Graduate Compliance Analyst (Sports)

About Us

Spreadex has been operating for 25 years as a sports and financial spread betting provider. The business expanded to offer fixed odds betting in 2010, casino betting in 2011 and CFD trading in 2017. Spreadex is the only global operator to offer all these services under one brand.

After 25 years of sustained profits, we’re now looking to take the next step and materially grow the business in the next 5 years on both the sports and financials side. Our ambitious plans are being supported by a material increase in our Marketing Budget and our expansion into Denmark.

This opening provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to join a growing team in a vibrant office based in St Albans, just outside London. The role will be a mix of working from the office and working from home.

About the Position

The Graduate Compliance Analyst (Sports) plays a key role in ensuring Spreadex’s compliance with the rules, regulations, and guidance of our respective regulators, chiefly the Gambling Commission and FCA with respect to our sports betting services.

This role’s responsibilities are:

• Responding to ad-hoc business questions and queries in relation to compliance. Escalating questions to appropriate senior staff members using the correct channels when not able to answer them personally.

• Responding to ad-hoc customer questions and queries in relation to compliance. Escalating questions to appropriate senior staff members using the correct channels when not able to answer them personally.

• Ensuring that all communication with customers is conducted in a polite, professional, sensitive and understanding manner with the highest standards of English used in written communication.

• Reviewing customer declared income and savings figures where there are signs of obvious inaccuracy or inconsistency.

• Assessing whether customers across brands with similar personal details are the same person.

• Categorising, verifying and assessing customer KYC documentation. Checking for authenticity and any signs of potential financial vulnerability on financial statements.

• Conducting customer interactions via live chat or phone to understand if customers with high levels of gambling spend are comfortable that they can afford the amounts they are depositing. Documenting the conversation held and any action taken.

• Conducting customer interactions via live chat or phone to understand if customers showing potential indicators of harm are at high risk of harm. Documenting the conversation held and any action taken.

• Undertaking enhanced due diligence assessments for higher risk customers. Gathering and verifying customer information. Screening against global sanctions lists and politically exposed persons (PEP) databases. Searching public records and news articles to identify adverse media. Assessing and documenting risk.

• Conducting anti-money laundering (AML) reviews for customers displaying given depositing behaviours. Ensuring records are up to date and scrutinising transactions. Screening against global sanctions lists and politically exposed persons (PEP) databases. Searching public records and news articles to identify adverse media. Deciding whether there are any grounds for knowledge or suspicion of money laundering and documenting the reasons for the decision.

• Reviewing advertising platforms and affiliate partners to ensure that holding a relationship with such partners would not lead to a breach of any regulatory requirements.

• Ensuring that all regulatory training is completed to the required standards in the required deadlines.

• Undertaking any other tasks or project work delegated by the Compliance Management Team.

About You

• This role is ideal for an individual looking for their first graduate role.

• Candidates should be educated to a degree level, with an excellent attention to detail, and excellent language and numeracy skills.

• Culturally, we are looking for a confident, self-motivated, and critical thinker with high analytical skills.

• The ability to be discreet when dealing with confidential requests.

• Be intellectually curious and have the confidence to follow up compliance concerns using your own initiative.

• Have proven organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work under pressure.

• Have the ability to develop good relationships with other departments and with clients.

• Great IT skills are a must.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme

• Hybrid working (3 days working from home), including 2 weeks remote working from any location after 6 months of service

• 25 days holiday, rising to 30 after 2 years

• Enhanced parental leave

• Contributory pension scheme

• Private medical insurance scheme

• Discounts for gym membership, travel & cinema

• Sabbatical after 10 years of service