Accredited Financial Investigator

Enforcement & Market Oversight - Accredited Financial Investigator, Proceeds of Crime Team

Salary: National ranging from £41,800 - £52,200 and London from £46,000 to £57,400

The team / department

The Proceeds of Crime Team is made up of Financial Intelligence Officers, Accredited Financial Investigators and professional business support and provides a dedicated specialist team with the expertise to help the FCA meet its proceeds of crime investigative responsibilities. This forms part of our credible deterrence agenda, around prosecution of criminal offences linked to our statutory objectives and remit within the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 and Financial Services Act 2012.- Investigate, identify, restrain and confiscate the proceeds of criminal behaviours, seeking to remove these from convicted individuals- Compensate victims wherever possible- Use enforcement powers available to us to ensure confiscation orders are satisfied- Use civil powers under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and associated legislation to identify and forfeit recoverable property- Undertake criminal investigations into money laundering offences under Part 7 POCA

What you will be doing (the role)- Responsibility for undertaking confiscation investigations running parallel to criminal investigations conducted by our Enforcement colleagues, typically, but not exclusively in connection with individuals suspected of insider dealing and/or unauthorised activities, using investigative powers as necessary and appropriate.- Analysing, presenting and evidencing financial data to trace / show the extent and whereabouts of criminal benefit and realisable property, tracing assets in foreign jurisdictions What you will get from the role- Support Lead Associate colleagues or the Team Manager in attending and participating in a broad range of project work within the FCA or alongside wider law enforcement agencies (LEA) partner agencies, the private sector and practitioner level working groups, building on existing contacts in the financial investigation arena and maintaining internal and external relationships to benefit the work, including undertaking recruitment campaigns for new staff- You will work as a member of a team supporting the effective delivery of the different investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, as well as wider projects

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays-
- Private healthcare with Bupa-
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)-
- Life assurance of eight times your basic salary-
- Income protectionWe support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our two office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum- Currently accredited as a Financial Investigator and Confiscator by the Proceeds of Crime Centre (NCA) with Part 2 and Part 8 powers (minimum) with a proven track record in managing and undertaking your own confiscation investigations in accordance with POCA, or have, within the last two years, been accredited as a Financial Investigator and Confiscator by the Proceeds of Crime Centre (NCA) with Part 2 and Part 8 powers (minimum) with demonstrable experience in undertaking your own confiscation investigations in accordance with POCA and have voluntarily suspended your accreditation- Experience of NIM level 3 investigations involving proceeds of crime and criminal cases, including setting investigative strategy and reporting to stakeholders on progress- Current or recent experience of using a range of tools to further financial investigations including MLAT, DPA, RIPA / IPA, PACE, CPIA legislation in addition to an understanding of different areas of jurisprudence: trust, contract, property, crime, company, insolvency and associated secondary legislation such as the Criminal and Civil Procedure Rules

Essential- Sound knowledge of Serious Crime Act 2015 and Criminal Finances Act 2017, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2024 and their impact on POC work- Experienced in the use of mainstream financial intelligence tools (e.g. Moneyweb, ARENA and consumer credit databases)- Use of Altia software or similar tools to analyse data and manage disparate unstructured financial information- The willingness to exercise your own judgement and initiative and be prepared to make and justify recommendations to Team management, demonstrable analytical and investigative skills