Accredited Financial Investigator

Job description

Accredited Financial Investigator

Department

Economic Crime Unit/Asset Recovery

Location

Kidlington, Loddon Valley

Rank/Grade

TVP Broad Band 4I

Salary

Band 4I, circa £47,688 per annum plus benefits

Part/Full Time

Full Time - All roles are available for flexible working including job sharing and part-time unless there are legitimate operational / business reasons why this cannot be accommodated

Type of Contract

Permanent

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Job Advert

Full time vacancy

Based at either Kidlington or Loddon Valley

This is an exciting opportunity to join TVP's Asset Recovery Team within TVP Specialist Operations Capability, supporting SOC.

The team support Thames Valley Police by conducting Proceeds of Crime Act (PoCA) civil proceedings and confiscation investigations, pursuing criminals who have benefitted from their criminality and look at ways to remove such benefit and recover the assets.

You will investigate Cash Seizures, Account Freezing, Listed Assets & Crypto Investigations and conduct confiscation Investigations. You will use the various PoCA powers available to conduct thorough investigations and prepare your investigations for court.

The role holder must be self-motivated, able to work with the minimum of supervision, and be well organised sometimes working to tight deadlines (preparing case files and dealing with large volumes of material).

You must be able to demonstrate high attention to detail, excellent investigation skills, with the ability to review and analyse financial material, you should be able present findings in a clear and joined up way.

Unless already fully accredited as a Financial Investigator (FIO, FI, CRiSP, Confiscator, Restraint, S.47), the post holder will be required to complete the relevant entrant's exam and training and thereafter submit the respective PDP to attain full accreditation with the NCA Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC).

Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the southeast region (TVP, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex) and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.

As part of the Thames Valley Police family, you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 30 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. For more information on our benefits, please visit the supporting page, via the link at the bottom of the advert.

If you have any queries, please contact the Recruitment Team at quoting reference 23941. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 25th October 2026.

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