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Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
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The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK regulator responsible for helping financial markets work well for individuals, businesses, and the wider economy. Since its establishment in 2013, it has overseen around 50,000 businesses, prudentially supervised approximately 48,000 firms, and set standards for about 18,000 of them. Its work spans consumer protection, market integrity, confidence in the financial system, financial stability, and reducing financial crime. The FCA operates from its London headquarters and offices in Edinburgh, Belfast, and Cardiff, working alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority to support compliance and enforce standards across financial services.
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Lead Internal Auditor

Lead audits across the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory, operational and corporate functions, guiding teams from planning to reporting. Advise senior leaders on risks, controls and practical improvements to the UK financial regulator.

GBUnited Kingdom
£53,800 – £80,000 / year
HybridFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredAuditor

Description

  • Deliver audits across regulatory, operational and corporate functions.
  • Manage audit work from planning through reporting.
  • Lead audit teams, coordinate dependencies and keep delivery on schedule.
  • Assess risks and control effectiveness using information from multiple sources.
  • Identify control gaps, emerging risks and strategic issues through evidence-based analysis.
  • Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including Executive Directors.
  • Discuss audit findings and challenge stakeholders constructively to drive improvements.
  • Prepare clear, concise, risk-focused reports for FCA leadership.
  • Recommend practical ways to strengthen the control environment.
  • Manage a varied portfolio of audit and non-audit assignments.
  • Prioritise competing demands and share insights and emerging themes to support organisational improvement.
  • Work with data specialists to ensure extracts and analyses address audit objectives.

Requirements

  • Bring internal or external audit experience, including identifying and assessing key risks and evaluating important controls.
  • Have experience delivering internal audit or assurance reviews to agreed standards, schedules and budgets.
  • Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
  • Build strong working relationships and influence stakeholders at every level.
  • Lead teams through coaching, constructive feedback, effective delegation and collaboration.
  • Demonstrate project management experience.
  • Plan and prioritise audit reviews, delivering them on time, within budget and under established methodologies.
  • Apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Understand complex issues, question assumptions, exercise sound judgement and develop practical, risk-based recommendations.
  • Show resilience, attention to detail and professional curiosity.
  • Ask probing questions, challenge constructively and work issues through to resolution.
  • Work with data specialists to turn audit questions and testing needs into clear data specifications.

Benefits

  • 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Non-contributory pension of 8–12%, depending on age.
  • Life assurance worth eight times annual salary.
  • Private healthcare through Bupa.
  • Income protection.
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance service.
  • 35 paid volunteering hours per year.
  • Flexible benefits scheme tailored to employees’ lifestyles.
  • At least 50% of working time in the office each month.
  • Flexible working options, including part-time work and job sharing where applicable.

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