Financial Investigator CSC Economic Crime


Posted on 9th Apr 2025

Financial Investigator CSC Economic Crime

Job Title: Financial Investigator CSC Economic Crime

Salary: The starting salary is £38,926, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Barking, Hendon, Lewisham, Putney

Contract – 2 years fixed term


The Metropolitan Police Service Economic Crime (EC) Command is part of Central Specialist Crime and specialises in the investigation of Fraud and Money Laundering offences and the conduct of Financial Investigations.  EC has many and varied strands to tackle some of the most serious offenders and prevent them gaining financially from their crimes. EC manages a wide range of investigations including sensitive, high-profile enquiries that span national and international boundaries. We support BCU, pro-active syndicates and other specialist units with their financial enquiries, cash seizures, asset freezing and confiscations under the Proceeds of Crime legislation. The right candidate will have a positive impact on taking the profit out of crime and making London and the public safer by targeting Serious Organised Crime and High Harm Offenders.

Are you passionate about financial crime and eager to develop your analytical and investigative skills? This is an exciting time to join us as a Financial Investigator.

Role Overview

As a Financial Investigator, you will be part of a dedicated team of police officers and AFI’s within one of the Economic Crime hubs. We are looking for accredited financial investigators based out of our 4 key hubs, Hendon, Lewisham, Putney & Barking who have an interest in financial crime who are keen to develop their analytical and investigation skills to assist us in seizing criminally gained assets from those who are committing the most serious and harmful criminal offences.

The role

  • Investigating allegations of money laundering, tracing assets in the UK and overseas, analysing financial accounts and bank statements and compiling orders under The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) such as Cash Detention/Forfeiture Orders, asset and account freezing orders.
  • Production Orders, Restraints and Confiscations. You will review tasking’s from other units and make informed decisions regarding further investigation. You will be expected to progress the applications through to forfeiture and/or confiscation and be confident and experienced in court procedures and processes including knowledge and understanding of CPIA disclosure rules.
  • Take the lead role in the financial investigation of all appropriate cases, in particular ‘criminal lifestyle’ offences e.g. drug trafficking, people trafficking, brothel keeping, counterfeiting, blackmail and inchoate offences.
  • Develop financial profiles of selected subjects as directed, obtaining, analysing and interpreting financial evidence and intelligence from all available ‘restricted’ and ‘open’ sources.
  • Take responsibility for the financial aspect of designated operations liaising closely with case officers, attending briefings, and assisting with the development of the investigation.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for the recovery of criminal assets by means of either prosecution or confiscation, or by civil recovery, using part 5 powers for the forfeiture and seizure of cash, funds held in bank accounts, listed assets and crypto-currency.
  • Economic Crime is also responsible for generating and conducting investigations from financial intelligence and provides financial investigation support to other specialist departments and syndicates within the Metropolitan Police Service.

How to apply

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th of April 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1-2 weeks after the vacancy has closed.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1-2 weeks after the hiring manager review.

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The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We are a disability confident level 2 organisation and we will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the first stage and application stage. 

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