Supervisor – Consumer Investments Financial Crime Team

Supervisor – Consumer Investments Financial Crime Team
Division – Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)
Department – Consumer Investments Financial Crime Team

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £53,700 and London £47,300 to £59,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA   

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The Consumer Investments Financial Crime Team is specifically focused on investment fraud, identifying and taking assertive action to protect consumers. Criminals often attempt to use financial services firms to commit fraud and launder money, causing loss to consumers, facilitating other crime and reducing confidence in financial services and markets.  We will intervene where firms are at risk of being used as conduits for illegal activity and where firms and individuals pose harm to consumers or market integrity. We want consumers and market participants to have confidence that the financial services industry is safe.

The team creates an exciting opportunity to work with stakeholders across the FCA, and be a key contributor to preventing financial crime in all its forms, through working with regulated firms, Government, law enforcement and our regulatory partners.

We are increasingly data-led so we can:

• Detect financial crime faster, where it is committed through or with the assistance of authorised firms and other enablers in the wealth management and financial advice sectors

• Disrupt the activities of criminals and enablers operating within the financial system, and pursue firms and individuals where necessary

• Remove individuals and firms from the financial system that commit or facilitate financial crime.

What you will be doing?

• Review data, business models, and strategies to identify conduct risks affecting consumers and markets

• Assess firms' risk management, controls, monitoring, and financial crime prevention measures

• Develop supervision strategies, set expectations, and use regulatory tools to improve conduct behavior

• Build strong internal stakeholder relationships to support supervision efforts

• Apply FCA Principles and Handbook rules in regulatory work

• Support senior associates, attend firm meetings, and escalate issues with outcome-focused solutions

What will you get from the role?

• A unique opportunity to identify and develop supervision strategies on financial crime, making a valued contribution within a team that plays a critical role in the FCA’s early detection, prevention and reduction of financial crime within the investment sector

• A stimulating and exciting environment with varied and interesting high profile work with exposure to senior stakeholders at the FCA

• Insight into the workings of firms across the sector and the opportunity to influence firms' senior management and behaviour

• Exposure to a diverse cross-divisional FCA approach that includes Prudential, CASS, Resolution, Financial Crime and Enforcement action

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)
 

Minimum

• Good written communication skills

• Experience of either firm supervision, or the investment sector

• Experience of analysing complex information from various sources

Essential

• Ability to consider complex information and contribute to the development an appropriate supervisory strategy to tackle the harm

• Build good relationships with external and internal stakeholders in order to support the delivery of supervisory objectives

• Communicate key messages and explain complex problems in a clear and concise manner

• Get to grips with and drive forward complex cases and workstreams with an appropriate level of support and guidance

• Work at pace and under pressure and manage a variety of competing workstreams and issues and prioritise accordingly

• Willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work

Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our ExCo are women (4 in 8)

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our associate role.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 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

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded Associate – Level 8 – Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date: 11th March 2025

• Competency Based Interview: From 20th March

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. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

• For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at [email protected]

• For external applicants, please contact Aaron Ward at [email protected]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.