Senior Associate

Listing expiry: 19 October 2026

About the role

Role Overview

The role is part of the Investigations and Fact Finding practice within Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services. The work involves helping clients identify organisational vulnerabilities, investigate fraud and irregularities, and develop solutions to manage business risks. The position focuses on institutional Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, including due diligence, sanctions and politically exposed person screening, beneficial ownership reviews, risk classification, and the assessment and mitigation of screening results.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct institutional KYC reviews for financial institutions, non-banking financial institutions, special purpose vehicles, and other relevant entities.
• Identify and assess additional documentation requirements when screening banks and financial institutions.
• Review high-risk products and conduct ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) and indirect beneficial owner (IBO) drill-downs.
• Perform sanctions screening and politically exposed person (PEP) screening.
• Apply end-to-end KYC procedures for private entities, listed entities, and other relevant organisations.
• Conduct client outreach to obtain information and documentation required for KYC reviews.
• Understand and apply the roles and responsibilities of Authorised Signatories (AS), Authorised Persons (AP), and Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs), as relevant to the process.
• Assess risk pillars to classify customers at the initial review stage.
• Identify additional and per se risk factors that may affect client risk ratings during the review process.
• Conduct PEP due diligence, including reviews involving PEPs and relatives or close associates (RCA PEPs), in addition to PEP screening.
• Assess screening hits and determine appropriate disposition and mitigation approaches.
• Support the investigation and assessment of corporate irregularities, whistleblower allegations, asset misappropriation, regulatory violations, intellectual property infringement, and financial reporting fraud, as relevant to client engagements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Institutional KYC.
• Experience working with entities such as financial institutions (FIs), non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), and special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
• Knowledge of documentation requirements for screening banks and financial institutions.
• Understanding of high-risk products and beneficial ownership reviews.
• Experience in sanctions screening and PEP screening.
• Working knowledge of end-to-end KYC processes for private and listed entities.
• Understanding of customer risk assessment, risk pillars, and additional risk factors affecting client risk ratings.
• Knowledge of PEP due diligence, including RCA PEP reviews, and screening-hit disposition and mitigation.

Additional Details

• The role is within the Advisory service line, under Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services.
• The practice helps clients prevent, respond to, and remediate business threats, risks, and complex issues.
• The employer states that it is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities.
• Workplace adjustments and accommodations are available during the application and hiring process for candidates who require assistance.