This is Hybrid role (4 days in office / 1 day 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
- 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's anticipated hourly range is $30.00 to $35.00 based on skills and experience.