Lead Associate - Financial Crime Market Intervention
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/15/2025
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Description
Job Title – AML Lead Supervisor
Division - SPC
Department – Financial Crime Market Interventions Department
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £74,000 and London
£64,900 to £81,000 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 team/department
The Financial Crime Market Interventions Department provides the dedicated specialist resource and expertise to help the FCA meet its financial crime responsibilities, as part of the FCA’s wider objective on integrity and as part of its strategic focus on financial crime.
The department is comprised of four Financial Crime Supervision teams. This includes a Sanctions Supervision Team, a Financial Crime Public Commitment Strategy and Delivery Team, a Financial Crime Risk team and a Data & Strategy Team (RDS). Working together with others inside and outside the FCA, they deal with issues involving money laundering, financial sanctions, bribery and corruption and fraud or dishonesty. The Financial Crime Market Interventions Department does not cover market abuse.
What will you be doing?
This role sits in one of the Financial Crime Market Intervention Department’s AML Supervision teams. The team focuses on the effectiveness of firms’ AML systems and controls. This is undertaken through a range of supervisory work including assessments, visits and interventions on regulated firms. We work closely with the supervision teams for each financial services sector as well as external partners to assess firms’ compliance with relevant rules, laws and guidance.
As a lead supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing the casework of staff, ensuring that the objectives of the department are delivered through their activities. You will also be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-profile work assigned to them.
You will work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders on AML matters to ensure that they are kept informed and engaged as appropriate. In addition, you will manage your own personal caseload and be involved in the relationship-management of major firms. You will be expected to make appropriate judgements on regulatory actions following supervisory assessments.
Our lead supervisors are expected to oversee, coordinate and monitor caseloads, provide advice and guidance, coaching and feedback to team members.
You will report to a Financial Crime Market Intervention Department Manager.
This role is classified as a Lead Associate.
What will you get from the role?
An interesting and varied workload, with responsibility for delivering the work assigned to you and your team.
The opportunity to lead projects and high profile or complex casework.
The chance to join a friendly, collaborative and informal environment committed to thinking creatively about achieving good anti-financial crime outcomes for the FCA.
The opportunity to use your judgement to make decisions at pace, stand by them, and learn from experience.
The chance of line managing and developing staff.
A chance to understand the changing ways in which firms and the industry operate and the implications for how we carry out our work on financial crime.
The opportunity to help shape the Financial Crime Market Intervention Department’s future activities and ways of working.
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
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 Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend
university.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation.
Given this, we particularly welcome applications from men (PBS Roles) /women, minority
ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Supervisor role.
Benefits Of Working At The FCA
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.
Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA
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
▪ Advert Closing date: 23rd April
▪ CV Review/Shortlist: 28th April
▪ Case study and Competency based interview, week commencing 12th May.
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:
not be accepted.
Division - SPC
Department – Financial Crime Market Interventions Department
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £74,000 and London
£64,900 to £81,000 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 team/department
The Financial Crime Market Interventions Department provides the dedicated specialist resource and expertise to help the FCA meet its financial crime responsibilities, as part of the FCA’s wider objective on integrity and as part of its strategic focus on financial crime.
The department is comprised of four Financial Crime Supervision teams. This includes a Sanctions Supervision Team, a Financial Crime Public Commitment Strategy and Delivery Team, a Financial Crime Risk team and a Data & Strategy Team (RDS). Working together with others inside and outside the FCA, they deal with issues involving money laundering, financial sanctions, bribery and corruption and fraud or dishonesty. The Financial Crime Market Interventions Department does not cover market abuse.
What will you be doing?
This role sits in one of the Financial Crime Market Intervention Department’s AML Supervision teams. The team focuses on the effectiveness of firms’ AML systems and controls. This is undertaken through a range of supervisory work including assessments, visits and interventions on regulated firms. We work closely with the supervision teams for each financial services sector as well as external partners to assess firms’ compliance with relevant rules, laws and guidance.
As a lead supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing the casework of staff, ensuring that the objectives of the department are delivered through their activities. You will also be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-profile work assigned to them.
You will work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders on AML matters to ensure that they are kept informed and engaged as appropriate. In addition, you will manage your own personal caseload and be involved in the relationship-management of major firms. You will be expected to make appropriate judgements on regulatory actions following supervisory assessments.
Our lead supervisors are expected to oversee, coordinate and monitor caseloads, provide advice and guidance, coaching and feedback to team members.
You will report to a Financial Crime Market Intervention Department Manager.
This role is classified as a Lead Associate.
What will you get from the role?
An interesting and varied workload, with responsibility for delivering the work assigned to you and your team.
The opportunity to lead projects and high profile or complex casework.
The chance to join a friendly, collaborative and informal environment committed to thinking creatively about achieving good anti-financial crime outcomes for the FCA.
The opportunity to use your judgement to make decisions at pace, stand by them, and learn from experience.
The chance of line managing and developing staff.
A chance to understand the changing ways in which firms and the industry operate and the implications for how we carry out our work on financial crime.
The opportunity to help shape the Financial Crime Market Intervention Department’s future activities and ways of working.
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
- Significant financial crime experience, including a strong understanding of relevant financial crime rules (for example from a relevant supervision, compliance or financial crime role within a regulatory body, law enforcement, government, financial services or consultancy firm).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate complex information in a way that is accessible to a range of recipients.
- Significant experience of managing and delivering projects, prioritising, planning and forecasting workloads, coordinating the involvement of others, monitoring and reporting progress.
- In depth knowledge of the FCA’s regulatory and wider legal framework and a good understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment for financial services firms and how this affects firms’ vulnerability to financial crime.
- A team player, with a positive approach and outlook to their work with experience of motivating others, mentoring and coaching less experienced team members, sharing knowledge and giving high-quality feedback.
- Demonstrable expertise in building effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, providing effective challenge and seek mutually beneficial solutions to problems.
- Proven ability to lead challenging meetings with senior-level individuals with confidence and credibility.
- Significant experience of managing and progressing a portfolio of complex cases, applying technical and professional experience to prioritise work, making judgements and timely decisions.
- Significant experience of quickly analysing and interpreting a variety of data and information to execute effective action to mitigate risk.
- Proven expertise in managing complex assessments of financial crime systems and controls at financial services firms (for example, through a relevant role within a regulatory body, law enforcement, financial services or consultancy firm).
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 Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend
university.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation.
Given this, we particularly welcome applications from men (PBS Roles) /women, minority
ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Supervisor role.
Benefits Of Working At The FCA
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (amend based on grade)
- 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
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.
Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA
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 Manager – Regulatory
- SC Clearance is required for this role - SC Guidance The successful candidate will
▪ Advert Closing date: 23rd April
▪ CV Review/Shortlist: 28th April
▪ Case study and Competency based interview, week commencing 12th May.
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 Declan Sassman at [email protected]
- For external applicants, please contact Declan Sassman at [email protected]
not be accepted.
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