Lead Supervisor - Corporate Finance Firms
Division: Market Interventions Infrastructure & Exchanges
Department: Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 59100 to 67700 and London from 64900 to 75000(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Lead Associate
Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox via Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
About the FCA and team
We regulate financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair thriving and effective. By joining us youll 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 in the Infrastructure & Exchanges directorate the MI Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms Department oversees key market infrastructure and around 440 corporate finance firms while shaping trading venue policy to support fair orderly and transparent markets across asset classes.
Role responsibilities:
Guide and prioritise team efforts to ensure resources are focused on high-impact supervisory work.
Manage and develop colleagues fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
Assess firm strategies and risks using data insights to protect consumers and market integrity.
Shape and deliver supervision strategies that drive meaningful change and regulatory outcomes.
Engage directly with firms setting clear expectations and using influence or powers to improve behaviours.
Collaborate and escalate working with internal stakeholders and senior management to resolve issues effectively.
Skills required:
Minimum:
Proven experience working in either a financial service environment such as firms legal and consultancy or other regulatory and government organisations
Proven experience within qualitative and quantitative analysis (including of financial information)
Essential:
Knowledge of wholesale financial markets in particular experience in a corporate finance and primary capital markets role in business compliance or internal audit
Experience in interpreting and questioning information and forming strong evidence-based judgements in particular from complex regulatory investigations or investigations involving serious fraud or other complex financial crime
Ability to communicate clearly and with assurance (in both verbal and written form)
Experience of managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to work collaboratively within a team and independently
Ability to prioritise competing goals and have proven organisation skills
Ability to maintain focus and high standards whilst working under pressure
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
Non-contributory pension (812% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
Private healthcare with Bupa income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually
A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.
Our Values & Culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one thats free from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.
If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability Confident: Our Hiring Approach
Useful Information and Timeline
Timeline:
Advert Close: 9th November
CV Review/Shortlist: 11th November
Case Study: w/c 19th November
Competency Based Interview: w/c 8th December
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for around 50,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 48,000 firms