[Remote] Risk Analyst-Day Shift

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Topstep is a company focused on protecting firm and client capital. The Risk Analyst (Day Shift) is responsible for monitoring real-time trading activity, enforcing margin and liquidation policies, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards while collaborating with various teams. Responsibilities • Monitor all live trading accounts for margin sufficiency, exposure limits, and concentration risk • Enforce liquidation policies; confirm that auto-liquidation triggers are executed correctly • Validate risk alerts and escalation flows to the Desk and Risk Manager • Perform T+1 reconciliation of margin balances, trade data, and liquidation results between IB and FCM systems • Record exceptions, manual actions, and margin events in risk logs for audit traceability • Maintain all risk data and communications per CFTC Rule 1.31 and NFA supervisory requirements • Ensure that liquidation records, margin calls, and alerts are archived via Global Relay and internal S3 storage • Assist with internal and external audit requests • Partner with the Trade Desk to verify liquidations and resolve margin alerts • Coordinate with Engineering and Compliance on system anomalies or risk alerts • Work with Back Office to confirm debit reconciliations and promotional-credit validations • Generate daily risk reports and exposure metrics for leadership review • Contribute to the development of automated dashboards and KPIs • Support cross-department initiatives for risk automation Skills • 2–4 years' experience in risk, brokerage operations, or trade supervision (futures, FX, or equities) • Knowledge of CFTC / NFA margin and recordkeeping rules • Familiarity with risk platforms (e.g., T4, CQG, TT, or similar) • Strong Excel and analytical skills; able to reconcile large data sets accurately • Calm decision-making and judgment under pressure • Excellent written and verbal documentation habits • Series 3 license or willingness to obtain • Experience with FCM risk or trade surveillance systems • Familiarity with SQL or visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) • Prior exposure to automated risk alerting or incident-tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Slack workflows) Benefits • 10 Company paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. • Paid time off is accrued monthly. • Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees. • Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. • Employee referrals are bonused. • Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness. Company Overview • Topstep is a financial organization that enables resource traders to develop and learn in the trading industry. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job