Financial Investigator (SEROCU)

Thames Valley Police; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Valley Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit is recruiting for a role within the Asset, Confiscation and Enforcement team. The post involves using powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act to enforce confiscation orders and to conduct uplifts under S22, with opportunities for cash, account freezing and listed asset investigations.

You will work with partner agencies to disrupt economic crime. You will need strong investigative, report writing and court presentation skills, be able to

Job description

Full Time - All roles are available for flexible working including job sharing and part-time unless there are legitimate operational / business reasons why this cannot be accommodated

Financial Investigation and Asset Recovery comprises a number of teams performing different functions to disrupt the most Serious and Organised Crime by way of economic crime investigation and asset denial.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Asset, Confiscation and Enforcement team utilising powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (PoCA) to enforce confiscation orders granted by the court and to also investigation uplifts under S22 of the Act. There is also opportunity to conduct Cash, Account Freezing and Listed Asset investigations under Part 5 of PoCA. The successful candidate will work in partnership with our partner agencies.

The post holder is to have proven investigative skills in order to trace the derivation of assets, prepare cases for court, write detailed reports and present evidence in court.

We are seeking candidates with excellent oral and written communications skills who can develop partnerships and collaborate with investigators, Lawyers and Barristers. Candidates should also have a strong attention to detail and analytical skills. Candidates must be self‑motivated, well organised (preparing case files and dealing with large volumes of material), and be prepared to work on lengthy complex investigations.

Preference is for the post holder to be a fully accredited as a Financial Investigator (FIO, FI, Confiscator, CRiSP, Restraint, S.47). Should the post holder not be fully accredited they will be required to complete the relevant entrants exam and training, and thereafter submit the respective PDP to attain full accreditation with the NCA Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC).

Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the South East region and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level SC. In order to achieve this, you must be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.

You can find more information about security vetting here .

At SEROCU we are committed to reflecting the communities we serve. We value diversity and encourage applications from our under-represented groups.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.