Financial Examiner - Investigator

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Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 15th August 2025

25 days holiday + more

Base of £36,320 + £10,521 p.a (STC) Pension + Flex Payment

About the team

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 but 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

As a Financial Investigator, you’ll be at the forefront of disrupting serious tax fraud and illicit financial flows, focusing on recovering proceeds of crime and disrupting financial criminal activity. This role combines investigative expertise with legal knowledge to identify, restrain, and confiscate assets derived from criminal conduct.

You’ll lead financial investigations across recovery areas, collaborating with tax professionals, insolvency specialists, forensic accountants and Economic Crime teams to identify effective recovery methods.

You will deliver complex and impactful investigations including restraint and confiscation, detained cash investigations and Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Part 5 work.

Key Responsibilities

• Court Applications: Attend court and make court applications and respond to questions from Judiciary and Court officials. Act as an Assurance Officer in line with the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002, other relevant legislation, case law, and Codes of Practice.
• Material Analysis: Analyse financial and case-related material to improve recovery opportunities.
• Case Preparation: Prepare cases for court and attend court to give evidence when necessary.
• Continuous Learning: Keep your knowledge and relevant accreditations up to date with changes in the law and technical and professional developments.
• Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure Illicit Finance is at the heart of all FIS investigation work.
• Mentor and support colleagues to lead and direct casework.
• Potential line management responsibilities for Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and other Economic Crime Operations staff.
• Case Management: Maintain and update case management systems accurately on an ongoing basis.

Additional Responsibilities for Authorised Officers:

• Operational Planning: Plan, lead, and deploy…