Job Title: Professional Business Support - Financial Crime
Division: Specialist Directorate
Department: Financial Crime Market Interventions
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £25,000 to and London £27,500 to per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Professional Support - Corporate
3. Your recruitment contact is Sandeep via k. 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.
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). Sitting in the Specialist Directorate, the Financial Crime Market Intervention (FCMI) department provides the FCA with specialist financial crime expertise to support its strategic objective by helping to minimise the risk of regulated businesses being used for purposes connected with financial crime.
Role responsibilities
4. Support the Management team and wider department by liaising with internal and external stakeholders organising diary management, secretarial tasks, and general admin
5. Schedule internal and external meetings, arrange on-site visits, prepare digital meeting packs, and handle travel and room bookings like a pro
6. Take charge of uploading, labelling, and managing documents in SharePoint from Egress or other systems, ensuring everything is neat and accessible
7. Provide ad hoc support on exciting projects and initiatives across the department, working closely with FCMI managers and contributing to meaningful work
8. Gain exposure to one of the organisation’s top priorities fighting financial crime while developing PA skills, building relationships, and stretching beyond core admin tasks
Skills required
Minimum:
9. Proven experience in diary and inbox management, ensuring schedules and communications are well-organised
10. Prior experience in managing documents effectively, including organising, storing, and maintaining accurate records
11. Proven experience demonstrating strong written communication and organisational skills to support smooth operations
Essential:
12. Ability to stay focused on objectives and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight deadlines, with strong attention to detail
13. Confident and independent, using initiative and sound judgment while remaining flexible and proactive in approach
14. Collaborative and constructive in working with others, combined with an interest and understanding of the FCA’s work and financial services
Benefits
15. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
16. Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
17. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
18. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
19. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
20. 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
Timeline:
21. Job advert close: 26th November midnight PM
22. CV Review/Shortlist: 28th November
23. First Stage Interview: w/c 8th December
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.
SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting