Rahul Mathew Kurian is a Manager in the Forensic Accounting team at FRA’s Dubai office, bringing over ten years of diverse experience in risk, compliance, consulting and project management. He joined FRA in January 2023 and has since worked on forensic investigations across multiple industries, including financial services, medical and technology. His expertise spans key regions including Europe, MENA and India.​

At FRA, Rahul has played a key role in several significant projects, including a major investigation for one of the largest private Asian banks in Dubai and a UK-based brokerage in the DIFC, ensuring compliance with Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) regulations. He has specialized in testing compliance areas such as Know Your Customer (KYC), sanctions and transaction monitoring. Rahul also supported a UAE national bank in assessing the effectiveness of its anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC) program. His recent work includes conducting site visits for testing as part of a large-scale investigation into a medical device manufacturer’s operations in the Middle East and Asia, as well as assisting in a multi-year US compliance monitorship of a global cryptocurrency exchange.​

Before joining FRA, Rahul was a Team Lead at Accenture, where he managed a payments and compliance project in India. He also worked as a data analyst for a remediation project at an Irish bank after joining Accenture Consulting in Ireland. Prior to Accenture, Rahul supported pricing and promotions at L'Oréal UK & Ireland as a Commercial Executive and began his career at Ernst & Young in their Tax and Regulatory Services practice.​

Rahul holds a master’s degree in Strategic Management and Planning from University College Dublin, and a bachelor’s (hons) in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).​