Financial Investigator -South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

Avon and Somerset Police; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional police force in the UK seeks a Financial Investigator for their Regional Economic Crime Team. In this role, you will target serious criminals and disrupt organised crime using financial investigation tools. The position offers professional development and flexible working options, dedicated to community safety. Ideal candidates will possess skills in asset tracing and enforcement work, contributing to vital financial investigations.

Benefits

Flexible working

Continuous professional development

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Skills in financial investigation tools and law-enforcement tactics.
• Ability to conduct confiscation and enforcement work.
• Experience with tracing and realising assets.

Responsibilities

• Target serious criminals in the South West.
• Gather intelligence and bring prosecutions.
• Conduct enforcement work and civil recovery.

Job description

Salary: A&S – S6, SO1 or SO2 depending on experience

About the Role

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for Financial Investigators keen to progress their career as part of our Regional Economic Crime Team. SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and staff from the five South West regional forces, part of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales. As part of the Regional Economic Crime Unit you will target the most serious criminals in the South West, using financial investigation tools alongside other specialist law‑enforcement tactics to gather intelligence, bring prosecutions and disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups. Your skills will be used at all stages of investigations into a wide variety of crime types that cause the most harm to our communities.

In this role you will undertake confiscation, enforcement work and Part 5 civil recovery, including crypto assets, ensuring criminals are deprived of their ill‑gotten gains by securing Confiscation Orders and tracing and realising declared and hidden assets of convicted offenders. You will provide financial evidence in support of criminal investigations and develop as a Financial Investigator by being involved in the wider activity of the Regional Economic Crime Unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Target the most serious criminals in the South West.
• Use financial investigation tools and other law‑enforcement tactics to gather intelligence, bring prosecutions, and disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups.
• Apply skills at all stages of investigations into various crime types harming communities.
• Conduct confiscation, enforcement work, and Part 5 civil recovery (including crypto assets).
• Secure Confiscation Orders, trace and realise declared and hidden assets of convicted offenders.
• Provide financial evidence in support of criminal investigations.

Qualifications & Experience Required

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What we can offer you

• Flexible working – many roles allow flexible working hours and primary location.
• Continuous professional development – we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
• Well‑being support – we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.

Find out more about SWROCU on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-west-regional-organised-crime-unit-swrocu

Explore our microsite for more information: https://www.southwestrocu.police.uk/