Economic Crime Investigator Lead

1 month ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom HM Revenue and Customs Full time

HM Revenue and Customs is a UK-based tax authority and law enforcement agency. As an Economic Crime Investigator Lead, you will play a crucial role in tackling the most serious fraud, evasion, and organised criminal attacks against the tax system.

The position comes with a salary of £42,618, plus a generous benefits package that includes contributions to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme, flexible working options, and a leave allowance starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage a team of investigators, responsible for delivering complex and challenging investigations, including restraint and confiscation, detained cash investigations, Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Part V, Civil Investigations, and Asset Recovery Investigations.
  • Ensure compliance with HMRC and FIS management and leadership requirements, collating and recording data for management information, forecasting, and other senior management requests.
  • Motivate the team to deliver quality results and continuous improvement, setting clear guidance for managing performance, promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality, and supporting the team to deliver their objectives while ensuring compliance with appropriate legal and governance frameworks.
  • Keep knowledge up to date with changes in the law and technical and professional developments.
  • Manage all standard Economic Crime operational duties that attract Flexibility Payments.
  • 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.

You will be expected to travel as part of your leadership and management responsibilities, which may involve overnights away from home.

To be successful in this role, you must be a fully trained Financial Investigator/POC Authorised Officer with recent experience, having knowledge of Criminal Finances and Financial training/NCA/Home Office requirements, and significant Restraint and Confiscation experience.

Additional desirable criteria include recent experience of managing teams, undertaking complex investigations, and liaising with external law enforcement agencies.

Benefits:
  • A competitive salary of £42,618.
  • Contributions to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • Flexible working options, including Flexible and Hybrid Working policies.
  • A leave allowance starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
  • Pension contributions equal to at least 26% of your salary.
  • Family-friendly policies.
  • Personal support.
  • Coaching and development opportunities.

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