Lead Auditor, Financial Conduct Authority
12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
£53.8-70k
Salary dependent on location
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2-4 days a week in office
Financial regulation service
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Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£53.8-70k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
2-4 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
- This role suits someone who thrives in a complex, strategic environment, enjoys varied work, brings a forensic mindset and is comfortable engaging with senior management
- Candidates should demonstrate professionalism, credibility, integrity, curiosity, sharp critical thinking and ownership of their work and career development
- Demonstrated experience delivering work as part of a team, delivering through others, evidenced by meeting agreed deadlines across multiple tasks, projects, or deliverables
- Clear and concise written communication skills, demonstrated through producing clear, concise written outputs such as reports, briefings, summaries, or stakeholder updates
- Demonstratable experience of analysing information, including reviewing and synthesising information from multiple sources to identify risks, issues, or trends and make evidence‑based judgements or recommendations
- Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships and communicating professionally with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of the organisation
- Advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to interpret complex or ambiguous issues, question assumptions, distil key messages and develop practical, well-reasoned recommendations
- A forensic level of attention to detail, with the ability to rapidly understand complex material and seek, test and validate evidence to support conclusions or verify claims
- Confidence to question constructively, ask probing questions and follow issues through to resolution, showing persistence and professionalism when faced with challenge or resistance
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen attentively, persuade respectfully and collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives
- Sound professional judgement, with the ability to weigh evidence, assess options and make balanced decisions
- A motivated and creative approach to problem-solving, identifying alternative ways of working that add value and improve outcomes
What the job involves
- Department: Internal Audit
- 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
- Internal Audit adds value by providing independent assurance on the effectiveness of the FCA’s and PSR’s risk management, governance and control frameworks, supporting them to meet their objectives. Our vision is to be a trusted partner, applying best practice and promoting accountability to deliver insight, support ongoing improvements and support delivery of the FCA & PSR Strategy
- The Internal Audit Division sits at the heart of the FCA, reports to the Board and Audit Committee and acts as the FCA and PSR’s third line of defence
- Internal Audit is offering a twelve‑month fixed‑term contract at Senior Associate level
- Support and coordinate non‑financial Internal Audit reviews under the supervision of Review Managers, gaining exposure across the FCA and its regulatory activities
- Assess key risks, controls and processes (regulatory and operational), evaluating their design and operational effectiveness in line with Internal Audit methodology and Global Internal Audit Standards
- Apply analytical skills to synthesise information from multiple sources and form sound judgements on audit scope, findings and control effectiveness
- Use project management disciplines to deliver audits to agreed milestones, manage dependencies and escalate delivery risks promptly
- Identify issues and root causes, articulating control weaknesses, gaps and strategic risks supported by sufficient and reliable evidence
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior and executive management, demonstrating confidence, professionalism and constructive challenge
- Produce clear, concise and high‑quality audit reports for FCA leadership, setting out evidence‑based findings and value‑adding recommendations
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across the organisation, contributing to a collaborative and effective audit function
Application process
- Job advert closes: midnight, 23rd April 2026
- CV Review/Shortlist: 27th April 2026
- Interview: w/c 4th 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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