Are you an experienced investigator with a passion for disrupting criminal activity and preventing offenders from profiting from crime?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is seeking a motivated and professional Financial Investigator to join our Financial Investigation Unit. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to play a key role in tackling serious and organised crime through financial investigation, asset recovery and intelligence development.
As a Financial Investigator, you will plan, conduct and coordinate complex financial investigations, supporting criminal enquiries through the identification, restraint and recovery of criminal assets. Working closely with operational teams and external partners, you will utilise specialist investigative techniques to identify money laundering activity, gather financial intelligence and support successful prosecutions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Conducting financial and money laundering investigations in support of criminal enquiries.
- Identifying, restraining and recovering assets obtained through criminal conduct.
- Preparing and presenting applications for Production Orders, Account Freezing Orders, Confiscation Orders, Cash Detention Orders and Forfeiture Proceedings.
- Gathering, analysing and sanitising financial intelligence to support investigations.
- Interviewing suspects and witnesses and obtaining evidence relating to financial criminality.
- Preparing high-quality prosecution and court files.
- Presenting evidence in court where required.
- Investigating Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and utilising specialist databases and intelligence systems.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to investigators on financial investigation opportunities and asset recovery legislation.
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and investigative standards.
What We're Looking For
You will be an experienced investigator with a strong understanding of financial crime and an ability to manage complex enquiries from inception through to court proceedings.
Essential Requirements
- Educated to QCF Level 3 or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience of conducting complex financial investigations.
- Ability to prepare and present case material to a high professional standard.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Competence in the use of IT systems, databases and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and external agencies.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands effectively.
Desirable
- Accredited Financial Investigator status with the National Crime Agency.
- Knowledge of search and seizure powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
- Understanding of NCA registration, accreditation and monitoring requirements.
Why Join Us?
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on criminal investigations by targeting the financial gains of offenders. You will be part of a specialist team committed to identifying and recovering criminal assets, developing intelligence opportunities and protecting communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
If you are a proactive investigator with the determination to follow the money, identify criminal assets and contribute to successful outcomes, we would like to hear from you.
Join us and help ensure that crime does not pay.
