Associate, Enforcement at Financial Conduct Authority

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Financial Conduct Authority scores 3.7/5 based on 313 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Flexible working hours.
Only having 35h/wk.
A holiday allowance of up to 38 days.
A generous non-contributory pension.

Worst

Slow internal processes.
Risk awareness.
High staff turnover can mean things fall through the cracks.
HR (worse than other places)

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £35,000 - £37,000

Current salary: £35,000 - £37,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:00

Finish: 16:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Speak to people about their work. Sometimes what's said on paper and what you do is quite different.

Be aware of what's happening in the markets and how the FCA intervene. You don't have to understand it all, but show that you're following what the authority is doing.

Do you have any interview tips?

Know the mission.
Know the values.
Know the key competencies.

Then be able to articulate how they relate to your past and your future. It is also a good idea to know about what your business division does.