Senior Associate – Investigations & Fact Finding

About the role

The Senior Associate will join PwC's Investigations and Fact Finding practice within the Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services. You will help clients identify vulnerabilities, investigate irregularities and design solutions to mitigate business risks across a range of fraud and regulatory challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct Institutional KYC reviews for financial institutions, non‑bank financial institutions, SPVs and other entities.
• Perform sanctions, PEP and high‑risk product screening, including UBO/IBO drill‑down.
• Investigate corporate irregularities, whistleblower allegations, asset misappropriation and financial reporting fraud.
• Engage in client outreach to gather information and clarify risk factors.
• Classify customer risk using established risk pillars and additional/per‑se risk factors.
• Prepare hit disposition and mitigation recommendations for screening alerts.

Required profile

• Minimum of 3 years experience in Institutional KYC.
• Hands‑on experience with entities such as FIs, NBFIs, SPVs.
• Familiarity with documentation requirements for banks and financial institutions.
• Knowledge of high‑risk products and UBO/IBO analysis.
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities for AS, AP and MLRO.

Required skills

• Institutional KYC
• Sanctions Screening
• PEP Screening
• End‑to‑End KYC for private and listed entities
• Client Outreach
• Risk classification and assessment
• PEP Due Diligence
• Screening hit disposition and mitigation