Trade Surveillance Analyst - (Temp)

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