Hybrid Accredited Financial Investigator, Proceeds of Crime Team

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About the role

  • Accredited Financial Investigator role delivering financial investigations supporting FCA's efforts against financial crime and misconduct. Engaging in complex investigations under POCA and liaising with legal teams.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver financial investigations that run alongside criminal cases led by the Enforcement Division
  • Focus on cases involving insider dealing, unauthorised business activity and other financial misconduct
  • Undertake confiscation investigations under POCA, using investigative powers to identify, trace and evidence criminal benefit and realisable assets
  • Analyse, present and evidence complex financial data to support enforcement outcomes and ensure effective recovery of illicit gains
  • Draft legal documentation, including witness statements to support Restraint Orders, Statements of Information for confiscation proceedings, applications for freezing and recovery orders
  • Support FCA Counsel during legal proceedings and, when required, give evidence in court
  • Monitor and police restraint / freezing orders to prevent asset dissipation

Requirements

  • Currently accredited by the Proceeds of Crime Centre (NCA) as a Financial Investigator and Confiscator or a Financial Investigator exercising Part 8 POCA powers
  • Actively working in these roles (accreditation not suspended)
  • Demonstrable experience leading investigations under POCA
  • Proven experience of working on complex, serious financial crime or criminal investigations (e.g. NIM Level 3) involving confiscation, asset tracing, or proceeds of crime
  • Good working knowledge and practical application of relevant legal frameworks and investigative tools including CPIA, PACE, RIPA/IPA, MLAT
  • Knowledge of different areas of jurisprudence such as trust, contract, property, company, insolvency law
  • Experience with secondary legislation such as the Criminal and Civil Procedure Rules and Statutory Instruments
  • Experienced in the use of mainstream financial intelligence tools (e.g. Moneyweb, ARENA, consumer credit databases)
  • Use of Altia software or similar tools to analyse data and manage disparate unstructured financial information
  • Able to exercise sound judgment and use your own initiative, including making and justifying recommendations to team management
  • Strong analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to communicate complex matters clearly in both written and verbal formats
  • Resilient and proactive, with a 'can-do' attitude and ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
  • Private healthcare with Bupa
  • A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (increasing depending on your age)
  • Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
  • Income protection
  • A competitive flexible benefits scheme allowing a personalised benefits package

Job title

Accredited Financial Investigator, Proceeds of Crime Team

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£43,100 - £59,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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