AML and Anti-Financial Crime Consultant

A career in our Forensic Services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues.

Our forensic specialists provide solutions and support for clients dealing with regulatory and crisis situations. As part of the team, you’ll help provide support to our clients who wish to investigate potential financial crime, support clients responding to regulatory enquiries, deal with cybersecurity breaches and provide expert advice and opinions in legal proceedings. You’ll also help clients review and remediate systems and controls to prevent further issues.

 Our expectations

• Proactively assisting in client engagements covering several Anti-Financial Crime related topics, while reporting to Managers and above;
• Establishing an effective working relationships directly with clients;
• Contributing to the development of your own and the wider team’s technical acumen;
• Actively scanning, identifying and remaining informed of changes to local and global Anti-Financial Crime, Anti-Money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and sanctions standards and regulation and other relevant economic issues;
• Being actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients;
• Considering, and where appropriate, helping to develop effective and efficient methodologies for the team to execute on client engagements;
• Continuing to develop internal relationships and the PwC brand;
• Critically analyzing AML control environment/ operations including policies, procedures, people, processes, and systems used by clients to meet local and global regulatory requirements and obligations;
• Ensuring adherence to client assignment/ engagement mandates and expectations;
• Liaising with the client in order to ensure that client needs are adequately met;
• Ensuring adherence to PwC policies and procedures, including those that apply to risk management;
• Actively scanning, identifying and remaining informed of changes to local and global anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and sanctions standards and regulation;
• Staying abreast of current AML business and industry trends relevant to our client's business;
• Being willing to travel to meet client needs;
• Interpreting global standards and local regulatory requirements and assisting clients to apply these into control measures within their operating environments;

Your role

• As an Associate in a team of Anti-Financial Crime / AML specialists, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution;
• You will assist the team in delivering quality Anti-Financial Crime services to a list of top tier/ priority clients;
• You will provide clients with tailored advice in relation to their AML regulatory requirements and obligations, compliance programs, policies and risk frameworks/ operating models, in addition to providing advice on the wider Anti-Financial Crime environment (including AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-fraud, anti-bribery etc.).

Your profile

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Business or a similar discipline (Master’s degree beneficial);
• You have a good understanding of AML/CTF and Sanctions concepts (technical experience in this area is beneficial);
• You are an English speaker (native or fluent in both oral and written communication).  An additional language is an asset (French, );
• Previous experience in consulting/regulatory compliance/financial services industry fields with specific knowledge on AML and sanctions compliance, general or risk-based compliance or risk management.

Alternatively:



You have a bachelor’s degree in a Technology related discipline Computer Science, Computer security, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Forensics or Artificial Intelligence (Master’s degree beneficial), in addition to the following:

• You have at least a first experience (internship) in the areas of computer forensics, e-discovery or incident response;
• You are familiar with Digital Forensics standards and methodologies and the most commonly used forensic toolsets, such as EnCase, FTK Suite, Cellebrite, Axiom/IEF, Pstools and Volatility;
• You have experience with conducting log analysis of Windows Event Logs, firewall logs and financial / general ledger data;
• Knowledge and experience with data query and programming languages, SQL, VBA, ELK suite, R and/or Python;
• GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFE), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) by Guidance Software, AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE), Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) by IACIS, Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME) or any equivalent digital forensics / incident response certification is highly recommended.

Note: Applicants with either of the above qualifications will be considered for this ;

Competencies / Attributes

• You have well-developed analytic, qualitative, and quantitative reasoning skills and demonstrate creative problem-solving abilities;
• You can communicate clearly when presenting and explaining results and findings; you are able to explain complex technical topics in an understandable manner;
• You pay attention to details, manage time appropriately and work under tight deadlines;
• You are able to work independently, but integrate well into a team;
• You are passionate about client service;
• You are curious, and like to learn, share and innovate; 
• You are open-minded, practical and agile with change; 
• You have logical reasoning skills and strong analytical abilities; and you are a self-starter with high energy ;