Junior/Senior Consultant - Fraud

Job Description & Summary

About the team

We are the Financial Crime Team! Our team is a regional center of financial crime prevention expertise providing regulatory and technological advice to a variety of international clients, mainly financial institutions.
Within Financial Crime, we solve financial crime prevention problems our clients face, both from a compliance and technology perspective. This covers a broad range of topics, from reviews of fraud operating models and assessments of financial crime control frameworks to data quality assessment and advanced analytics, which is supported by our Financial Crime data scientists.
Are you ready to take on your next challenge in the area of fraud and Financial Crime Advisory?

About your manager

Liviu Chirita is Partner responsible for PwC CEE Financial Crime Advisory. Originally with a background in financial services risk management, he has led an expansion of the current team into wider Risk & Regulatory topics including digital and technology related support to PwC clients. The existing multi-national team is predominantly Prague based.

Job description & summary

Work on a variety of projects for banks and other financial services (“FS”) firms  to support them in managing  fraud and financial crime risks. The project delivery includes amongst others the following activities: 

• Conducting analysis on clients’ policies, control frameworks and/or data

• Identifying issues and proposing recommendations for enhancements

• Leading communication with and presenting to clients

• Taking responsibility for client deliverables 

The engagements you will work on will vary in nature but normally represent the key fraud risk management stages FS firms go through: 

• Definition and identification of fraud risk (supporting clients define fraud, set their fraud risk appetite and identify fraud risk through fraud risk assessments)

• Proactive fraud risk management (review and uplift of fraud control frameworks/policies/procedures, reporting mechanisms, incident response plans, data analysis, review and configuration of fraud technology, etc)

• Investigation of fraud incidents (undertaking investigations and assistance with gaps remediation) 

• Working with clients to establish robust mechanisms for reporting fraud internally and externally, considering elements such as the client’s governance model and Management Information in relation to fraud 

Supporting the team’s business development initiatives, including but not limited to preparations of client proposals, marketing material and meeting decks.

Involvement in wider financial crime projects in the area of money laundering and sanctions, when necessary

Coaching and upskilling others in team, including knowledge sharing and training delivery

Requirements of the role

• 3+ years of previous experience in fraud risk management, ideally from the financial services sector.

• Experience with fraud policies and procedures drafting and review and undertaking fraud risk assessments.

• Familiarity with the latest fraud trends in the area of banking and financial services.

• Sound knowledge of international regulations in the area of fraud, including the 2nd Payment Services Directive and, preferably, familiarity with key money laundering regulations. 

• A university degree in economics, business or another relevant area.

• Excellent English language skills.

• Experience from financial institutions, or consulting.

• Familiarity with key fraud technology solutions is desirable.

• Business analysis and requirements definition knowledge / project management experience.

• Ability to build relationships and be a trusted advisor for clients. 

• Willingness to travel and work internationally (based on client and project needs).

Our Benefits and Fun

• Concentrated experience and rapid career growth. It may sound like a platitude, but it really is.

• Fair wages plus paid overtime.

• Paid time off 25 days, 3 Wellbeing days and 2 extra days off from the company at the end of the year.

• High-end Ultrabook and iPhone with unlimited data.

• Benefit program with 45.000 points that you can use for holidays, education, food vouchers, sports (Multisport), health... Simply on what you enjoy.

• Supporting your development and education: business and digital skills training (e.g. Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau), ongoing training and certifications, e.g. Microsoft (Azure, PowerApps), project management (Prince2, PMI), service management (ITIL), agile development (Scrum, SAFe), DAMA, Salesforce, coaching and presentation skills and more.

• Opportunity to work in the future at a foreign PwC office, for example in the USA, Canada and there are others in the selection.

• Extra-work activities and Away Days (team building, ski weekend, etc.).

• Regular feedback on your work, also consultation with a coach with whom you can address your further development and career direction.

PwC is the largest audit team in the Czech Republic, but also law, tax, consulting and technology, data or forensic teams. Find out how easy it is to combine this knowledge when you're in the right place. With us, you will get the opportunity to see how business is done in large companies. We are part of an international network of companies with more than 364,000 colleagues in 151 countries. At PwC, we create an inclusive work environment where everyone can be themselves and find their place and opportunity to develop. Are you interested in our offer? Let us know about yourself and we will discuss more details together!

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