Market Surveillance Officer - 12 month FTC
The Market Surveillance Officer is responsible for Trade and Order Surveillance of the ABN AMRO Clearing’s client activity on the UK and European markets.
The role is based in London and positioned in Pre-Trade, AML and Market Surveillance Team within the Risk Department. The role reports to the Regional Head of Pre-Trade, AML and Market Surveillance based in Amsterdam and as such the role will require occasional business travel to Amsterdam. There will be a local reporting line into 2LOD Compliance function for HR purposes in London.
The regional Pre-Trade, AML and Market Surveillance team is responsible for Pre-Trade Risk Management, Transaction Monitoring and Filtering, as well as Trade and Order Surveillance. The present role will focus specifically on Trade and Order Surveillance, with the other tasks discharged by colleagues in the Amsterdam office. The team reports to the European Chief Risk Officer based in Amsterdam.
o Trade and order surveillance: Handling alerts on T+1 basis, including alert review, investigation, escalation, and reporting, as appropriate.
o Coordinate the annual review and calibrations,
o Engage with key stakeholders in Compliance and Middle Office/Technology on day-to-day work, system and data delivery, and resolving any issues impeding daily work;
o Coordinate and contribute to reporting and improving the existing MI and data analytics;
o Assist in training and supervising more junior team members, including with regard to alert handling, investigations and escalations.
ABN AMRO is an enterprising bank with a primary focus on Northwest Europe. We serve clients in the retail, private banking and corporate banking sectors. We are also present internationally in a number of specialist activities, such as Corporate and Commercial Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.
At ABN AMRO we have a clear purpose: Banking for better, for generations to come. The shift towards sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Supporting our clients at times that matter has always been our role and our responsibility. Together, we aim high and work towards lasting relationships that are relevant and responsible, both now and in the future. We want to be the bank that leads the way.
Our strategy goes far beyond financial value: we want to accelerate the transition to sustainability. We do this by supporting and advising our clients in order to facilitate their sustainability shift. Our commitment to clients, employees, investors and society calls for clear direction, focus and dedication.
We concentrate on our three strategic pillars:
- Support our clients transition to sustainability
- Reinvent the customer experience
- Build a future-proof bank
Our strategy requires a culture of working together and permanent learning. It's only with this mindset that we unleash the best in ourselves to deliver a high standard of performance. ABN AMRO's culture is the catalyst for the evolution in which we find ourselves: our people are imaginative, trust each other and do just that little bit extra to help clients.
ABN AMRO UK is part of the Corporate Banking business line and operates the following businesses in the UK:
- Corporate and Institutional Banking which includes Corporate Banking, Clearing, Global Markets - Sales & Trading and Financial Institutions
- Commercial Banking which includes Asset Based Finance and International Desk, which provides transactional banking services
Our business lines are supported by a number of functions such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, IT, Finance (Including Tax), Business Management and Human Resources. We currently employ approx. 380 people in the UK.
- Ideally degree educated or strong academic record.
- Fluent English
- A substantial amount of relevant surveillance experience, with focus on Market Abuse detection and Trade Surveillance
- Excellent working knowledge of surveillance software for trade surveillance, in particular Nasdaq’s NTS/SMARTS
- Solid understanding of market abuse regulations in Europe and UK (MAR and REMIT)
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience in working on MARA Risk Assessments
- Experience in reporting and MI collation
- Experience in training junior colleagues and supervising their work
- A team player with strong written and verbal communication skills
Joining ABN AMRO means working on meaningful projects. Projects that have an impact on our clients. Working with a wide range of people with different backgrounds, opinions and ideas. In the UK, in the Netherlands or elsewhere in our international network. We offer an environment where you will be challenged on a daily basis - professionally as well as on a personal level - so that you can grow to become the professional you want to be.
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For more information please contact Niki Champion, Senior Resourcing Partner, UKrecruitment@uk.abnamro.com, +44 203 192 9342.