Senior Financial Investigator

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

- 217099**Salary**:

- £40,209 - £43,705- Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting of £3,424. This is a “Spot-Rate” role on a grade of 1 to 2 achieved by evidence of skills and experience with the top grade at £43,705.**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- NCA Grade 4 / Police Sergeant**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Finance
- Investigation
- Operational Delivery
- Operational Research**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of posts**:

- 10Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Chelmsford, Dover, Exeter, Gillingham (Kent), London, Nottingham, Stevenage, Warrington, HeathrowAbout the job

**Summary**:

- To lead financial investigations (either criminal or civil) in support of the National Crime Agency’s objectives, supervising or mentoring staff in support of this.**Job description**:
Where will the role be based?
- Financial Investigators are required in the following locations:
- Birmingham (Civil &Criminal)
- Central London (Hub) (Civil &Criminal)
- Bristol (Hub) (Civil)
- Warrington (Hub) (Civil)
- Dover (Criminal)
- Gillingham (Kent) (Criminal)
- Stevenage (Criminal)
- Belfast (Civil)
- Chelmsford (Criminal)
- Exeter (Criminal)
- Nottingham (Criminal)
- Heathrow (Criminal)
- A small number of financial posts may require DV Enhanced to be obtained within 12 months of entry’**Responsibilities**:

- Main Responsibilities:
- Act as a lead officer for tasked financial investigations within the Agency.
- Supervise and/or mentor staff as required.
- Ensure investigations are carried out thoroughly, professionally and expeditiously in accordance with Agency policy and legislative requirements.
- Monitor operational performance.
- Deliver timely and accurate performance and management information in accordance with corporate requirements.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to foster collaborative working.

**Qualifications**:

- The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:

- Essential Qualifications (for either criminal or civil financial investigators):
- Accredited financial investigator, or lapsed accreditation within the last 3 years. Please note that all applicants will be checked against national Financial Investigator databases.

Essential (required for Criminal FI posts only):
- PIP2 investigator accreditation or equivalent experience, or ability to attain PIP2 accreditation.

Please confirm your experience is within the last 2 years.
- Evidence for PIP 2 should consist of a successful National Investigators Exam (NIE) pass, completion of ICIDP and Advanced Interviewing programmes, assessment and verification of the PIP 2 Portfolio and continuing accreditation within the previous 24 months.
- PIP2 is not required for civil FI post applicants.-
- Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
- Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.-
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Experience of conducting criminal, civil or regulatory investigations on complex economic or financial cases.
- Experience of Risk Management within financial investigations with effective operational decision making with accountability for decisions made.
- Experience using criminal or civil law and UK legislation affecting agency activity - with emphasis on The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) in relation to money laundering offences, civil recovery, and/or cash seizures.
- Experience of leading a team against set objectives to deliver successful outcomes.

**Benefits**:

- If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.
- All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:
- Civil Service pension scheme
- 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
- Training and development opportunities
- Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.
- We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed