Risk and Compliance Associate/Senior Associate

PwC Portugal; Portugal; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Portugal is seeking a junior profile to join the Compliance, RegTech & Web3 team within the Financial Services Risk & Regulation department. The role focuses on gap analysis and implementing legislative packages across banking, financial intermediation and insurance sectors.

You will work on projects for major national players and within PwC’s European Network, fostering growth and professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Law, Management, Finance, Economics and/or similar.
• Up to 4 years of professional experience in Compliance or similar.
• Analytical profile with the ability to understand and analyse complex problems.
• Motivation, commitment, proactivity and availability in a dynamic client-driven environment.
• Proficient in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Fluent in Portuguese (mandatory) and strong English (spoken and written).
• Excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance analysis and implementation within the Financial Services Risk & Regulation team.
• Participate in challenging projects for national financial institutions or PwC’s European Network.
• Collaborate with colleagues across topics like governance, risk management, and regulatory changes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Motivation

Proactivity

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law/Management/Finance/Economics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

At PwC, every professional is unique and part of a "community of solvers" who work together with the same goal: building trust in society by solving important problems. With us, you will have the opportunity to be part of a network present in 149 countries, with more than 370.000 people supporting each other to deliver high-quality services in audit, consulting, and tax.

The Role

Aiming to support national financial institutions and within the context of its European Network, PwC established, in January 2015, the Financial Services Risk & Regulation (FSRR) Department, fully focused on risk and regulation areas. This includes a wide range of topics such as strategic risk management, governance and internal organization, management frameworks and advanced risk quantification models (credit, interest rate, liquidity, ESG, etc.), business innovation and transformation, and the design of banking recovery and resolution plans.

To achieve this, PwC brought together a unique combination of professionals with extensive experience in banking, capital markets, supervision, and environmental engineering, as well as in the implementation and/or assessment of advanced risk management solutions, benefiting from access to international best practices.

Promoting The Continuous Specialization Of Its Resources, The Department Is Currently Organized Into Four Thematic Areas, With Coordination And Cross-functional Collaboration Ensured

• Risk Modelling, Data & Analytics;
• Credit Risk Transformation;
• Compliance, RegTech & Web3;
• Risk Management Solutions.

The Compliance, RegTech & Web3 is expanding its activity and is looking for a suitable junior profile to hire. This team specializes in compliance analysis (gap analysis) and implementation of legislative packages related to the banking, financial intermediation, and insurance sectors – MIFID II/MIFIR (financial intermediation), IDD (insurance distribution), MAD II/MAR (market abuse), DORA (ICT risk), AIFMD/UCITS (investment funds), MiCA (crypto assets) – as well as in the definition and review of non-financial risk management frameworks, and in the assessment, transformation, and implementation of the compliance function.

With this opportunity, you will be able to participate in challenging, inspiring, and demanding projects, either with the main national players in the financial system or through PwC’s European Network – a condition we consider fundamental for the personal and professional growth of our team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Law, Management, Finance, Economics and/or similar;
• Up to 4 years of professional experience in Compliance or similar;
• Analytical profile, capable of understanding and analysing complex problems related to the business environment, with a desire for continuous learning;
• Motivation, commitment, proactivity, and availability to work in a dynamic environment where client needs guide our project approach;
• Proficiency in MS Office tools (MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint);
• Fluent in Portuguese (mandatory);
• Strong command of English (spoken and written);
• Communication skills, teamwork, and interpersonal relationship abilities.

Are you ready to join our "community of solvers"?