Compliance Intern - Financial Crime Prevention

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Société Générale Italy is seeking a motivated Compliance Intern to join the Compliance Department in Milan for an initial six-month period, with potential extension. The internship is fully on-site and focuses on reviewing high-sensitivity KYC dossiers within a Corporate and Investment Banking environment.

You will assist with risk reviews, KYC file analysis, and regulatory checks while collaborating with the financial security team to prevent AML issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum of one year of prior experience in KYC activities or client due diligence.
• Fluency in English and Italian; French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and assessing risks related to new and existing clients (KYC).
• Performing detailed analysis of KYC files and ensuring completeness.
• Assessing transactions or activities requiring enhanced scrutiny and approvals.
• Verifying compliance with KYC/AML regulations through data and documentation checks.
• Maintaining audit trails with analyses and escalations.
• Collaborating with the financial security team to prevent AML issues.

Skills

KYC compliance

Attention to detail

Regulatory knowledge

English Italian fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Mission

Our Company is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Intern to join the Compliance Department in Milan. This internship is focused on the review of higher-sensitivity client dossiers (KYC) within a Corporate and Investment Banking environment. The position is offered for an initial duration of six (6) months and may be extended to further 6 (six) months. Note: the internship is fully on-site (no smart working) and is expected to cover the summer period.

Responsibilities

Our Company is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Intern to join the Compliance Department in Milan. This internship is focused on the review of higher-sensitivity client dossiers (KYC) within a Corporate and Investment Banking environment. The position is offered for an initial duration of six (6) months and may be extended to further 6 (six) months. Note: the internship is fully on-site (no smart working) and is expected to cover the summer period.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Reviewing and assessing risks related to new and existing clients (KYC), with a particular focus on higher-risk and sensitive client profiles
• Performing detailed analysis of KYC files escalated to the Compliance function and ensuring completeness and regulatory adequacy
• Assessing business-lines requests related to transactions or activities requiring enhanced scrutiny or specific approvals, in line with Bank of Italy AML red flags (indicatori di anomalia) and Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) obligations
• Verifying compliance with applicable KYC and AML regulations through regular examination of data, documentation, and internal systems
• Ensuring accurate and orderly maintenance of audit trails, including proper documentation of analyses, decisions, and escalations
• Collaborating closely with the financial security team in activities aimed at preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and corruption

Required

Profile required

Studies & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of one (1) year of prior experience in Know Your Customer (KYC) activities or client due diligence

Language skills

• Fluency in both English and Italian (spoken and written)
• French is considered an asset

Technical, operational & Soft skills

• Good knowledge of Italian AML regulation and supervisory framework, as well as familiarity with EU AML/KYC requirements and international standards (e.g., EBA guidelines)
• Comfortable working with large volumes of documentation with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage administrative tasks diligently while meeting tight deadlines and performing effectively under pressure
• Strong interest in control, monitoring, and compliance activities
• Excellent Microsoft Suite skills, including data analysis and reporting and AI use (e.g. CoPilot Chat)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why join us

Société Générale Italy is a multi-category bank offering every employee the possibility to have several careers in a professional career path. Internal mobility and training are two core areas we focus on, in a dynamic, prosperous and evolving context. As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating. At the end of your studies, various opportunities could be offered to you, in Italy and abroad

Business insight

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us! Still hesitating? You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.