Assistant Director, Remedies, Business And Financial Analysis

An exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role within our Remedies, Business and Financial Analysis (RBFA) professional group, providing high-quality commercial and Financial Analysis to support key decisions on the Competition and Market's Authority’s (CMA) cases.
About the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The CMA is the UK’s world-leading body established to make sure competition works well and businesses treat their customers fairly.
The Remedies, Business and Financial Analysis professional group is the CMA’s centre of excellence for all aspects of remedies work and for providing commercial and Financial expertise across the CMA’s varied casework, including market and mergers cases, competition and consumer enforcement and regulatory appeals.
What you will do
You will investigate, analyse and advise upon financial and/or business issues across a range of CMA cases, informing our understanding of how businesses and markets are operating. This will involve gathering essential information and offering key insights into a range of commercial issues relating to the firms we investigate.
In the event that it is necessary for us to intervene, you will play a central role in finding and implementing effective, real-world solutions to the problems we find, developing remedies that make markets work better and improve consumer outcomes.
In addition to this, you will assume management responsibilities which will involve overseeing and supporting team members, providing essential feedback and guidance that will facilitate their personal and professional development.
What you will need
You will be an experienced professional with a focus on finance, business, commercial, or regulatory matters, who can provide a postgraduate qualification in either business / finance / accounting (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, MSc or MBA), or the equivalent professional experience. You will possess significant commercial and Financial analytical experience, along with an ability to generate key insights from complex information.
What we can offer you
The CMA is a hugely diverse, rewarding and stimulating place to work – an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so. We offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision. You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, our employee assistance programme, and our extensive flexible working options.
All colleagues are included, respected and valued using their unique strengths to contribute to our success. We have active staff networks supporting colleagues and amplifying their views including Carers, Race, Disability, Women’s, Social Mobility, LGBTQ+, Dyslexia, Interfaith and All Ages.
You will gain access to a comprehensive formal learning programme, including professional learning, technical learning, leadership skills, management skills, business skills and conferences. You will also access a wide range of opportunities that will support you with your well-being, resilience and building relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button.
The closing date for applications is 11:55 pm on Tuesday 16th January 2024.
Like many other organisations, we operate a hybrid working model with a mix of office and home working. We believe this supports us to deliver our best work while allowing the flexibility to maintain balanced and healthy lives.
The CMA is an accredited Disability Confident Employer, and we are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.