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About the Role

The Financial Resilience department (FRD) leads the FCA’s efforts to minimize consumer and market harm from weaknesses in firms’ financial resilience by setting standards through rules and guidance, and by providing specialist supervision and data capabilities. This role will involve conducting financial resilience assessments, supporting regulatory decisions, and collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and support in-depth financial resilience assessments across a diverse portfolio of wholesale and retail firms.
• Support the delivery of high quality, timely analysis, ensuring regulatory decisions are well informed and effective.
• Evaluate and apply the most appropriate regulatory tools, helping firms meet financial resilience standards.
• Coach and mentor associates within the team, building capability and confidence.
• Collaborate closely with front line supervisors, contributing to joined up regulatory outcomes.
• Role model judgement, engagement, delivery, and self-management, aligned with FCA values.
• Apply and deepen understanding of prudential regulation frameworks, working across different regimes.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and engage across varying prudential regimes, shaping outcomes and building alignment.

Requirements

• Prior experience of at least one business model of the firms regulated by the FCA.
• Prior experience of the risks inherent in the business models of financial services firms.
• Demonstrable experience of assessing, managing, challenging, or making decisions on risk and financial resilience within regulated financial institutions.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in prudential risk management and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and resolve complex prudential issues, applying sound judgement.
• Demonstrated analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex information and articulate clear, evidence-based views.
• Experience leading projects to completion within defined timelines and quality standards.
• A collaborative professional with a commitment to inclusion, able to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and promote alignment.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring colleagues on professional and technical subjects.

Skills

• Prudential risk management
• Regulatory frameworks
• Complex prudential issue resolution
• Analytical capability
• Project management
• Collaboration
• Stakeholder influence
• Coaching
• Mentoring

Location

• National (Edinburgh and Leeds)
• London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior Associate, Regulatory

Salary/Compensations

• National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £72,000
• London from £59,200 to £80,000 per annum

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times salary
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
• Flexible benefits scheme

About the Company

• We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective.
• By joining us, you’ll 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).
• At the FCA, we’re creating a fair and more resilient financial system.
• We’re establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s 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.
• We’re 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 process.