This is a Hybrid role (3 days in office /2 days remote)Interactive Brokers is looking to hire Trade Surveillance Analysts (temps) for a six-month assignment in its Chicago, Illinois, office. This entry-level position has excellent growth potential for highly motivated and exceptional performers. Analysts will report to a Compliance Manager and help ensure the firm complies with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, industry anti-money laundering, and securities laws and regulations.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
• Conducting account activity reviews, including trading, deposit and withdrawal, and public domain activity, to determine if the activity aligns with IBKR policy. • Advising management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. • Preparing regulatory filings. • Contribute to streamlining current processes and identifying areas for improvement. • Review trading data for suspicious activity or patterns of unusual trading.
The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of regulatory compliance experience working for an exchange, a regulatory organization, a broker-dealer (BD), a futures commission merchant (FCM) or a similar organization. Alternatively, experience in internal audit, legal, accounting, or other control functions of a financial services firm or regulator would be beneficial. Absent direct industry experience, we will also consider applicants with excellent bachelor's-level educational credentials, some background in finance, economics, data analytics, or similar areas, and strong analytical and quantitative skills.
Qualifications, Skills & Attributes:
• Strong product knowledge of equity or exchange-traded derivative markets' or, preferably, both • High degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology and understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and project management skills • Ability to work both independently as well as in a small-team environment and to multi-task with minimal supervision • ACAMS, CFE, CFCS, Series 7, or other FINRA licenses or certifications a plus
To be successful in this position, you will have the following:
• Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision • Superb analytical and problem-solving skills • Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills • Outstanding organizational and time management skills
Company Benefits & Perks:
• Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snacks • Corporate events, including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams • Modern offices with multi-monitor setups
As a temporary employee, you will not receive most of the benefits offered to regular Company employees, including, but not limited to:
• Health insurance • Paid holidays • FSA (Flexible Spending Account) - health and dependent • Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit/parking) • Medical, Dental, Vision or Employee Assistance Program
Temporary employees can accrue Paid Time Off as well as contribute to 401(k) from date of hire.
This role is anticipated hourly range is $30.00 to $35.00 based on skills and experience.
For over 40 years, Interactive Brokers has been the pioneer of the electronic trading revolution. We rapidly scaled from a small U.S. options market-maker into a sizable global trading firm by leveraging the power of technology and automation.
Recognizing an opportunity to provide low-cost brokerage services to individuals and institutions seeking alternatives to high-priced firms, we opened our vast intercontinental electronic network and trade execution services to clients. Today, we serve 1.81M clients in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.*
Since inception, we have been committed to delivering value through technological innovation, and providing our clients with unprecedented access to global markets at the lowest cost.
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