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Reference number
462192
Salary
£63,800 – £71,550
Applicants new to the civil service will be recruited at the minimum of the pay band for the grade of the position into which they are appointed. Only in exceptional circumstances will a salary above the minimum be considered, based on skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications demonstrated through the recruitment process, and also equity with staff internal to the CMA.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Grade 7
G7C
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
Merger Remedies and Financial Analysis
Type of role
Analytical
Corporate Finance
Economist
Finance
Investigation
Corporate Finance
Economist
Finance
Investigation
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know
- Apply and further information
Location
Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
About the job
Job summary
Are you a strong communicator with the ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking a Merger Remedies and Financial Analysis Adviser to provide commercial analysis and insight across a range of our cases.
About the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The CMA is an independent non-ministerial UK government department and is the UK’s principal competition and consumer protection authority. We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour.
We provide the opportunity to work across all sectors of the UK economy, undertaking objective, evidence-based analysis that can have a direct and substantial impact on the economy and economic prosperity.
You can read more about the CMA in our candidate pack.
Job description
The CMA’s mission is to make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the UK economy. To achieve this mission the CMA investigates a range of areas, and intervenes in markets by introducing remedies to tackle the consumer and competition problems we find.
The Merger Remedies and Financial Analysis group sits within the wider CMA Mergers directorate and provides CMA decision-makers with business and financial analysis across a range of issues arising in our merger investigations, including undertaking assessments of complex counterfactual scenarios; leading on the development, implementation, monitoring, enforcement and reviews of the remedies we impose; and imposing and monitoring the CMA’s interim measures during our merger investigations.
Merger Remedies and Financial Analysis Advisers work closely with economists and legal advisers in multi-disciplinary teams, providing commercial analysis and insight across the breadth of the CMA’s mergers case work. This involves understanding businesses and gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting good quality financial information. Merger Remedies Advisers also play a lead role in determining and defining effective solutions to the problems we find.
For full role responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.
Person specification
It is essential that you can provide evidence and examples for each of the following selection criteria in your application. For tips on how to make the most your application, please have a look at our guidance document.
- A degree and/or a postgraduate business, finance or accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CFA or MBA) OR equivalent experience, ideally alongside familiarity with economics and financial theory. Lead Criteria
- Relevant analytical and interpretive experience including understanding business models in different industries; generating insights from complex information and evidencing accounting knowledge and numeracy. Lead Criteria
- Well-developed communication skills (both verbal and written) which result in persuasive, well-reasoned arguments. Experience in successfully managing and developing relationships with colleagues at different levels, to achieve results through working collaboratively, sharing information and building supportive, responsive relationships, while having the confidence to challenge assumptions.
- Experience in using sound judgement, evidence and knowledge to provide accurate, expert, justified and professional advice.
- Experience in effective planning, organising and managing time and activities to deliver a well-respected, timely and efficient service, while ensuring high quality and accurate outputs.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Merger Remedies and Financial Analysis
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £63,800, Competition & Markets Authority contributes £18,482 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
You’ll also get:
- 25 days leave (increasing to 30 days over five years), plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for the King’s birthday. In addition, you’ll be able to access a wide range of other types of leave as and when you need it, including generous maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption options, as well as paid special leave for volunteering
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, flu vaccinations and eye tests
- Access to the Civil Service Sports & Leisure, giving discounted gym membership, high street discounts, free access to UK wide attractions and a free Tastecard
- A range of wellbeing benefits, including an employee assistance programme, flexible working options and family friendly policies, regular networking events and professional learning opportunities at work
You can read more about our benefits in our candidate pack.
Our Values
We are Ambitious and Evidence-based, and always strive for Excellence. We treat everyone with Respect and are Collaborative and Inclusive.
Everything we do is underpinned by the Civil Service values: Honesty, Integrity, Impartiality and Objectivity.
You can read more about life at the CMA in our candidate pack
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Application and sift stage
- As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement, and an online application form. Further details about application requirements are listed on the application form.
- The selection process is noted below and will comprise of the sift (CV & application review), presentation and interview. Arrangements for the presentation and interview will be enclosed in the invitation.
- Please note that it is essential that your personal statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge and experience for each of the essential criteria (as included on the role profile attached and listed above under ‘Person Specification’) in your application. Your personal statement should be no more than 1250 words. You will first be sifted on the first two criteria points (Lead Criteria). If your application progresses to a full sift, all elements of the essential criteria listed under Person Specification will then be considered.
- We may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to interview if we receive a high number of applications and take through the highest performing candidates to the interview stage.
- Successful candidates at sift will be invited to an interview.
Interview stage
- At the CMA we apply a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you and we use the Success Profiles framework assessing the Behaviours, Technical skills and Experience (essential criteria) listed in the advert and attached role profile.
- The first part of the interview you will be asked to prepare and discuss a short presentation based o on the technical skill outlined, details of which you will sent with your interview invitation.
- The second part of the interview will be a 45 minute -one hour panel interview in which you will be asked questions based on the Behaviours and Experience outlined in the role profile.
- A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
Timeline (the dates outlined below are indicative and may be subject to change)
- The advert closing date is 10 June (23:55). We are not able to accept late applications.
- The sift is scheduled to take place between 11 and 19 June 2026.
- Interviews will be held from the week commencing 29 June 2026.
Reasonable adjustments
Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments to provide you with the opportunity and support to bring your best self to the recruitment process. This could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments, or receiving interview questions in advance. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments you’d like us to make to the process and you can contact us by emailing our dedicated mailbox at [email protected]
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Serena Connor
- Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
- Email : [email protected]
Further information
If your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.