KYC Operations Specialist with French | Financial Crime Unit

PwC Polska is seeking a KYC Operations Specialist with French for the Financial Crime Unit (FCU). The FCU team provides consulting services and operational support in areas such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), risk, regulatory, ESG, and other financial services. We help clients prevent money laundering, the spread of organized crime, and terrorist financing by maintaining strong financial crime controls.

Your future role

• Review and validate KYC profiles and alerts to ensure AML regulatory compliance, identifying signs of money laundering, suspicious activity, or high-risk clients.
• Mentor Analysts through AML-focused training, task prioritization, and quality oversight to strengthen financial crime controls.
• Analyze client documentation to verify identity, ownership, and source of funds for AML risk assessment.
• Conduct research using internal systems and external sources (e.g., sanctions lists, adverse media) to build KYC profiles and assign AML risk ratings.
• Support AML-related client projects in Poland and abroad, including investigations and regulatory remediation.
• Assist the Team Leader with daily operations, process monitoring, and escalation of suspicious cases.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in KYC processes, including a minimum of 6 months in a quality control role.
• Fluent in French and English, enabling effective communication in international environments.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and risk awareness.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver results in a fast-paced, target-driven setting.
• University degree, preferably in finance, law, economics, or a related field.
• Ability to work independently within project teams, showing initiative and ownership of tasks.

Nice to have

• AML certification
• Proficiency in other European languages

What you gain

• Work flexibility – hybrid model (2 days per week in the office), flexible start times, and additional leave options.
• Development and upskilling – onboarding support, mentoring, training sessions, and certification opportunities (including Internal AML Certification) with PwC support.
• Medical and wellbeing program – medical care, mindfulness resources, psychological support, and related education webinars/workshops.
• Benefits package options – lunch pass, insurance, concierge services, pet care, massages, and access to a cafeteria with vouchers; discounts on IT equipment and car purchases.
• 3 paid hours for volunteering per month
• Additional paid Birthday Day off
• Referral opportunities – you may invite a friend to join PwC.

Recruitment process

• CV verification
• HR screening phone call
• Language level verification
• Case study
• Interview

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, please upload your CV in English. For questions, contact pl_mso_career@pwc.com. Please note that we do not collect resumes in our inbox.

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Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Business Consulting and Services