Financial Investigator

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 319245**Salary**:

- £35,092 - £37,725- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HMRC - CCG - Fraud Investigation Service**Type of role**:

- Investigation**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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**Job summary**:
HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud. FIS is home to a wide range of people with a variety of skills and professional backgrounds - including accountants, cybercrime specialists, criminal justice professionals, tax professionals and operational delivery support teams to name but a few. We use a range of powers and approaches to protect funding for UK public services, investigating the most harmful tax cheats and ensuring nobody is beyond our reach.

The Economic Crime (EC) deputy directorate forms an integral part of the HMRC Serious Fraud Strategy. Working closely across the department and the wider Law Enforcement community, using specialist expertise and modern technology we put illicit finance at the centre of operations. Our teams tackle the financial aspects of cases that will ultimately deter, disrupt and remove assets from tax fraudsters.

**Job description**:
You will be responsible for delivering a wide variety of complex and exciting investigations including delivery of restraint and confiscation, detained cash investigations and Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Part V.

You will take the lead in proactively managing and investigating financial investigations in all recovery areas by working closely with tax professionals, insolvency professionals, forensic accountants and wider Economic Crime teams to identify alternative methods of recovery.

The role may also include HR line management responsibilities for Financial Investigator and Financial Intelligence Officers and management of those officers’ financial investigations.

**Person specification**:

- Analyse financial and case related material in order to improve recovery opportunities.
- Prepare cases for court, attending to give evidence where necessary.
- Keep your knowledge and relevant accreditations up to date with changes in the law and technical and professional developments.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external to ensure Illicit Finance is at the heart of all FIS investigation work.
- Act as a role model by demonstrating HMRC values and capability.
- Maintain accurate Management Information on an ongoing basis.

Financial Investigators with recognised Authorised Officer status will additionally:

- Plan, lead and deploy operationally to maximize cash and listed assets interdiction opportunities.
- Deploy operationally on wider activities to enhance Financial Investigations in other areas of Fraud Investigation Services.
- Proven ability to think laterally and to drive performance improvements.
- The ability to communicate, negotiate, persuade, and lead.

**Essential Criteria**
- Experience of undertaking civil or criminal investigations or managing a team undertaking this work.

**Desirable Criteria**
- National Crime Agency Restraint and Confiscation Accreditation or
- POC Authorised Officer Training

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £35,092, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £9,475 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Flexibility Payment

This post attracts a **Level 2** Flexibility Payment (FP) that is paid monthly with salary. This FP allows HMRC flexibility to change your work pattern, at short notice, to meet business needs. You will be expected to undertake periods of On Call. You will also be expected to work additional hours, at weekends and outside your normal working hours/days (including bank holidays).

If you currently receive the Flexibility Payment, which may include Transition Protection and/or a Maintained Pension Value, moving to a new role may affect your payments.

Find more about HMRC benefits in 'Your little extras and big benefits handbook' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.

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