About the role

  • Financial Crime Associate at FCA ensuring compliance with financial crime regulations and collaborating with various teams for effective crime response. Engaging with complex issues in financial crime across sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of a varied and meaningful workload deliver assigned work with autonomy and accountability, contributing directly to the FCA’s mission to protect consumers and uphold market integrity
  • Engage with high-profile and complex strategic issues support assessments of financial crime systems and controls across diverse financial sectors, helping shape the future of financial crime compliance
  • Collaborate with external agencies and law enforcement build trusted partnerships that enhance regulatory effectiveness and strengthen the UK’s financial crime response
  • Work cross-functionally with internal teams partner with Supervisors, Intelligence, and Enforcement teams to share insights and drive coordinated action across the FCA
  • Join a creative and collaborative environment be part of a team that values innovation and teamwork, focused on achieving strong compliance outcomes through fresh thinking and shared expertise
  • Exercise sound judgement in fast-paced situations, make confident decisions under pressure, learn from experience, and continuously improve your impact on financial crime regulation

Requirements

  • Prior experience and knowledge of the UK financial crime legal and regulatory regime, gained through study or experience
  • Prior experience and a good working knowledge of the structure of the financial services industry i.e., key products and services and key processes
  • Knowledge of the FCA’s regulatory and wider legal framework
  • A good understanding of the wider business, economic, and market environment and how this affects firms’ vulnerability to financial crime.
  • The ability to quickly analyse and interpret a variety of data and information to execute effective actions to mitigate risk
  • The ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, both external and within the FCA, provide effective challenge and find solutions to problems
  • Prior experience of dealing with multiple tasks and managing competing work streams often under tight deadlines
  • Prior experience communicating with firms clearly, showing well organised oral and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
  • Non-contributory pension (8–12% 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

Job title

Financial Crime Associate

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

£43,100 - £57,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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