Nominated Office Investigator

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK seeks a Nominated Office Investigator to lead complex financial crime investigations. This role involves analyzing risks, improving controls, and collaborating with teams to foster a high-performing environment. Candidates should have strong analytical and investigative skills, along with experience in financial services. The position offers a hybrid working model with a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting complex financial crime investigations.
• Ability to manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Expertise in integrating and analysing multiple data sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-risk financial crime investigations.
• Produce high-quality reports for senior stakeholders.
• Enhance financial crime risk management frameworks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Investigative skills

Research skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Job description

Join us as a Nominated Office Investigator

• Take on a pivotal role where you’ll analyse, investigate, and research the highest risk investigations impacting our organisation
• Ensure financial crime controls within your business sector are effective, identifying gaps or weaknesses and providing timely feedback to improve the control environment
• Enhance your analytical skills and advance your career in this critical position

What you\'ll do

In this critical role, you’ll lead and contribute to high-risk financial crime investigations, applying expert analytical and intelligence skills to protect the organisation from criminal threats. You’ll operate within defined risk appetite and policy standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry guidance.

Your work will directly influence the bank’s financial crime strategy, helping to identify emerging risks, strengthen controls, and drive continuous improvement across the control environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting and delivering complex investigations with clarity, precision, and strategic insight
• Producing high-quality written and verbal reports for a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders and executive leadership
• Collaborating across teams to foster a high-performing, inclusive, and professional environment that supports knowledge sharing and innovation
• Enhancing the financial crime risk management framework by identifying control gaps, recommending improvements, and supporting implementation
• Coaching and mentoring colleagues to build capability and support team development

The skills you\'ll need

You’ll bring excellent analytical, investigative, and research skills, with the ability to produce high-quality, complex investigation reports. Experience in a Financial Crime Investigation or Intelligence team, or a similar specialist function within financial services, is essential.

You’ll also need:

• Experience in conducting complex financial crime investigations, including the ability to dissect intricate criminal networks, trace illicit financial flows, and identify patterns of suspicious activity across multiple jurisdictions and entities
• Proven ability to assess and synthesize information from diverse sources such open source, internal systems, and third-party intelligence, to build credible suspicions and support investigative hypotheses
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in managing relationships with internal stakeholders ensuring effective collaboration and information sharing throughout the investigative lifecycle
• Expertise in integrating and analysing multiple data sources, transforming raw data into actionable intelligence that informs strategic and tactical decisions in financial crime investigations
• An understanding of relevant existing and proposed legislation in relation to intelligence and Investigations requests

Hours: 35

Job Posting Closing Date: 25/09/2025

Ways of Working: Hybrid