Risk And Reg - KYC - Senior Associate

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.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firms code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  

• 3+ years KYC / CDD / EDD (US preferred)
  
  

• Strong AML regulatory knowledge
• Ability to apply risk-based judgment in ambiguous scenarios
• Experience handling cases end-to-end
• Strong written communication (defensible case narratives)
• High attention to detail
• Ownership mindset
  
  

• Perform KYC / CDD / EDD for US customers (BSA, FinCEN, OFAC, CIP)
• Conduct sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening with clear rationale
• Perform EDD including UBO, SoF/SoW analysis
• Identify inconsistencies across documents and customer profiles
• Assign risk ratings and escalate high-risk cases
• Maintain audit-ready documentation
• Meet SLAs (quality + productivity)
• Flag gaps and process improvements