Trade Surveillance Officer

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Alexander Mann Solutions (Contingent) Full time

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Trade Surveillance Officer for a 6 Month contract based in either London, Manchester or Edinburgh. Please note this will be a hybrid working model, 1 day per week in your closest office.

The Role;

As a Trade Surveillance Officer, you'll play a vital role in undertaking surveillance checks and fact-finding reviews to monitor trading activities and ultimately ensure compliance with market conduct policies and regulation. We'll look to you to contribute to improving existing surveillance systems as well as assisting in driving new technological solutions while having the opportunity to develop your analytical skills, in this collaborative and fast-paced role.

Responsibilities of the Role;

As a Trade Surveillance Officer, you'll assist in reviewing alert closure commentary to ensure it meets the alert review standards policy and assist with alert calibration, ensuring alerting remains robust and as accurate as possible.

Your role will also involve:

  • Pro-actively identifying potential or actual emerging risks and driving control enhancements to make sure that surveillance activities operate efficiently and provide appropriate risk mitigation.
  • Analysing activity for potential red flags and escalating appropriately
  • Assisting in providing in-depth analysis of alerts, including the use of market data, source system data, and alerting data
  • Supporting the development and implementation of an annual surveillance programme of work that completes on time.
  • Keeping up to date with changing regulations and policies

The skills you'll need;

We're looking for someone with experience of financial services businesses including investment banking. It will be crucial for you to have excellent logical and analytical skills and high levels of attention to detail. This will be coupled with the ability to source and assess multiple data and information points to help make risk-based decisions and solutions.

You'll also need:

  • A familiarity with the Fixed Income and Currency products, regulations, electronic trading concepts and risks
  • Previous quality assurance and calibration experience.
  • Knowledge of trading process and products
  • The ability to apply a technical understanding to data to solve complex problems.
  • To be adaptable to changing market situations, technology, and business needs
  • Previous involvement in project implementation and representation on relevant work streams
  • Knowledge of how to assist in the development of policies and procedures.
  • The ability to work with colleagues at all levels, with good listening and influencing skills.

Next Steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business



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