Senior EDD/AML Analyst

Senior EDD/AML Analyst

(Senior Risk Assessment Analyst)

Office Location - North Dock One, 91/92 North Wall Quay, Dublin, D01 H7V7

Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (IBIE) is part of the globally recognised entity - Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), a dynamically growing, leading global brokerage firm with offices worldwide.

Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (IBIE), is part of the wider Interactive Brokers Group servicing over 2.5 million clients in more than 200 countries & territories. We are based in Dublin 1 with over 120 employees of the wider 2900+ global headcount. Our innovative products allows our clients access to 150 global markets in as many as 26 currencies. Our mission is to create technology to provide liquidity on better terms. Compete on price, speed, size, diversity of global products and advanced trading tools.

IBIE is looking to add to their New Accounts Team a Senior EDD/AML Analyst within their Risk Assessment Team

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive enhanced due diligence investigations on high-risk clients, including politically exposed persons, clients from high-risk jurisdictions, and complex corporate structures in accordance with internal policies and desktop procedures.
• Research and analyse beneficial ownership structures to identify ultimate beneficial owners and control relationships.
• Evaluate source of wealth and source of funds information for high-net-worth individuals and entities using the public domain and/or documentation.
• Perform adverse media screening and analyse findings to assess reputational and financial crime risks.
• Prepare detailed, well-documented enhanced due diligence reports with clear risk assessments and recommendations and present these to senior management.
• Provide advice on issues and escalations to other New Accounts Teams to address difficult applications and independently recommend risk-based decisions to management.
• Liaise with relationship managers and business units to gather additional client information.
• Identify potential suspicious activities and escalate concerns through appropriate channels.
• Mentor Junior analysts and provide quality assurance reviews of their work.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of EDD policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Participate in special projects related to regulatory changes, remediation efforts, or process enhancements.
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher with a major or concentration in Finance, Law, Accounting, or Information Systems, etc, or comparable work experience in a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience and familiarity, preferably gained in brokerage or corporate banking environment, with on-boarding or reviewing high risk client relationships and carrying out EDD.
• Relevant financial crime qualification e.g. ICA or ACAMS are a must.
• 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 and senior management.
• Prior experience in a highly automated environment and/or high degree of comfort with computers and technology.
• Intermediate experience with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Ability to work, keep deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

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