Operational Risk Analyst

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Sydney, New South Wales
In-Office
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role

If you also believe that everyone should be able to achieve their financial potential, then you’ll love contributing to CMC Markets’ company vision of providing the ultimate trading experience. Seize the opportunity to progress your career in the fintech industry by joining a global leader in CFD trading and share investing.

Grow yourself personally and professionally with a company that’s growing with you, by global expansion and product offering.

The role of Operational Risk Analyst, based in our Barangaroo Sydney office, offers something new every day. You will learn across products and departments, expanding your knowledge of OTC derivatives and stockbroking in a dynamic, fast-paced company with multijurisdictional exposure and a solid foundation.

Why You'll Like Working Here:

Just some of the reasons you’ll love working here include:

  • Continuous learning: Our generous L&D program covers both technical, performance and leadership training, ensuring you're always learning new skills.
  • Leave benefits: Accrue 5 additional annual leave entitlements each year called My Days, as well as 5 extra annual leave days once you pass 12 months. Enjoy your birthday off to spend time with family and friends, on us! Utilise a free annual charity day to give back to your community.
  • Unlimited access to a dedicated benefits & wellbeing hub where you can save money through various retailer discounts, and make use of a variety of resources that will enhance your physical and mental wellbeing
  • Collaboration: We believe that great things happen when smart people work together, that’s why we’ve made the decision to work five days in the office.
  • $0 Trades: Staff & family trading accounts with CMC Markets Invest have access to the best brokerage rates in the market - $0 trades for all domestic and international equity orders!
  • Office perks: Help yourself to free breakfast cereals, condiments, and coffee to fuel your workday. Our culture club provides opportunities for everyone whether you’re into fitness, pizza making classes, socialising or bringing out your competitive side in trivia or lawn bowls!

What You’ll Be Working On:

You will be joining an established, hardworking and multiskilled department, gaining exposure to compliance, financial crime and AML.

As Operational Risk Analyst, you’ll be:

  • Managing reported incidents, including investigation, key resolutions and signoffs
  • Contributing to committees, such as Policies & Procedures and Business Continuity Management
  • Preparing operations risk reports for the board and board committees
  • Interacting with greater parts of CMC, including department heads

What Will Help You Be Successful:

  • Financial services experience, preferably in a similar industry, with exposure to operational risk
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with varied responsibilities
  • Being inquisitive and self-organised, able to take initiative and work autonomously
  • Ability to pick up new systems quickly and willingness to take on a challenge
  • Eligibility to work in Australia permanently

The Things We Live By:

CMC Markets is powered by our people. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people feel confident to be themselves, feel valued and are able to do their best work. We don’t just value differences and unique perspectives, we seek them out and we invite them in, because we know it will lead to better outcomes for everyone.

Click on the link to find out more about the things we live by at CMC Markets CMC Markets - Culture Video

We’re always on the lookout for great people, so even if you don’t feel you are a 100% fit, apply with your up-to-date CV and we’ll consider you for this role and any other suitable opportunities across the business.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please be vigilant when applying for jobs online. CMC Markets will never request personal identification details, such as Date of Birth or Tax File Number prior to an offer being made. If your initial application is successful, regardless of whether you've applied directly or through an approved recruiter, you will always liaise with a representative from CMC's Talent Acquisition team. We will only discuss a role you have formally applied for via phone or email (CMC Markets email address); and never via Facebook or Telegram.

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The Company
1,366 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

CMC Markets is a leading global provider of online trading and investing, with a comprehensive retail, professional and institutional offering. Established in 1989, headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, we have offices in Australia, China, Singapore, and across Europe.

Over 1m traders and investors* worldwide have access to our proprietary platforms, native mobile trading apps, and MetaTrader 4. Our clients can trade on a huge range of financial instruments through our award-winning spread betting, CFD and share trading platforms**.

We provide transparent, competitive pricing, market insights, and dedicated, 24/5 customer service.

*1.388 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets invest and CFD platforms globally, as at August 2023.
**Awards include: No.1 Web Platform & No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; Best Forex Broker, Good Money Guide Awards 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023; CFD Provider of the Year, Investors' Chronicle/Financial Times Celebration of Investment Awards 2023; No.1 Platform Technology, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2022; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2022.


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