Investigator Complaints
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Job Summary
Job title: Investigator - Complaints
Division: Risk & Compliance Oversight
Department: Complaints
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) 43100 and London 47300
This role is graded as: 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.
The Complaints Department sits within Risk and Compliance Oversight Division (R&CO) which performs the second line of defence function in the FCA.
R&CO helps the FCA identify assess and report risks that threaten the FCAs ability to deliver its statutory objectives.
Role Responsibilities
Guide complex complaint investigations with diverse sources (systems reports governance papers) to uncover insights that drive better outcomes
Shape strategic improvements by identifying root causes of issues and recommending solutions that strengthen processes and prevent recurrence
Influence senior decision-making by presenting clear evidence-based findings to stakeholders ensuring lessons are learned and performance improves
Deliver high-quality outputs under pressure including concise reports letters and committee papers meeting strict deadlines and service standards
Manage a dynamic caseload of complaints in a fast-paced target led environment ensuring timely and fair resolutions
Drive continuous improvement by feeding insights from complaints into departmental analysis helping shape future policy and operational excellence
Represent the FCAs commitment to accountability ensuring transparency and trust through rigorous solo investigations
Skills required
Minimum:
Prior experience leading or contributing to analytical outputs such as investigations risk assessments or research reports
Prior experience of reviewing and assessing large volumes of material to form evidence-based judgement
Essential:
Experience in proposing pragmatic recommendations and solutions to problems
Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate confidently credibly and in a probing manner with colleagues senior management and subject-matter experts
Excellent analytical skills and able to consider the wider business context with a curious and probing attitude (i.e. a person who does not take statements at face value but who investigates the factual position in order to make informed and well-reasoned judgements)
Ability to balance and manage multiple priorities working alone and in a team and manage several work streams simultaneously with a flexible proactive and positive approach to the way you work with the ability to apply initiative and work in a changing environment
Excellent stakeholder management skills which includes the ability to promote productive working relationships and collaborate with senior stakeholders in other Divisions and R&CO
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 and 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
Were proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
Timeline:
Job advert close: w/c 23rd November
CV Review/Shortlist: 25th November
Case Study: w/c 1st December
First stage 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.
Key Skills
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Bank Secrecy Act
- Bioinformatics
- Fraud
- Genetics
- Interviewing
- Law Enforcement
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Writing Skills
About Company
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
