Insolvency Resolution Associate na Fca

Insolvency Resolution Associate

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Resolution & Insolvency Department (R&I)

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £53,700 and London from £47,300 to £59,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Associate, Regulatory
• Your recruitment contact is Shafika via [email protected],uk. 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.  

In SPC, we oversee firms and individuals (supervision), create and review the rules by which they operate (policy) and identify and remedy ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting within the Specialist Directorate, the R&I department focuses on all aspects of actual or potential firm failure across FCA-regulated firms, identifying and recommending resolution strategies for failing or at-risk firms and supporting Supervision in their implementation.

Role responsibilities:

• Support complex resolution and insolvency cases to help minimise harm to consumers, especially where firms hold client money or assets, contributing to financial stability and consumer protection
• Engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to shape and deliver outcomes that prioritise consumer interests and regulatory integrity
• Partner with colleagues across the FCA to co-create and implement effective strategies for managing firm failures, ensuring coordinated and timely responses
• Analyse firm data, business models, and emerging issues to identify risks and propose practical solutions during resolution scenarios, helping safeguard market confidence
• Ensure internal processes and governance standards are followed, promoting accountability and consistency in judgement

Skills required:  

Minimum

•       Strong experience of drafting documentation

Experience in one (or more) of the following:

• Working in the accountancy or legal profession
• Restructuring advisory (such as independent business reviews, options analysis, or contingency planning) or insolvency
• Financial services regulation (this could be from working at a regulated firm, supervising one or working as an advisor to regulated firms)

Essential:

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues to deliver meaningful outcomes and contribute to a supportive, high-performing team environment
• Work as part of a highly collaborative department, where teamwork is central to solving concerns and driving progress
• Build strong networks across the organisation and contribute effectively by offering advice, delivering outcomes, and constructively challenging ideas
• Analyse complex information, including financial data and business models, to support informed decision-making and strategic insight
• Strong knowledge or experience of either financial services regulation, the UK client asset, safeguarding regimes, insolvency issues and procedures

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 

• Useful Information and Timeline

• Job advert close: 6th November 2025
• CV Review/Shortlist: 11th November 2025
• Case Study Assessment and Interviews: w/c 17th November 2025
• 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.