Consumer Finance Sector Team Specialist

Requirements of the role

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.  Over 30,000 of these firms are supervised within the Consumer Finance Directorate.

The Consumer Finance Sector Team supports supervisors who carry out firm work and thematic work by identifying and analysing the key risks affecting markets, firms and their consumers. We do this by gathering and analysing market intelligence about the Consumer Finance sector and by interacting externally with trade associations, consumer organisations, other regulators, government departments and other market participants.

What you will be doing?

The key responsibilities of the post holder will be to:

• Constantly and proactively synthesise a wide range of information on the consumer finance market to deliver high quality market intelligence and identify and prioritise sector risks of harm
• Act as an ambassador for the FCA on the consumer finance market, both internally and externally, providing expertise, insight and thought leadership on sector-wide issues and developments
• Contribute to wider strategic thinking about the market as a whole
• Support the production of risk reports for senior management
• Promote education and understanding of the consumer finance market amongst supervisors and other internal stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with a network of stakeholders within the sector, in particular trade bodies, industry professionals and other regulatory bodies

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