Consulting - Financial Crime Year-End Internship (Dec '26 - Feb '27)

Position: Intern (Financial Crime & Third-Party Risk Management)

Management Level: Intern/Trainee

Line of Service: Advisory

Specialism: Fraud, Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE)

Internship Period: December 2026 – February 2027 (Year End internship)

About PwC and the Team

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into a competitive advantage. PwC is a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries.

PwC South East Asia Consulting helps businesses work smarter and grow faster. The practice supports clients with designing, managing, and executing lasting beneficial change, including large-scale, cross-territory transformation projects.

Within the Financial Crime team, work is regional in nature across six territories in Southeast Asia. The team partners with clients to deliver services across three key areas: Advisory, Transformation, and Managed Services—supporting clients from strategy through execution across compliance, risk management, operational efficiency, and client experience. The team also brings knowledge of AI and other emerging technologies and a global network of subject matter experts.

About the Role

As an intern, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with consulting and industry experience, helping clients solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Proactively assist in the management of Financial Crime and/or Third-Party Risk Management client and business development projects, while reporting to supervisors.
• Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risk or compliance implications connected with clients, products, systems, procedures, and emerging risk areas.
• Support the development of recommendations to help companies comply with regulatory requirements and to increase efficiencies or client experience.
• Learn PwC’s Global Best AML methodology, including requirements related to suspicious transaction monitoring, know-your-customer identification programs, OFAC, FATCA, currency transaction reporting, watch-list monitoring, and other laws and regulations designed to detect and prevent financial crime, money laundering, fraud, and terrorism.
• Contribute to the further development of your own technical acumen.
• Work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Establish effective working relationships with your supervisor and the broader team.
• Develop internal relationships and your PwC brand.
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues and significant regulatory developments.

About You (Qualifications)

• Actively working towards a degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with Compliance and/or Risk prevention, identification, management, and other processes.
• Knowledge of the financial services industry.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Confident and proactive attitude, with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to think out of the box and be assertive in offering solutions to posed problems or situations.
• Resilient to challenges and setbacks; receptive to feedback and continued learning; enthusiastic and motivated to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Focused on managing expectations and meeting delivery and quality targets.
• Advance knowledge in Microsoft Excel and strong understanding of quantitative modeling, or use of AI/ML is preferred.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required: Not specified

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor’s degree

Certifications

Not specified.

Skills (Optional/Preferred)

• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• Communication
• Compliance Oversight
• Compliance Risk Assessment
• Corporate Governance
• Cybersecurity
• Data Analytics
• Debt Restructuring
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Evidence Gathering
• Financial Crime Compliance
• Financial Crime Investigation
• Financial Crime Prevention
• Financial Record Keeping
• Financial Transactions
• Forensic Accounting
• Forensic Investigation
• Fraud Detection
• Fraud Investigation
• Fraud Prevention
• Inclusion
• Intellectual Curiosity

Travel Requirements

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Work Authorization & Clearance

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes