This is a fixed-term contract/ acting-up or secondment opportunity running until December 2026
Division: Internal Audit
Department: Internal Audit
* Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging £62,000 to £72,600 and London from £70,000 to £80,600 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
* This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Regulatory
* Your recruitment contact is Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
About The FCA And Team
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.
Internal Audit at the FCA is unique. Our division has the opportunity to get an overview of the whole organisation and to understand all aspects of how the FCA regulates financial services in the UK. The work of the division is varied; investigations are conducted across the full spectrum of the FCA’s regulatory remit and operational activities that enable the FCA to operate.
Role Responsibilities
* Lead and/or support high quality internal investigations, preserving confidentiality and the anonymity of the whistleblower, to help to maintain trust and integrity across the organisation.
* Prioritise and manage multiple pieces of work independently, delivering to agreed deadlines, ensuring timely outcomes, in a fast-paced environment
* Build and sustain effective cross functional working relationships at all levels, including with Executive Directors and enhance collaboration and visibility for Internal Audit’s work
* Apply and share best-practice insights drawn from your previous experience to support own and colleagues’ growth
* Contribute proactively to driving continuous improvement and operational excellence
* Keep update to date on legal, regulatory, statutory and internal requirements, and modern risk and control techniques
Minimum
Skills required
* Proven experience of conducting internal investigations or internal audit assurance reviews against agreed standards, timescales, and budgets
* Prior experience in investigating, assessing and analysing information from a range of different sources
Essential
* Experience handling confidential, complex, and sensitive information in a corporate environment
* Proven project management skills, including the ability to apply project management disciplines in the delivery of investigations on time and budget in accordance with methodologies
* Constructively evaluate and follow issues through while also having resilience to deal with setbacks
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* The ability to influence, actively listen and work collaboratively as part of a team, with experience of leading small teams and providing support to junior staff
* The ability to develop strong working relationships and communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
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
For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.
Our values and culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. 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.
Disability Confident: our hiring approach
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. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
* Job advert close: 24th December 2025
* CV Review/Shortlist: 5th January 2026
* First Interview and case study: w/c 5th January (From 8th January onwards) 2026
* Second Interview: w/c 12th January (From 15th January 2026)
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.