Financial Investigator - Counter Terrorism Policing

Closing date: 23rd March 2025 23:59 PM

Salary: £36,630 – £42,897 ▪ Grade: 6

The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to find information and evidence to thwart terrorist planning and help bring perpetrators to justice.

Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU) coordinates the regional counter terrorist response and provides specialist support to police forces in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and the West Midlands.

You’ll work office hours Monday - Friday, however due to the nature of the role, you’ll need a degree of flexibility to enable us to respond effectively to operational requirements. The team also operates a voluntary on call rota.

The role

As a Financial Investigator, you’ll use investigative techniques to support the investigation of crimes falling within counter terrorism control strategies, with the aim of securing prosecution and to identify and disrupt terrorist finance.

You’ll be required to research and develop financial information sources in order to contribute to CT Investigations.

You’ll work to identify and secure financial information as potential evidence to support a prosecution, investigating, tracing and identifying assets that have been used to fund criminal or terrorist activity in order to secure confiscation, conviction or to provide intelligence.

Responsibilities

Investigating suspected offenders in order to trace assets obtained by criminal activity or used to fund terrorist activity.
Working within relevant legislation and strategies by investigating financial background, identifying assets, preparing statements required by courts and giving evidence at subsequent trial.
Financial profiling of suspects.
Producing reports and statements identifying criminal benefit on confiscation of assets for court.
Investigating ‘disclosures’ of possible criminal activity made by Financial Institutions.
Preparing and presenting applications for court authorities for access to financial information.
Maintaining close liaison with other CTUs and financial investigators of other Forces, exchanging and developing intelligence.
Developing and maintaining liaison with outside agencies and Government Departments to assist in the successful prosecution of terrorism offences.
Dealing with enquiries passed to the CTU from within the UK or from abroad.

Skills and competencies

Essential

Proven Investigatory skills in any area of business.
Experience of working in an investigative environment on complex matters and enquiries.
Ability to work under pressure, prioritising and working to deadlines, exhibiting adaptability and flexibility.
Be prepared to work towards being an accreditation financial Investigator by the National Crime Agency Proceeds of Crime Centre. This will involve passing a number of exams.
Proven skills of writing reports.
Proven experience of presentation skills, both verbally and documented both internally and to external partners.
Proven experience of carrying own caseload of work as well as working within a team.
Full driving licence.

Desirable

Experience presenting evidence in court and expressing a point of view under cross-examination.
Proven experience in financial investigation.
Experience of tasking and co-ordination process within the National Intelligence Model.

Security Checks

⚠ This role is subject to successful completion of Developed Vetting.

You must be a citizen of one of the following countries to work for Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTPWM). The UK (including Northern Ireland), USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. If you hold dual nationality, with one of those being British, you may also be considered. For the purposes of safeguarding national security, applicants will be required to hold or acquire the appropriate national security vetting clearance as above, in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002). CTPWM will support preferred candidates through the appropriate vetting process.

Diversity & Inclusion

We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.

Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.

We are 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.

Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.