Financial Investigator (Cryptocurrency)

Leicestershire Police; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Police is seeking two Financial Investigators to enhance investigations focusing on cryptocurrency and digital assets. The role involves planning thorough investigations, identifying criminal assets, and providing financial investigation advice, contributing to tackling serious and organized crime. With extensive career development opportunities, this position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in policing.

Benefits

Continued professional development opportunities

Formal training and mentoring

Exciting career pathways

Qualifications

• Current or previous accreditation as a Financial Investigator.
• Awareness of intelligence gathering with experience of financial intelligence submissions.
• Five years’ continuous residency in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Planning investigations ensuring they are conducted thoroughly.
• Identifying criminally obtained assets and conducting confiscation inquiries.
• Providing specialist financial investigation advice to a range of stakeholders.

Skills

Complex crime investigation skills

Intelligence gathering

Financial intelligence submissions

Education

Financial Investigator accreditation

Job description

Uncover digital assets and disrupt criminal networks.

We’re looking for two Financial Investigators to drive investigations that align with the ROCU control strategy and force vision to uncover and recover cryptocurrency and digital assets. You’ll develop intelligence on money laundering organised crime groups and map their activity to understand how they acquire and exploit digital assets.

You’ll be

• Planning investigations ensuring they are conducted thoroughly.
• Identifying criminally obtained assets and conducting confiscation inquiries.
• Providing specialist financial investigation advise to a range of stakeholders.
  
  

You must have

• Current or previous accreditation as a Financial Investigator.
• Complex crime investigation skills including asset confiscation and exhibit handling.
• Awareness of intelligence gathering with experience of financial intelligence submissions.
  
  

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must have 5 years’ continuous residency in the UK.

What’s in it for you?

By joining us, you will be part of a team of highly skilled, professional, and dedicated colleagues and partners, who are committed to policing with integrity. We offer a range of exciting career pathways, formal training, secondments, mentoring and development opportunities to improve your skills and help you progress your career. We offer continued professional development, through events, guest speakers, and training for everyone. Your skills will help keep people safe.

What’s Next

Please click apply to complete your application, stating how you meet the essential/desirable criteria as listed within the job description.

To support you with your application we have provided some application useful guidance and our recruitment process.

• Vacancy closes on Sunday 3rd August 2025 at 23:55.
  
  

Who We Are

We are a collaborative unit of officers and staff tackling the most serious, organised, and violent crime, counter terrorism and extremism and providing forensic services on behalf of the region.

To find out more about EMSOU visit our website.

EMSOU has a commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equality, we celebrate difference and encourage diversity of thought.

EMSOU are Disability Confident Committed.