Trading Surveillance Analyst at The Judge Group Inc. in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Location: REMOTE

Salary: $30,000.00 USD Annually - $50,000.00 USD Annually

Description:
Position: Trade Surveillance Analyst


Location: 100% remote


Duration: 12 month+ contract


Must be us citizen or GC


Key Responsibilities


•Identify potential suspicious activity such as suspicious money movements, insider trading, conflict of interest or trading on material, non-public information, and market manipulation scenarios through investigations and analysis of trading alerts.


•Research market-moving events, conduct an analysis of the trading in the context of the trades being reviewed, develop and support a recommendation.


•Applying research and analytic techniques to digest complex information sets to make logical and adequately supported determinations in regard to unusual and potentially suspicious activity.


•Develop narratives with supporting evidence to mitigate or escalate red flags associated with insider trading, market manipulation, fraud and money laundering.


•Coordinate with the team leads on trade-related investigations, potential money laundering investigations and potential escalations which may result in the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR).


Basic Qualifications


•Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and a minimum of two (2) years relevant experience (Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education or advanced degree).


•Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g., BSA, OFAC, FinCEN guidance).


•Knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance functions such as OFAC Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, KYC, CDD, EDD and/or Financial Fraud Investigations.


•Understanding of the legal, corporate governance, and regulatory environment related to the BSA and USA PATRIOT Act.


•Experience working with manual and system generated alerts/cases for the detection of potentially suspicious activity.


•Knowledge of US reporting requirements as it relates to suspicious activity reports and cash transaction activity.


•Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing activities and fraud, as it appears in transactional data.


•Transaction analysis skills.


•Experience composing and filing Suspicious Activity Reports.


•Strong analytical and research skills.


•The ability to excel within a team environment and independently.


•Two (2) to four (4) years' experience/working knowledge of many different product types such as fixed-income securities, equity options, and other derivatives such as CDS and CFDs.


•Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills (Pivot tables, VLookup, experience with large data sets, proficient in data manipulation and presentation).


•The ability to work in a production driven environment.


•Effective oral and written communication skills.


•Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Suite Products.


•Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new policies, procedures, and vendor systems.


•A demonstrable willingness to work more than 40 hours when needed.


Preferred Qualifications


•Interest in capital markets, current events, and financial news.


•Ability to identify and draft a narrative explaining trading strategies.


•Strong communication skills, comfort developing a recommendation and supporting it by presenting and explaining analysis.


•Team player with great attitude and work ethic.

Contact: ckelly@judge.com


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