Compliance, Investment Banking Compliance, M&A Advisory, Analyst, London

BMO Harris Bank; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank is seeking an analyst in London for compliance oversight in their Investment Banking division. This role involves providing regulatory guidance, developing compliance standards, and ensuring adherence to laws and regulations while working collaboratively across teams.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Interest in financial markets and investment banking.
• Highly motivated self-starter, quick learner.
• Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance oversight to IB personnel.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures within IB.
• Create compliance training programs for bankers.

Skills

Financial markets interest

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

OUR IMPACT

Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm's culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm's enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm's second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm's compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm's responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

Investment Banking Compliance supports the Investment Banking business by providing advice and guidance on regulatory, legal and compliance matters. Investment Banking ("IB") includes M&A, financial advisory and financing transactions, including equity and debt capital markets, structured finance, credit finance and corporate derivatives. We currently have an opportunity available for an analyst in London, to cover the IB M&A Advisory business in EMEA.
YOUR IMPACT
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing advice and compliance oversight to IB personnel on transactions, new business initiatives and significant business changes affecting the firm, as well as compliance, regulatory and reputational issues
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and best practice standards within IB
• Keeping up to date with relevant regulatory/rule changes
• Creating and implementing new controls and surveillances to mitigate risks to the firm by analysing the transactional processes used in IB, as well as the activities and actions of individual bankers
• Assisting other compliance teams in monitoring IB activities to help ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations and firm policies and procedures, including developing and executing surveillance and other forensic compliance programs
• Creating and implementing live and online compliance training programs to educate bankers on applicable compliance requirements, legal issues, and regulatory changes
• Assisting in responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and investment banking
• A highly motivated self-starter, who learns quickly and works well under pressure
• A critical thinker with strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Able to effectively summarize, communicate and defend positions
• A proactive team player, who enjoys working collaboratively across teams and disciplines
• Possess effective interpersonal and communication skills; the candidate should be outgoing, communicative, persuasive, and courteous

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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