Personal Assistant to Two Heads of Department, Financial Conduct Authority
Finance & Corporate Services
£31.6-35k
Financial regulation service
Be an early applicant
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£31.6-35k
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
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with FCA systems
- Previous experience in a personal assistant role that managed diaries
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with experience building relationships with key stakeholders
- Effective time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks
- Solutions-oriented and able to meet tight deadlines while handling multiple priorities
- Committed to improving work processes for greater efficiency
- Professional representation of the management team, acting as a key support extension
- Ability to analyse ambiguous information, seek clarity and make informed recommendations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, accuracy and professionalism when handling sensitive information
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
- The role will support two Heads of Departments in Finance & Corporate Services
- Finance Strategy & Reporting is responsible for finance policy, financial and statutory reporting, tax, treasury management and oversight of the FCA’s pension schemes. The team also provides business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, planning and financial analysis to support decision-making across the organisation
- Portfolio Management Unit (PMU) oversees the FCA’s change portfolio, ensuring effective prioritisation, governance and delivery to agreed time, budget and quality standards. The team provides assurance and performance reporting to senior leadership, supports integrated project design and coordinates business planning across Finance & Corporate Services and the wider FCA
- Manage diaries and inboxes for both Heads of Departments, ensuring timely responses and efficient scheduling
- Oversee review, distribution and tracking of papers, delegations and follow-ups with stakeholders
- Handle expenses, purchase orders and provide system guidance, along with ad-hoc administrative tasks
- Prepare and circulate meeting packs, agendas, minutes and action items for productive meetings
- Liaise with the Directorate’s Executive Assistant and Director’s PA, assisting with administrative duties and providing cover where necessary
- Act as the SharePoint and Records Management super user across both departments, maintaining accurate and secure electronic records in line with information governance requirements and handling confidential information with discretion
- Act as the Pulse super user across both departments, ensuring departmental pages are accurate, well maintained and kept up to date
- Work with other PAs across F&Cs to ensure diary management cover for periods of leave
Application process
- Job advert closes: Midnight, 18th May 2026
- CV Review/Shortlist: 20th May 2026
- Interview: commencing 27th 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
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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