Graduate Trainee, KYC Periodic Review Analyst

Marex Group; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative financial services firm as a Graduate Trainee Analyst, where you will embark on a transformative journey. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to learn about KYC processes and compliance while engaging in a dynamic bootcamp. You will work closely with experienced professionals, gaining insights into the industry and developing essential skills. With a focus on collaboration and integrity, this role is perfect for self-motivated individuals eager to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're ready to kickstart your career in finance, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to summarize complex findings effectively.
• Experience in stakeholder management and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform CDD/KYC and AML checks on existing customers.
• Manage periodic review cases and maintain client documentation.
• Collaborate with the Financial Crime Compliance team.

Skills

Research and analytical skills

Effective written and oral communication

Self-motivated and organized

Stakeholder management

Experience in a regulated environment

Building relationships

Job description

Graduate Trainee, KYC Periodic Review Analyst

London, GB Full-Time Onboarding

Marex Overview

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,400 employees across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. For more information visitwww.marex.com .

Marex Graduate Programme

Embark on a transformative journey with Marex’s Full-Time Graduate Programme – an experience tailored to empower and support Analysts. Dive into the ‘Backpack to Briefcase’ bootcamp, unveiling the intricacies of financial services, Marex’s purpose, and strategic priorities. Join your team post-bootcamp, fostering connections through continuous training.

Learn, grow, and expand your network through a diverse array of sessions fast-tracking your understanding of Marex and the industry. Engage in workshops covering behavioural, cognitive skills, technical understanding, and business awareness, nurturing your professional development.

Throughout the programme, seize the opportunity to attend informal insight events and a lunch and learn series hosted by senior Marex Leaders. Gain exposure, ask questions, and gain real insights into the business from influential figures.

From day one, connect with a network of fellow graduates. Attend training and events together, creating bonds with those sharing your journey. Join Marex, where your passions align with purpose, and your strengths converge with our values.

Role Summary

The Periodic Review function is part of the KYC/On-Boarding function within Operations servicing the Marex Group globally. The primary objective is to ensure all clients maintain up to date due diligence documentation in line with Marex standards and policy. Periodic Review is a control function and have a responsibility to protect Marex and our clients, escalate issues where and when they arise and demonstrate a strong knowledge of KYC and AML to serve as a first line of defence.

To ensure that customers across the business divisions are periodically reviewed efficiently and in accordance with the relevant Group policies and procedures.

Overall Responsibilities

• Ensure that appropriate CDD/KYC and AML checks are performed on all existing customers, and in accordance with local regulatory requirements, in conjunction with the Financial Crime Compliance team.
• Ensure that appropriate customer categorizations are carried out in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
• Manage the Client Outreach process effectively and raise any issues or concerns to the PR Team Lead in a timely manner.
• Ensure that the integrity of the static data inputted by the Onboarding Team into the Client Data Base (a.k.a. PeopleSoft) is accurate. To be validated and amended during periodic review.
• Manage and prioritise the periodic review cases on a weekly basis.
• Ensure that complete records of all client documentation are maintained.
• Ensure that desk procedures are kept up to date.
• Ensure that the Front Office is advised, when necessary, of the relevant Group’s KYC minimum standards procedure and documentation requirements.
• To assist on ad-hoc trigger reviews, projects, audits that the Periodic Review department is required to carry out.
• Efficiently deal with general day-to-day ad-hoc queries.
• Work closely with the Financial Crime Compliance team.
• Keeping management informed of issues and developments in a timely manner.

Standard responsibilities for all roles:

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct and Marex’s Code of Conduct
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
• To escalate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time

Skills and Experience

• Research and analytical skills with the ability to summarise complex findings.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• Self-motivated, organised, pragmatic whilst being able to deliver under pressure.
• Analytical skills.
• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

• Respect – Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.
• Integrity – Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.
• Collaborative – We work in teams – open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.
• Developing our People – Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex Spectron the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.
• Adaptable and Nimble – Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.