Hybrid Financial Crime Associate

at Financial Conduct Authority

• Job title: Financial Crime Associate
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: £43,100 - £57,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

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