Job title: Consumer Investment Senior Supervisor Proactive Team
Division: Supervision Policy and Competition (SPC)
Department: Retail Investments Platforms and Proactive Supervision (RIPPS)
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 52400 to 65500 and London from 57700 to 72000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Senior Associate Regulatory
Your recruitment contact is Shafika 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 Consumer Investments (CI) directorate the team leads multi-firm reviews across six portfolios focused on financial advisers wealth managers investment platforms self-invested personal pension operators crowdfunders and peer to peer lenders. The teams work involves identifying emerging consumer investment issues or may be targeted to address specific risks within the portfolios.
Role responsibilities
Taking on key workstreams on larger and more complex multi-firm projects with support to ensure work is delivered at pace to demanding deadlines
Conducting proactive reviews and thematic analysis into the most significant areas of harm across the CI portfolios
Participating in team discussions and collective problem solving to help make appropriate supervisory decisions
Contributing to the development of assessment strategies and frameworks to ensure robust evaluation of issues across multiple firms
Delivering assertive supervision which includes setting clear expectations to firms and using formal powers where appropriate to make changes and deliver better outcomes for consumers
Drafting internal papers and presentations as well as letters to firms publications and other industry communications
Skills required
Minimum:
Proven experience in UK financial services across regulation consultancy audit or compliance
Prior experience in leading regulatory projects investigations or reviews
Demonstratable experience in writing documents for different audiences including to inform decision making by senior stakeholders
Essential:
Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail with ability to digest large amounts of information or data identify relevant issues and present insights clearly with the ability to make well-reasoned judgement calls
Experience of written and verbal communication with ability to give clear succinct and well-considered messages
Strong organisational skills with ability to work independently prioritise work report on progress and escalate issues as appropriate
A team player who has an inclusive and collaborative approach with ability to work effectively with others including managing and supporting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity of FCA supervisory tools and powers with ability to consider how we use our tools and powers to support mitigation action
Knowledge of one or more of the CI portfolios including awareness of the wider external environment firms operate in and how this may influence their behaviour
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
Job advert close: w/c 7th December
CV Review/Shortlist: 9th December
First Interview: w/c 15th 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