Financial Investigator - 2 Years - FTC/Secondment

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About the role

Financial Investigator - 2 Years - FTC/Secondment

Are you an experienced Investigator with a strong interest in financial crime and asset recovery?

As Financial Investigator, you'll support and undertake financial investigations in line with the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, helping to identify and recover cash and assets linked to criminal activity. You'll investigate the financial activity of suspected offenders, analyse financial information, identify assets and criminal proceeds, and support wider investigations into money laundering. You'll also prepare reports, statements and briefing documents, work with partner agencies and, where required, present evidence in court. 

This is a varied role for someone who enjoys investigative work, can work confidently with complex information and wants to contribute directly to disrupting criminal activity and recovering the proceeds of crime.

Key responsibilities 

As Financial Investigator, you'll: 

• Conduct financial investigations into suspected offenders to identify and trace assets obtained through criminal activity or used to fund a criminal lifestyle.
• Analyse financial data and information to identify assets, financial audit trails and potential criminal proceeds. 
• Undertake civil investigations into cash seizures under Proceeds of Crime legislation.
• Support ongoing money laundering investigations and the identification of criminal proceeds. 
• Prepare detailed reports, briefing documents and witness statements, and provide evidence in court where required. 
• Investigate financial backgrounds, identify assets and prepare information and statements required by the courts. 
• Produce financial profiles of suspects and reports identifying criminal benefit for confiscation proceedings. 
• Investigate disclosures of suspected criminal activity made by financial institutions in accordance with relevant legislation. 
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, external agencies and Government departments to support investigations and prosecutions. 
• Respond to enquiries received by the Economic Crime Unit from internal and external parties. 
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Who we're looking for 

You'll be someone who enjoys investigative work and can confidently analyse complex financial information to build a clear picture of criminal activity. You'll be comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a wider team, managing deadlines and handling sensitive information with a high level of integrity and discretion.

You'll also bring:

• Accreditation as a Financial Investigator, or a willingness to work towards accreditation through the National Crime Agency Proceeds of Crime Centre. 
• Good investigative skills. 
• Effective communication skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues from a range of different disciplines. 
• Experience preparing and conducting briefings. 
• A good understanding of relevant legislation, including the Proceeds of Crime Act.
• The ability to maintain high standards of integrity, discretion and confidentiality. 
• The ability to use your own initiative while working effectively within a team. 
• The ability to work under pressure and meet specific deadlines. 

Investigative experience within a financial environment, experience undertaking complex investigations and experience giving evidence in court would be advantageous, although not essential.

Click here to view the full details of the role including the Essential, Desirable and any educational requirements for the role.

Why join us

This role offers the opportunity to use your investigative skills in an area of policing that directly targets the financial benefit of criminal activity. 

You'll work on varied financial investigations, supporting the identification and recovery of criminal assets while working alongside colleagues across policing and external partner agencies. The role provides the opportunity to build specialist knowledge within financial investigation and develop professionally within the Economic Crime Unit. 

For those working towards full accreditation, the role also provides a development route through the Financial Intelligence Officer programme and Financial Investigator and Confiscation accreditations.

Probationary Policy (Current WMP Staff):

Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, “during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over.”-Policies - Probation Period (Police Staff) (wmpad.local)

Secondment Policy

For the duration of the secondment, you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded into. In general terms, the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade, as per our standard recruitment process. 

The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade, in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point, a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes.  

If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post, you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that you are seconded into (at the applicable rate). In other words, if you receive shift allowance in your substantive role, however the role that you are seconded into doesn’t attract a shift allowance you will not receive this for the duration of the secondment. 

To view the full Secondment Policy please visit: Secondments Policy page. 
 
Selection Process

The selection process for this role will consist of the following elements:

• Initial application 
• Shortlisting 
• In-person interview

Closing date: Wednesday 2nd September 2026, 23:59
Interview date: TBC

Important Information

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon you successfully passing medical checks, which may if required include a drugs and hearing test.

Additional Information

Location: Perry Bar

Hours: Monday to Friday, core hours being 07:00- 15:00 or 08:00-16:00.

Contact: For further information please contact T/DI Paul Baker.
 

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

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When you join us, you'll benefit from:

• Meaningful work that makes a difference every day.
• A diverse range of career opportunities across policing and professional support services.
• High-quality training, development and opportunities to progress.
• A supportive and inclusive working environment where everyone is encouraged to achieve their potential.
• Competitive pay, generous annual leave, excellent pension arrangements and a wide range of employee benefits.
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We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better understand and serve the communities we protect. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to succeed.

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Applications must be your own work. Any evidence of plagiarism, false or misleading information, or the inappropriate use of AI during assessments or selection activities where it is not permitted may result in your application being rejected.

Benefits

We know that supporting our people is essential to delivering the best service to our communities. That's why we offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, wellbeing support and development opportunities to help you thrive throughout your career.

Visit our Benefits page to find out more about the rewards and support available when you join West Midlands Police.