- S25-206 Financial Investigator - Serious & Organised Crime Unit (LC 8)

Lancashire Constabulary is looking for a Financial Investigator to join our Serious and Organised Crime Unit based at Headquarters, Lindle Lane.

As a Financial Investigator you will be working as part of a fast paced dynamic team conducting comprehensive financial investigations including, money laundering and complex confiscation cases in order to identify, locate and confiscate the criminally derived assets of criminals.

Key Responsibilities:

Support covert investigations, including drugs conspiracies and conduct covert money laundering and financial investigations, to identify and deny organised crime groups of criminal property. This will include the compilation of file preparation for presentation to the Crown Court in compliance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and Police & Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act legislation.

Obtain relevant investigative orders via the Crown Court to support Financial Investigations, including Production Orders, Disclosure Orders and Account Monitoring Orders where necessary.

Prepare Restraint Orders to prevent dissipation of assets. Conduct complex confiscation investigations for multiple defendants following successful prosecutions using the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Criminal Finances Act 2017.

Advise Senior Investigating Officers (SIO’s) on financial strategies, money laundering, cash seizures and asset recovery.

Maintain confidential liaison with banks, building societies, other financial institutions and businesses within the Regulated Sector and credit referencing agencies to effectively progress financial investigations in line with the CPD on the Financial Intelligence Support System (FISS).

Please see the attached job specification for further details.

Skills and Experience:

Accredited Financial Investigation including holding confiscation powers

PIP1 Qualification or willing to work towards and complete within 12 months of completion of course.

Experience of investigating complex crimes and the submission of complex files of evidence.

Experience, knowledge and application of the relevant criminal law particularly in relation to; PACE, POCA, Human Rights Act and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).

Vetting and Medical:

Please be aware, as a condition of your appointment you must undergo and pass Management Vetting (MV).

**Please be aware there is a minimum 5 year UK residency required for Management Vetting** You must be 18 years old at the point of applying. Successful applicants will also be subject to a medical assessment.

Upon successful appointment as per the job specification, you will be required to provide your DNA for elimination purposes, this will be held against the Contamination Elimination Database (CED).

Benefits:

25 - 31 days annual leave (role dependant) plus 8 bank holidays pro rata
Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions from 5.5% to 12.5% depending on your salary
Sick pay provisions
Generous maternity / paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Option to become a member of the onsite unions
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme
Access to on-site-gyms – HQ
Cycle to work scheme
Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters
Hybrid / Agile working (role dependant)

Closing date: Thursday 10th July 2025 at 10am.

Please note if you are put on a reserve list or offered the role on a temporary basis, you will need to get support from your line manager.

Candidates applying for Lancashire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.

PLEASE NOTE, AGENCY EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIALS ARE UNABLE TO APPLY FOR INTERNAL VACANCIES.

Before you complete the online application, we would advise you to read the attached Information and Guidance documents.