SYP - Financial Investigator

Role: Financial Investigator

Department: Specialist Crime Services

Location: Various South Yorkshire

Salary: £21,507-£28,353

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Description:

We are looking to recruit a Financial Investigator to join the Specialist Crime Services Department, in this role you will be responsible for managing financial investigations and enquiries. Supporting district staff with financial enquiries in support of criminal investigations, missing or wanted persons. Preparing and presenting applications for POCA hearings at court.

Role Purpose:

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing the link between operational police officers and financial institutions, with the aim of recovering assets and exploiting opportunities for asset recovery across the whole spectrum of criminality from those convicted of criminal activity and managing the forfeiture process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting police officers and investigating officers with financial enquiries in support of investigations.
• Supporting districts with proactive financial enquiries around missing or wanted persons.
• Preparing court papers to support POCA cash detention applications and subsequent forfeiture order applications.
• Collating, Reviewing, Developing and using financial intelligence that may have been obtained through a variety of sources.
• Attending court to present evidence both in relation to civil proceedings in relation to POCA or in support of criminal hearings.
• Maintaining an ongoing caseload around financial investigations.  

Skills and experience:

• Prepared to undertake the National Crime Agency (NCA) Financial investigator training with Part 5 and 8 Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) powers
• Prepared to gain accreditation as a Financial Investigator by compiling and submitting a portfolio of evidence to the National Crime Agency (NCA)
• Experience of working with computerised systems, including Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and the Internet

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Monday, 10th February 2020 @ 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact A/DS Phil Butterworth on 0114 2963590. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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