Pwc UK
Financial Crime - Senior Associate

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About the Role:
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) is a leading professional services firm, providing assurance, advisory, tax, and consulting services to clients across a diverse range of industries. With a strong reputation for excellence and innovation, PwC offers a dynamic and supportive environment to develop your career while building essential professional and operational skills.
PwC’s Operate delivers operational and managed services solutions to clients across a range of situations often associated with their regulatory, risk, and/or compliance agendas. We bring together regulatory insight, highly skilled operational resources, and an unrivalled technology offering to provide high-quality and cost-effective solutions to operational delivery challenges.
We are looking for individuals with Financial Crime experience who are interested in developing their careers within a fast-paced Financial Crime environment. We are currently recruiting for the following three specialisms:
- Team Lead: Managing the day-to-day delivery of Financial Crime project teams, ensuring work is allocated, deadlines are met, and quality standards are maintained.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME): Providing specialist Financial Crime knowledge and guidance to support complex cases, policy interpretation, training, and issue resolution.
- Quality Control: Performs independent case reviews, checks accuracy, compliance, identifies themes, and feeds back to improve investigation quality and support analyst upskill.
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You will have the opportunity to work across a range of Financial Crime projects and activities including Transaction Monitoring (TM), Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD) investigations.
What your days will look like:
- Independently manage medium to high complexity Financial Crime investigations, analysing customer information, transactions, and case evidence to identify suspicious activity.
- Apply professional judgement and Financial Crime expertise to assess risk, determine case outcomes, and ensure investigations are well-evidenced and documented.
- Support delivery across key Financial Crime activities including Transaction Monitoring, KYC/CDD, PEP and Sanctions Screening, Quality Control, and investigations.
- Conduct quality reviews of Associate casework and provide clear, constructive feedback, coaching, and day-to-day support to build team capability.
- Contribute to investigation documentation, regulatory submissions, escalations, and process/control improvements by identifying risks and suggesting practical enhancements.
- Engage with managers, stakeholders, and wider teams to share insights on trends, risks, and operational issues, ensuring all activities meet regulatory requirements, policies, and standards.


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This role is for you if:
- Degree qualified or equivalent Financial Crime experience.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience across Financial Crime areas such as Transaction Monitoring, KYC/CDD, AML, Fraud, Quality Control, or investigations.
- Proven experience independently handling investigations and casework, including submitting SARs/DAMLs under delegated authority.
- Ability to analyse customer data and transactions to identify suspicious activity and Financial Crime risks.
- Solid understanding of Financial Crime risks, typologies, and regulatory expectations.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience in regulated environments and/or relevant qualifications (e.g. ACAMS/ICA) and interest in emerging technologies are beneficial.
What you’ll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home, and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.
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