Lead Consumer Finance Data Team Associate, Financial Conduct Authority
£60.7-86.6k
Salary is dependent on location
Financial regulation service
Be an early applicant
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£60.7-86.6k
Salary is dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy.
Role
Who you are
- Experience of complex data analysis
- Experience using advance SQL and Python / Pyspark experience is desirable
- Experience of communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation including translating complex technical information for a non-technical audience
- Innovation – able to identify solutions to complex problems quickly and with limited information available
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal – able to present analysis effectively in a clear and compelling way to a diverse audience, presenting complex technical issues in a clear and digestible format and providing constructive feedback to team members
- Experience of prioritising your own and others workloads – manages time effectively and uses sound judgement to identify and prioritise the highest value work
- Ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders – coordinating department activities with internal stakeholders, and to flex your style to build consensus and influence a range of diverse stakeholders
- Strong sense of accountability – you should be able to demonstrate that you take ownership of problems and drive forward pragmatic action-based solutions
What the job involves
- We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services
- SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition)
- The Consumer Finance Directorate oversees policy and supervision for over 30,000 firms across consumer credit, credit unions and claims management, , aiming to ensure fair access to credit, early support for those in financial difficulty, and timely, high-quality debt advice
- You will play a vital role in developing our analysis of a new Product Sales Data return leading a group of analysts and data experts, sharing insights and supporting the development of the team. This will also give you the opportunity to lead on aspects of the Consumer Finance Data Strategy, growing your experience in designing solutions and approaches to problems that deliver high business value for frontline colleagues
- Set a clear strategic vision by identifying and prioritising the highest value analysis, ensuring work aligns with the FCA and Consumer Finance strategy and directly supports organisational objectives
- Drive impact through collaboration by engaging stakeholders and working closely with frontline teams across the Consumer Finance and Data, Technology and Innovation directorates, and the wider FCA, to deliver joined up insight
- Solve complex problems creatively by developing innovative solutions that respond to the scale and sophistication of the data and analytical challenges
- Unlock value from major datasets by working with one of the largest data collections the FCA receives and applying novel analytical approaches to generate powerful insights
- Lead and enable high performance by overseeing a large, skilled team of analysts and delivering high value outcomes through others
- Shape outcomes across the organisation by applying strategic judgement to focus effort on the most valuable work, demonstrating how analysis supports all four pillars of the FCA strategy
Application process
- Advert Closing: 6th May at 23:59
- CV Review/Shortlist: 8th May 2026
- First Stage Interviews 14th May to the 22nd May 2026
- Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time
Our take
Developed on the back of the Financial Services Act of 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority is a regulatory body that acts as a regulator for financial firms, ensuring the integrity of the financial markets in the UK. Broadly focused on financial companies that provide consumer services, it’s governed by the Bank of England and therefore acts independently of the government.
The FCA is responsible for regulatory innovations, such as stronger customer authentication requirements, including biometric and code requirements for payments, that have clamped down on fraud and improved security for national consumers. The FCA also introduced the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision in 2017.
The organisation’s independence from government ensures its impartiality as a regulator. In the late 2010s, it set up the cryptoasset registration, a department responsible for ensuring the legality of crypto payments. This has become an important aspect of national counter terrorism measures, and exemplifies the complex and vital work that the organisation carries out.
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Company benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
Company HQ
Stratford Cross, London, UK
Leadership
Nikhil Rathi
(CEO)Previously the Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and was the Chief of Staff and Director of International Development at the London Stock Exchange. Studied at St Anne's College Oxford.
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