Fraud and AML Compliance Analyst

Interactive Brokers is looking to hire a full-time Compliance Fraud Analyst in our office in Chicago, IL. This is a position with excellent growth potential for highly motivated and exceptional performers. Compliance Fraud Analysts will report to a Compliance Manager in our Chicago office and will assist with ensuring the firm complies with Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, industry AML, and securities laws and regulations.

• Conduct thorough surveillance report reviews and ad hoc investigations into potential fraud, money laundering, manipulative trading and other potential violations of laws and regulations.
• Perform fraud investigations and communicate resolutions to management.
• Analyze the results of complex investigations and provide concise written conclusions of your findings to your Compliance Manager.
• Communicate directly with U.S. and foreign clients as part of compliance related reviews.
• Identity potential threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious behavior patterns and recommend effective mitigation measures. 
• Work with programmers to improve systems and address compliance needs. 
• Review and draft Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”)

The ideal candidate will have some regulatory compliance experience working for an exchange, a regulatory organization, a Broker Dealer (BD), a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) or similar organization.  Alternatively, experience in internal audit, legal, accounting or other control function of a financial services firm or regulator would be beneficial. In the absence of direct industry experience, we will also consider applicants with excellent Bachelor’s-level educational credentials who have some background in law, accounting, data analytics or similar areas with strong analytical and quantitative skills. In order to thrive and succeed in a remote work environment candidates must be focused, adaptable, collaborative and have strong time management skills.

Preferred qualifications include:

•  1-3 years of experience conducting fraud or financial crimes investigations on behalf of an SRO, Broker Dealer or FCM.
• College degree is required. Acceptable majors include: Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Criminal Justice, Economics, Forensic Science/Technology or Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigations.
• 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