Skills

Problem-solving Decision-making Attention to detail Training Risk Assessment Analytical Skills

Job Specifications

Croydon - Ruskin Square

Job Summary

Discover what it’s like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here.

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, criminal justice professionals, tax professionals 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 nobody is beyond our reach.

The Economic Crime (EC) deputy directorate 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 teams tackle the financial aspects of cases that will ultimately deter, disrupt and remove assets from tax fraudsters.

In the UK, the Money Laundering Regulations require certain businesses to take steps to prevent or reduce the risk of money laundering through their business.

The Regulations specify 27 bodies as supervisors of specific industry sectors covered by the Regulations. Along with the Financial Conduct Authority, HMRC is one of the Economic Crime supervisors in the UK.

Economic Crime Supervision (ECS) is a unique aspect of HMRC activity. It involves the regulatory supervision and enforcement of legislation designed to reduce the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing. This requires engagement with a unique set of customers, stakeholders and delivery partners.

HMRC currently have supervisory responsibility for; Money Service Businesses, Trust Company Service Providers, Accountancy Service Providers, High Value Dealers, Estate Agents, Bill Payment Service Providers, Art Dealers and Letting Agents.

Job Description

As part of the Tactical Plan, Cross HM Government Strategic action plan and addressing the risks within the National Risk assessment 2025 we have expanded our Compliance teams to include a Specialist Money Service Business (MSB) Team to work the riskiest of cases.

We are therefore searching for Higher Officer Caseworkers to work and deliver robust responses to casework on MSB operational campaigns.

This post forms part of our strategy and capability to strengthen ECS Compliance activities and to target our activity more effectively towards high risk MSB businesses.

As part of the Tactical Plan, Cross HM Government Strategic action plan and addressing the risks within the National Risk assessment 2025 we have expanded our Compliance teams to include a Specialist Money Service Business (MSB) Team to work the riskiest of cases.

We are therefore searching for Higher Officer Caseworkers to work and deliver robust responses to casework on MSB operational campaigns.

This post forms part of our strategy and capability to strengthen ECS Compliance activities and to target our activity more effectively towards high risk MSB businesses.

Person specification

The successful applicant will require an effective compliance skillset including an enquiring mind, dialogue and face to face contact with Customers, writing and working to evidential standards, resilience in managing caseloads, taking into account time constraints ensuring that they are meeting deadlines while at the same time balancing the need to be satisfied with the integrity of the information presented.

Share information with EC-S, HMRC and partner agencies through the dissemination of intelligence via legal gateways by submitting accurate and timely intelligence reports or Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

Working with partner agencies and law enforcement on operational compliance activities.

As an ECS Trainee, you may have to complete a Learning Routeway, this consists of 26 weeks of training specific to the role you’ll be undertaking.

Essential Criteria

What we are looking for. 

Comfortable with a face-to-face visiting, involving regular national travel within the UK and occasional overnight stays.
Ability to assess a wide range of information and data sets to draw conclusions as to compliance with the Regulations 2017, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and Terrorism Act 2002 and Terrorism Act 2006 (TACT) and make sound evidence-based decisions.
Experience of working in a compliance environment as a robust investigator.
Good analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to assimilate information from multiple sources and effectively summarise and articulate facts quickly. 
Good judgement, problem-solving & decision-making skills. 
Be willing to deploy on operational activity at short notice.
Ability to work to tight deadlines.
Are flexible, adaptive and creative

About the Company

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority. We collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support. We help the honest majority to get their taxes and payments right, and make it hard for the dishonest minority to cheat the system. We use LinkedIn to post regular updates about HMRC’s work on subjects that will be of interest to the LinkedIn community, for instance business tax and advice on running your company, news o... Know more