Senior Financial Specialist, Financial Conduct Authority
£52.4-78.3k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
Financial regulation service
Job no longer available
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£52.4-78.3k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
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
- Trained at graduate level in accounting or financial analysis or data analysis and with relevant professional qualification (or close to obtaining such a professional qualification)
- Demonstrable experience working in a role involving accounting, financial analysis or data analysis
- Bring curiosity and an investigative approach to analysing information and exploring issues in depth
- Effectively prioritise tasks and manage deadlines while maintaining a calm, organised approach
- Communicate clearly in writing and in person, with the ability to contribute to well structured reports
- Work collaboratively as part of an inclusive, supportive team that delivers results together
- Adapt positively to change, welcoming new ideas and innovative ways of working
- Prior experience within a regulatory agency or the financial services sector
What the job involves
- The Authorisations Division serves as the initial point of contact for firms and individuals seeking to provide regulated financial services in the UK, making authorisation decisions to ensure applicants meet the FCA’s standards
- Sitting within the Authorisations Division, the Wholesale Department brings together a collaborative and supportive team of ten specialists who provide insightful financial analysis, prudential resources and data analysis
- The department partners closely with colleagues across the division, creating an inclusive environment where shared learning, openness and collective problem-solving are highly valued
- Analyse financial information including past financial accounts, forecasts about the projected performance of the proposed business or distilled throughout an application form and other public documents of firms seeking FCA approval, supporting decisions that protect market integrity and consumers across the UK
- Work collaboratively with a team of highly experienced accountants and financial analysts to translate complex financial and data insights into clear, risk‑focused conclusions
- Provide clear, supportive advice to colleagues across the division, helping them form a view on which risks, and harms matter most, and how a firm might mitigate
- Build positive, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including applicant firms
- Help build financial and data capability across Authorisations, contributing to a culture of shared learning and professional growth
- Contribute to work that directly improves outcomes for millions of UK consumers by ensuring only responsible firms enter the financial market
Application process
- End Date: March 11, 2026
- Job advert close: 9th March 2026 at Midnight
- CV Review/Shortlist: 11th March 2026
- Case Study Assessment & Interviews: 20th March 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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