Associate - Financial Crime

At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively. In regulatory risk compliance at PwC, you will focus on confirming adherence to regulatory requirements and mitigating risks for clients. You will provide guidance on compliance strategies and help clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

About the role The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the Compliance Team. Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in the areas of anti‑money laundering (AML). We offer a stimulating and challenging opportunity for individuals eager to gain hands‑on experience with PwC's approach to compliance disciplines, with a particular focus on Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) regulation.

This role provides valuable exposure to the firm's diverse range of products and services, while also fostering the development of transferable relationship management skills. You will engage directly with senior partners and staff on matters of regulatory compliance and sensitive client issues, building a strong foundation for a successful career in professional services. The successful candidate will report to the AML specialism leaders, supporting the leaders' activities and will be responsible for managing their own workload in consultation with the specialism leaders.

• the provision of AML subject matter advice and guidance to the client‑facing practice and our AML Central Support Team
• the development of AML policy, procedures and controls
• suspicious Activity Reporting including guidance to the client‑facing practice
• awareness, training and monitoring

• have appropriate ‘hands‑on’ experience and aptitude for interpreting AML regulation and industry guidance
• are enthusiastic about developing yourself and others
• are highly motivated and confident to work independently, but with support from more experienced subject matter experts
• have a proven ability to work to deadlines
• are ideally educated to graduate level and have one to three years’ experience within the risk management / compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm

In order to be the leading professional services firm it's important we have the right values, culture and behaviours embedded throughout our organisation, so our work reflects our purpose and we can successfully deliver our strategy.

Our values set the expectations for the way we interact with each other, our clients, and in the communities in which we operate. These values, and the behaviours that they require from us, are relevant to all our people regardless of grade. They support a culture that empowers our people to be the best they can be, through challenging experiences and encouraging our people to speak up to make the firm a better place.

We want all our people to understand and embrace the culture and personally feel part of the legacy this will create for our future employees. We're a hugely diverse business, bound together by our purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and the communities in which we operate. We believe we can make the biggest impact when our purpose is embedded within everything we do.