fraudulent practices,

collusion, favoritism, conflicts of interest, and kickbacks, while ensuring compliance with corporate codes of conduct through market intelligence, public domain searches, and ESI reviews.

• Led a comprehensive investigation based on whistleblower complaints within the hospitality and entertainment sector through advanced email review platforms, forensic data analytics, and transaction testing to detect unethical practices, irregularities, and red flags, while ensuring secure and efficient management of high-volume sensitive client data.
• Conducted a forensic review of real estate sourcing for a quick-commerce client, utilizing data analytics,

ESI review, and rate benchmarking to detect fraud schemes, uncovered pricing irregularities in 25% of the transactions and identified control failures; exposed gaps in approvals, vendor onboarding, lease validation, and recommended remediation to mitigate financial and regulatory risks.

• Assisted a detailed investigation into insider trading and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) of Unpublished Price

Sensitive Information (UPSI); identified critical process gaps, control weaknesses and provided actionable compliance measures to mitigate future risks.

• Collaborated on a Fraud Risk Assessment of procurement processes. The review included transaction testing, data analytics and creation of a fraud risk assessment matrix to identify key fraud risk areas,

avenues for leakage of funds and misutilization of company assets.

• Assisted a compliance review under ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management Systems (ABMS), applying data analytics and hypothesis-driven testing to perform gap assessments and identify instances of bribery risks,

non-compliance with ABAC principles, and control weaknesses related to illicit payments, unauthorized fund allocations, and kickbacks.

• Contributed to high-stakes investigations by conducting custodian interviews and leveraging forensic analysis of mobile and laptop data to uncover essential information and strengthen case outcomes.
• Assisted in preparation of final investigation reports and presented findings with well-documented evidence, while developing detailed records of all work performed to facilitate informed decision-making,

mitigate risks, and support future compliance reviews.

I hold a BBA LLB degree from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (2019–2024) and possess specialized certifications in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination. I am a certified Lead Auditor for ISO/IEC 42001:2023 in AI Management Systems and a Certified Reviewer and Data Analyst from Reveal Academy, reflecting strong expertise in forensic technology, compliance frameworks, and data-driven investigations.