Listings Corporate Finance Senior Specialist
Listings Corporate Finance Senior Specialist
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Listings Corporate Finance Senior Specialist
Salary: Edinburgh ranging from 52400 to 72540 and London 57700 to 80000 per annum salary offered will be based on skills and experience
Are you interested in joining a team that plays a key role in the regulation of capital markets activity in the UK
The team/ department
The Listings Department sits within the Market Oversight Directorate (MO) at the Financial Conduct Authority. The Department has a key role in the regulation of capital markets activity in the UK. We are currently recruiting a Senior Associate to join our Listings Department. The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain a sound and practical working knowledge of primary markets regulation along with in depth exposure to the transactions making the headlines in the business pages.
What you will be doing (the role)
You will work in small case teams assigned to review draft prospectuses and circulars assess eligibility of companies for listing on the London market and respond to written queries on the interpretation of the regime in novel and complex area
You will act as a first reader in the case team and will be responsible for preparing comments on the documents provided by companies managing transaction timetables and liaising with companies advisors
The work of the team is marketfacing highly time critical and can require challenging judgments to be made in often pressured circumstances
What you will get from the role
The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain a sound and practical working knowledge of primary markets regulation along with in depth exposure to the transactions making the headlines in the business pages including major IPOs equity capital raises such as rights issues Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity and nonequity issuances including structured products sukuks high yield bonds and medium term note programmes. You will also develop project management and influencing skills take on significant levels of responsibility and deal with a variety of advisers on technical issues
You will have a rare opportunity to be involved in the workings of the FCA as capital markets regulator at a time of considerable change. You will enjoy a unique insight into the full spectrum of capital markets activity with the opportunity to have a real impact whilst working collaboratively towards a common goal alongside a range of internal and external stakeholders
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa
A noncontributory Pension of at least 8 of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age up to 12 a month once you reach age 35
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection
We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60 of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in either our London or Edinburgh office.
The skills and experience you will have
We are a signatory to the Governments Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Minimum
Experience of the wider capital markets and/or the corporate transactions carried out by listed companies
Experience of managing stakeholders
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting
Essential
Good attention to detail and strong analytical and verbal reasoning skills
Excellent communications skills including written English
A cando attitude with the ability to work under pressure and manage a large workload whilst maintaining focus and high standards
Highly effective influencing skills including delivering difficult messages and a positive attitude to dealing with external parties with a commitment to building effective relationships
A team player with the ability to work independently when required
Strong organisational skills with the proven ability to prioritise work and escalate issues
The ability to digest a large amount of written information and identify relevant issues from such information
Wider experience of capital markets for example equity capital markets (ECM) and/or debt capital markets (DCM) knowledge of closed and openended investment fund structures and asset management or the broader European capital markets regulatory framework
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do our threeyear strategy can be found here.
The FCAs Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this we particularly welcome applications from women disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Associate role.
Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.Many of our staff work flexibly including working parttime staggered hours and job shares.We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we wont judge you for asking.
Useful information
Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 25/04/2025
This role is graded as Senior Associate Regulatory
Got a question
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For external applicants please contact
What to expect from our interview process
The interview process is likely to be over two stages where your technical and competencybased skills will be assessed.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement disability or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Security Clearance/Vetting
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal applications sent via email will not be accepted.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
