Investigator, Market Abuse - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Investigator, Market Abuse

Salary:
National ranging from £49,700 to £63,500 and London from £53,300 to £70,000 per annum

Are you interested in joining a team that assesses, reviews and investigates allegations of criminal and civil market abuse offences?

The FCA is responsible for investigating and prosecuting insider dealing and market manipulation.

This role is in a team that assesses, reviews and investigates allegations of criminal and civil market abuse offences, with a focus on examining complex and high value equity insider dealing.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior Associate, whose focus will be reviewing allegations of market abuse, carrying out early case development work, identifying potentially serious market abuse and supporting Enforcement investigations.

The successful applicant will manage their own portfolio of casework.

What you will be doing (the role)- Reviewing allegations of market abuse and determining which cases should be recommended for further review and/or formal investigation by Enforcement- Proactive information gathering to build our intelligence picture and identify emerging risks- Conducting pre-Enforcement referral investigation and analysis, predominantly using transaction reporting data- Delivering non-Enforcement outcomes- Providing expertise in relation to financial markets and gathering and analysing evidence to support Enforcement investigations- Supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team

What you will get from the role

Working in the Market Abuse Enquiries team, you will benefit from:

Exposure to interesting, varied work in a priority area for the FCA with the opportunity to provide technical input
The opportunity to take responsibility for your own caseload, making recommendations and decisions to achieve a variety of outcomes
The opportunity to work as an Appointed Investigator on Enforcement investigations
Work closely with other areas of the FCA to tackle firms who facilitate financial crime

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle.

You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

25 days holiday per year
Private healthcare with Bupa
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age
up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum- Worked in a role with exposure to market abuse risks and- Experience of working in a role that requires an understanding of UK equity markets

Essential- Strong analytical and communications skills- Strong team player- The ability to make sound, evidence-based judgments and recommendations alongside a flexible and adaptable approach- Ability to prioritise when handling multiple work-streams- Self-starter with proactive approach to acquiring skills and getting the job completed- Curiosity with an enthusiasm for learning and sharing knowledge- Experience of working with and manipulating transaction reporting data- Experience of investigating market abuse and/or other financial crimes- Detailed understanding of the relevant market abuse legislation

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found

here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Flexible working

Multilocation
Useful information
Applications for this role close at 23.59 on Sunday 23rd July 202
This role is graded as Senior Associate
Regulatory.
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Louise Nash at
What to expect from our interview process
The assessment process consists of a Competency Based interview.