Risk Assessment Analyst London, United Kingdom

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company based in London is seeking a Risk Assessment Analyst. The role involves conducting Enhanced Due Diligence reviews and investigating potential financial crime risks. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 2 years' experience in a high-risk client environment. The company offers competitive benefits and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Career support and development

Performance-based discretionary cash bonus

Daily company-paid lunch

Access to Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a brokerage or corporate banking environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform Enhanced Due Diligence review on applications.
• Investigate and process alerts from multiple queues.
• Evaluate and resolve negative news and potential PEP matches.

Skills

Attention to detail

Research skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Accounting, or Information Systems

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

About the Position

Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited, based in central London, is looking for a Risk Assessment Analyst to join our New Accounts department. We seek applicants with a keen attention to detail to join our Enhanced Due Diligence process. If you have experience in this field and like a fast-paced environment, this role might be for you! We operate a hybrid working model in one of the most iconic City of London towers on Fenchurch Street. And you will be pleased to hear we offer lunch from a selection of vendors every day you are in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Enhanced Due Diligence review on Individual and Corporate applications in accordance with policies and desktop procedures; identify and escalate potential AML risks;
• Analyse and verify the source of funds/wealth information through the public domain or documentation.
• Investigate and process alerts from multiple queues, sourcing information as appropriate from external sources and/or internal personnel to investigate and process alerts effectively;
• Evaluate and resolve negative news and/or red flags or potential PEP matches escalated by other New Account Teams;
• Run checks in the Offshore Leaks Database and conduct public domain searches for negative information about applicants and associated entities.
• Provide advice on issues and escalations to other New Accounts Teams to address difficult applications and independently recommend risk-based decisions to AML.
• Responsible for timely escalations of suspected financial crime to AML;
• Work closely with other New Account Teams and AML to review and evaluate all financial crime risks.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree/NFQ Level 7 with a major or concentration in Finance, Law, Accounting, or Information Systems, etc.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience and familiarity, preferably gained in brokerage or corporate banking environment, with onboarding or reviewing high-risk client relationships and carrying out EDD.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Strong research, investigatory, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make risk-based recommendations and articulate those persuasively to other departments-
• Prior experience in a highly automated environment and/or a high degree of comfort with computers and technology.
• Intermediate experience with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, medium-sized office environment.

Location and hours

20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 8AF

Benefits

• Career support and development
• Salary commensurate with experience
• Performance-based discretionary cash bonus scheme
• Discretionary stock grant
• Group Life Assurance cover
• Group Income Protection
• Occupation pension scheme based on Gross earnings
• Above statutory annual leave, increasing with service
• We currently offer daily company-paid lunch and healthy snack options throughout the day (when working from the office)
• Access to Private Medical Insurance, Dental Plan and/or Health Cash Plan (including dependants)
• Travel season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme.

Interactive Brokers is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to offering employees a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

If you have what it takes to become part of our London office team, please apply today!

Interactive Brokers (UK) values in promoting, monitoring, implementing best practices, policies and procedures and culture in adhering to and promoting the FCA Consumer Duty with the organisation.