Junior Analyst (FIs)

About the Function

The FinTech Supervision function is responsible for the authorisation and supervision of entities operating under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Financial Institutions Act. The function also acts as the Authority’s centre of expertise on digital finance and FinTech-related supervisory and policy matters. The function also works closely with internal stakeholders, national competent authorities, and European institutions to ensure consistent, effective, and forward-looking supervision in a rapidly evolving digital finance environment.

About the Role

As a Junior Analyst within the Financial Institutions Supervision Team of the FinTech Supervision Function, you will be expected to:

• Serve as a point of contact for licence holders and other stakeholders, communicating directly with supervised entities, reporting findings, responding to queries, and assisting in the resolution of regulatory and supervisory matters.
• Support the authorisation of passporting applications submitted by Financial Institutions in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Engage in initiatives in the authorisation and supervisory workstreams under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Financial Institutions Act as well as other related ongoing work.
• Assess regulatory returns and other supervisory submissions received by the Authority to support authorisation, supervisory, regulatory, policy, and strategic decision-making processes.
• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualisations using Power BI, enabling effective analysis of supervisory data.
• Demonstrate the ability to extract, analyse, and transform data from data warehouses, and generate reports and analytical outputs in Microsoft Excel and Word in response to business, supervisory, regulatory, and management data requests.
• Prepare, review, and draft reports, briefing notes, technical papers, policy documents, presentations, and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in onsite compliance inspections and/or interviews, ensuring that they are delivered with the required regulatory standards while interfacing with licence holders on an ongoing basis.
• Liaise with the various Functions and Directorates of the Authority in the handling of the various projects and tasks, as well as other Governmental bodies and act as point of contact, when required.
• Participate in local, EU, and international fora, including the relevant committees of the European Supervisory Authorities.
• Undertake any other supervisory tasks or projects as delegated by line management.
• Act as a digital finance and FinTech champion within the MFSA.