Senior Financial Investigator Dedicated Case Team - Economic Crime Operations - Belfast - Carne House
hace 19 horas
Belfast
About the job Job summary Discover what it's like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here. HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department's civil and criminal investigations. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud. FIS is home to a wide range of people with a variety of skills and professional backgrounds - including accountants, cybercrime specialists, criminal justice professionals, tax professionals and operational delivery teams to name a few. We use a range of powers and approaches to protect funding for UK public services, investigating the most harmful tax cheats and ensuring none are beyond our reach. We target a variety of threats, including complex offshore evasion, international smuggling of illicit excise goods, exports of controlled weapons and technology, labour market abuses, money laundering, VAT and Self-Assessment repayment frauds and a host of other fraudulent attacks. The Economic Crime (EC) deputy directorate brings together our Supervision, Proceeds of Crime Operations and Illicit Finance teams and forms an integral part of the HMRC Serious Fraud Strategy. Working closely across the department and the wider Law Enforcement community, using specialist expertise and modern technology we put illicit finance at the centre of operations. Our operational teams tackle the financial aspects of cases that will ultimately deter, disrupt, and remove assets from tax fraudsters to level the playing field for the honest majority. EC has several specialist teams who perform unique functions within HMRC, but which are common to other areas of the public sector. Job description At HMRC, we're looking for a talented Senior Financial Investigator to play a crucial role within HMRC's Economic Crime Operations, as part of a dedicated case team, specialising in complex financial investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 and Criminal Finance Act 2017. This position requires expertise in identifying, preserving, and recovering criminal assets across global jurisdictions, often involving sophisticated networks and multiple legal challenges. The role demands analytical precision, legal knowledge, and collaborative skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Financial Investigators contribute directly to HMRC's mission of tackling economic crime and ensuring criminal assets are identified and recovered, ultimately protecting the UK tax system and public finances. The position offers opportunities to lead challenging investigations, develop specialised expertise, and make a significant impact on economic crime enforcement while working within a supportive and diverse team environment. The dedicated case team will tackle the top priority case within Economic Crime to provide resource through the life cycle of the complex POCA recovery investigations. Frequent travel to Leeds and Newcastle upon Tyne will be required. Other responsibilities include; • Create effective financial and enforcement strategies to maximise returns. Strengthen operational response, continually review and embed best practice, foster innovation and collaborative working and use legal powers effectively., • Acting as an authorising officer for Production and other financial investigative Orders and Warrants in line with the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002, other relevant legislation, case law and Codes of Practice., • Gathering intelligence and evidence to progress and enhance civil and criminal financial recovery investigations in tandem with the recovery of criminal assets., • Provide leadership and innovation in the use of legislation (including the CFA 2017) to maximise recovery opportunities, including, Part V recovery, listed asset seizures and Account Freezing Orders., • Preparing cases for Court, attending to give evidence where necessary., • Providing feedback regarding new money laundering trends/typologies ensuring organisation learning is shared across HMRC and other law enforcement agencies., • Working closely with tax professionals, civil recovery and insolvency professionals, forensic accountants and wider Economic Crime teams to identify alternative methods of recovery., • Maintain accurate Management Information on an ongoing basis and keep all case management systems up to date., • Supporting operational deployments and being accountable for the decisions you make in the Criminal Justice system., • Actively participating on relevant steering groups to provide technical guidance for Economic Crime and act as a SPOC for wider FIS/HMRC., • Drive continuous improvements of business processes to increase efficiency and make recommendations for change., • Maintaining as required registration with the NCA Proceeds of Crime Centre and undertaking the relevant training to keep your skillset up to date., • Exceptional problem-solving skills and a systematic approach., • Strong decision-making ability., • Demonstrate innovative approaches to investigation work., • The ability to ensure decisions are made at the right level to progress delivery, taking account of risks and implications., • Recent experience of undertaking complex civil or criminal investigations or managing a team undertaking this work., • Fully trained Financial Investigator/PoC Authorised Officer with recent, relevant experience and Restraint and Confiscation Accreditations., • Good knowledge of tax regimes administered by HMRC and civil recovery options to maximise asset recovery., • Experience collaborating with external law enforcement agencies. • Making Effective Decisions, • Communicating and Influencing, • Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary., • Family friendly policies., • Personal support., • A name-blind CV including your job history., • A 750-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the essential criteria and person specification outlined in the advert., • UK nationals, • nationals of the Republic of Ireland, • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window), • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020