New Accounts - Risk Assessment Analyst

Interactive Brokers Group
Hong Kong
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 2-3 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Communication","Research","Investigatory","Problem-solving","Risk-based decision making","Multitasking","Self-motivation","Troubleshooting","Client-focused responsibility"]

Support Interactive Brokers’ New Accounts onboarding by performing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and risk reviews for individual and corporate applications. Investigate AML/KYC, sanctions, and PEP issues, verify sources of funds/wealth, and evaluate negative news and alert queues. Use offshore leaks and public-domain searches, escalate suspected financial crime to AML, and collaborate with other New Accounts teams to recommend risk-based decisions while maintaining strong client relationships.

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Interactive Brokers Group
Interactive Brokers Group
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New Accounts - Risk Assessment Analyst

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Job Summary

Support Interactive Brokers’ New Accounts onboarding by performing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and risk reviews for individual and corporate applications. Investigate AML/KYC, sanctions, and PEP issues, verify sources of funds/wealth, and evaluate negative news and alert queues. Use offshore leaks and public-domain searches, escalate suspected financial crime to AML, and collaborate with other New Accounts teams to recommend risk-based decisions while maintaining strong client relationships.
Location: Hong Kong
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews on individual and corporate applications and identify/escalate potential AML risks.
  • •Analyze and verify sources of funds and wealth using public domain information or documentation.
  • •Investigate and process alerts from multiple queues by sourcing information from external sources and/or internal personnel.
  • •Evaluate negative news and/or red flags and potential PEP matches, including running Offshore Leaks Database and public-domain searches.
  • •Escalate suspected financial crime to AML and work with other New Accounts teams to recommend risk-based decisions and address difficult applications.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalAnnual LeaveMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in client service and/or financial services, preferably in brokerage or corporate banking with onboarding or reviewing high-risk client relationships.
  • •Experience performing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and familiarity with AML/KYC and high-risk client reviews.
  • •Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Cantonese; Mandarin is advantageous.
  • •Strong research, investigatory, and problem-solving skills with the ability to make and explain risk-based recommendations.
  • •Comfort with technology and computers, including intermediate proficiency with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.
Experience:2-3 yearsFinancial servicesBrokerageCorporate banking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Attention to detailCommunicationResearchInvestigatoryProblem-solvingRisk-based decision makingMultitaskingSelf-motivationTroubleshootingClient-focused responsibility
Languages:EnglishCantoneseMandarin
Tech Stack:MS OutlookMS WordMS ExcelOffshore Leaks Database

Company Brief

Interactive Brokers Group
Operates an electronic trading platform providing brokerage services for individuals and institutions across global markets, offering equities, options, futures, forex, bonds, and related clearing and custody services with advanced trading technology and low-cost executions.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Greenwich, United States
Founded: 1977
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