Investigator

Job description

A Criminal Investigator job in Brighton for up to \u00A352K

Your new company

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is responsible for protecting workplace pensions in the UK. They work with employers and those running pensions to help people save safely for their retirement. TPR are now recruiting for a Permanent specialist to be responsible for undertaking regulatory and criminal investigations within the Enforcement Team.

Your new role will require you to:

- Undertake regulatory and criminal investigations for enforcement, including:
- Formulating strategy, establishing lines of enquiry and progressing investigations allocated to you in line with Performance Indicators
- Gathering and assessing evidence including digital data, paper records, business accounts and reports, bank accounts and other personal financial data and communications data
- Acquiring, assimilating and assessing complex information and making judgements on that information with or without the support of advisers.
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders who will include the regulated industry, members of schemes and other regulators \/ law enforcement organisations
- Prudent financial management of investigation costs
- Obtaining required outcomes in line with investigatory strategies
- Production of an Investigation Report with recommendations for appropriate enforcement action
- Delivery of investigations in line with the schedule of delegations and in accordance with the decision-making framework

What you'll need to succeed

- Knowledge and experience of investigation techniques and legal requirements for the conduct of regulatory investigations
- Working knowledge of legal requirements relating to evidence gathering and disclosure, and interviewing
- Awareness of litigation processes including regulatory and criminal proceedings
- Experience of analysing financial or business information and identification of risks
- Experience in conducting formal interviews
- Experience of drafting investigation outcome reports

Desirable

- Knowledge and experience of investigation techniques and legal requirements for the conduct of criminal investigations
- Pensions knowledge
- Knowledge or experience of business practices including corporate transactions, finance and accounting
- Experience of applying for and executing inspections and warrants and undertaking searches
- Experience of financial investigations

What you'll get in return

As well as a starting salary from \u00A339,390 to \u00A352,289 per annum dependent on skills and experience with access to performance related pay, bonus and civil service pension scheme, TPR offer:

- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- 25 days annual leave provision and the chance to build up and take multiple flexi days
- an excellent office location in Brighton when required on some days each week from Sept \/ Oct 2021 onwards

What you need to do now
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