Compliance & Risk Officer Apprenticeship
Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Location
Stratford, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
What you will do in your working day
From regulating Consumer Credit to driving action on Foreign Exchange manipulation or helping strengthen accountability in the banking sector, the FCA is working with the industry to protect consumers, ensure the integrity of the UK financial system and promote fair and effective competition. Our remit has expanded significantly since our creation in 2013, with the number of firms we regulate growing from 23,000 to over 50,000. We oversee conduct across the full span of the financial sector from global investment banks to high street payday lenders. We do this by working with consumer groups, trade associations and professional bodies, domestic regulators, international partners, and a wide range of other stakeholders.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and motivated individual to gain hands-on experience whilst working towards a professional qualification.
We hire Compliance & Risk Officers into a range of divisions across the business, you could join one of following teams; Enforcement, Market Oversight and Supervision, Policy & Competition.
The key responsibilities of this role will include:
- Taking part in meetings with firms' senior executives. Contributing to meeting preparation and accurately recording what was discussed
- Supporting the team and department with case administration, including, setting up cases on the FCA system, completing a check before allocating to a member of the team and saving documents onto the system
- Critically analyse the processes to develop resource saving while maintaining the integrity of the system
- Assisting in the preparation for external communications strategy, including researching regions, trade bodies and particular finance service issues
- Reviewing information provided by firms and other external sources to draw out and present key information
- Challenging existing procedures/ways of working, identifying improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness of business process
The training you will be getting
- You will be working towards the Level 3 Compliance & Risk Apprenticeship standard
- The professional qualification attached to this apprenticeship is with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments, Risk in Financial Services
- Training will be delivered by Fitch Learning where you will also be assigned a skillscoach
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What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
- We encourage and support those apprentices who successfully complete their professional qualification and apprenticeship programme to secure a permanent role at the FCA
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£22k per annum