Senior Financial Risk Specialist, Financial Conduct Authority
£53.8-80k
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Financial regulation service
Open for applications
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
£53.8-80k
Salary dependent on location
More information about 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
- Prior experience of at least one business model of the firms regulated by the FCA
- Prior experience of the risks inherent in the business models of financial services firms
- Demonstrable experience of presenting issues and judgements on critical matters to senior stakeholders both internal and external to an organisation
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in prudential risk management and regulatory frameworks, enabling effective assessment of firm resilience and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated ability to navigate and resolve complex prudential issues, applying sound judgement to deliver balanced and well-reasoned outcomes
- Demonstrated analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex information and articulate clear, evidence-based views, both verbally and in high quality written outputs
- Experience leading projects to completion within defined timelines and quality standards, ensuring delivery of robust and reliable outcomes
- A collaborative professional with a commitment to inclusion, able to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and promote alignment towards shared departmental objectives
- Experience in coaching and mentoring colleagues on professional and technical subjects, contributing to capability development and knowledge sharing within the team
What the job involves
- This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Regulatory
- 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)
- Sitting within the Specialist Directorate, the Financial Resilience department (FRD) leads the FCA’s efforts to minimise consumer and market harm from weaknesses in firms’ financial resilience by setting standards through rules and guidance, and by providing specialist supervision and data capabilities
- Conduct and support in-depth financial resilience assessments across a diverse portfolio of wholesale and retail firms, helping protect the stability and safety of the financial system, giving you exposure to complex business models and important regulatory work
- Support the delivery of high quality, timely analysis, ensuring regulatory decisions are well informed and effective, building your reputation for precision and efficiency in a demanding environment
- Evaluate and apply the most appropriate regulatory tools, helping firms meet financial resilience standards, deepening your knowledge in prudential regulation and enhancing your decision-making capability
- Coach and mentor associates within the team, building capability and confidence, while developing your own leadership and people management skills
- Collaborate closely with front line supervisors, contributing to joined up regulatory outcomes, expanding your network and deepening your understanding of supervisory practices
- Role model judgement, engagement, delivery, and self-management, aligned with FCA values, positioning yourself as a trusted and credible professional within the organisation
- Apply and deepen your understanding of prudential regulation frameworks, working across different regimes, enhancing your technical knowledge and broadening your regulatory knowledge
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and engage across varying prudential regimes, shaping outcomes and building alignment, giving you visibility and the opportunity to contribute to important strategic work
Application process
- Advert Close Date: 7th June 2026
- CV Review/Shortlist: 9th June 2026
- First Interview: W/C 15th June 2026
- We are recruiting for a 3-headcount position across three managers
- 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
Salary benchmarks
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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