Senior Financial Crime Market Interventions Associate

Financial Conduct Authority

Senior Associate at FCA overseeing compliance with Money Laundering Regulations. Supporting financial crime risk management and collaborating with regulated firms.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £53,800 - £78,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct and deliver supervisory and intelligence work on firms subject to the Money Laundering Regulations, including assessing business models, AML control frameworks and indicators of financial crime risk, unregistered activity or wider consumer harm
Analyse complex information from multiple sources, including firm submissions, open-source material, Companies House data, internal intelligence and case material, to identify risks and support evidence-based decision-making
Assess firms’ compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations, with a focus on areas such as business-wide risk assessments, customer risk assessments, customer due diligence, ongoing monitoring, governance and training
Support the identification and development of cases, supervisory interventions, proactive programmes and portfolio/thematic work designed to address financial crime risk, weaknesses in AML systems and controls, potential unregistered activity or wider consumer harm
Draft high-quality briefings, assessments, recommendations and internal papers for senior stakeholders, clearly setting out risk, rationale and proposed next steps
Build and maintain effective working relationships across the FCA, including with supervision, intelligence, enforcement and policy colleagues
Support engagement with firms where required, including information requests, follow-up questions and analysis of responses
Help develop team knowledge, improve processes and contribute to a supportive team culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience of financial crime risks, particularly Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and how risk-based controls are designed, implemented or assessed in a professional environment
Demonstrable experience analysing complex data or information and producing clear, evidence-based recommendations or decisions
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality outputs on technical, regulatory, or complex topics for a range of audiences
Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and consistently deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines for a range of stakeholders
Experience working in a supervisory, regulatory, compliance, enforcement, intelligence, financial crime, or related environment
Sound understanding of anti-money laundering regulatory requirements, including the Money Laundering Regulations, with practical experience applying regulatory requirements in a professional setting
Experience assessing business models, ownership structures, due diligence processes or transaction flows to identify and evaluate risk
Experience contributing to cross-functional initiatives and effectively managing a varied portfolio of work or projects

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders).
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial Crime Risk AssessmentBusiness Model AnalysisCustomer Due DiligenceOngoing MonitoringGovernance FrameworksEvidence-Based Decision-MakingRegulatory RequirementsTransaction Flow EvaluationPortfolio ManagementCross-Functional Collaboration

Soft Skills

Effective Relationship BuildingTime ManagementClear CommunicationTeam CollaborationSupportive Team Culture