Corporate Finance Firms Supervisor

Corporate Finance Firms Supervisor 

Division: Market Interventions, Infrastructure & Exchanges

Department: Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £51,700 and London from £47,300 to £57,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) 

• This role is graded as: Associate

• Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox via [[email protected]]. 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 Infrastructure & Exchanges directorate, the MI Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms Department oversees key market infrastructure and around 440 corporate finance firms, while shaping trading venue policy to support fair, orderly, and transparent markets across asset classes.

 Role responsibilities:  

• Engage directly with regulated firms to understand firm-specific issues, helping shape smarter, more responsive regulation

• Apply your regulatory expertise to assess complex information and recommend targeted actions, driving meaningful change across firms and markets

• Craft and deliver high-impact communications with internal stakeholders and firms, ensuring clarity and alignment on key regulatory messages

• Guide front-line supervision of a critical portfolio, making a tangible difference in preventing misconduct and protecting market integrity

• Deepen your understanding of wholesale financial markets, gaining exposure to a diverse range of market participants and practices

• Build and leverage strategic relationships, influencing outcomes and delivering through collaboration across teams and external partners

Skills required:   

Minimum: 

• Prior experience working in either a financial service environment such as firms, legal and consultancy or other regulatory and governmental organisations

• Prior experience working in an analytical role

• Prior experience in a corporate finance or primary markets environment

Essential:  

• Knowledge of wholesale financial markets

• Knowledge of the UK regulatory framework

• A curious and inquisitive mindset, and a desire to deliver in the public interest

• Ability to interpret and question information from multiple sources to form strong, evidence-based judgements

• Ability to work solo and collaboratively within a team

• Proven stakeholder management skills

• Ability to prioritise competing goals and have proven organisation 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 

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page. 

Our Values & 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:  

• Advert Close: 9th November

• CV Review/Shortlist: 11th November

• First Interview: w/c 19th November

• 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.