Economic Crime Supervision (ECS) - Compliance Officer Edinburgh, Scotland
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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.
See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Job description
Manage a caseload of anti money laundering (AML) money service businesses to deliver business targets/Key Performance Indicators.
Working in a specialist team dealing with high risk money service businesses.
Undertake interventions to AML registered/unregistered money service businesses primarily through face-to-face but also occasionally through desk-based interventions depending on the identified risks.
Consider the degree of compliance with the Money Laundering 2017 Regulations, evaluate and test the credibility of policies & procedures statements, books and records or information obtained at visits to registered businesses ensuring that caseloads are processed within the required deadlines.
Evaluate and test the credibility of a business and its compliance with the money laundering regulations maintaining a clear audit trail on all ECS systems.
Closing cases in a timely manner ensuring consideration of appropriate outcomes supported by robust evidential conclusions.
Share information with ECS, HMRC and partner agencies through the dissemination of intelligence via legal gateways by submitting accurate and timely intelligence reports.
Take ownership of the quality and accuracy of own work while sharing best practice with colleagues.
Ensure all systems are updated to account for all actions taken in a case ensuring that quality of work adheres to required Compliance professional standards.
Work flexibly across teams and business sectors. Some overnight stays may be required. A full driving license would be desirable.
As an ECS Trainee, you will complete a Learning Routeway, this consists of 26 weeks of training specific to the role you’ll be undertaking.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
What we are looking for.
- A curious mindset with good analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to assimilate information from multiple sources and effectively summarise and articulate facts.
- Good judgement, problem-solving & decision-making skills.
- Due to the sensitive nature of the work, CTC level of security clearance is required. Applicants without this level of clearance must be willing to undergo the necessary level of vetting and secure relevant clearances.
- Being able to travel, occasionally long distances.
Applicants should write a 500-word statement of suitability demonstrating the following criteria:
We are looking for staff who will uphold the Civil Service values and standards of behaviour and who:
- Are flexible, adaptive and creative in solving problems and dealing with change.
- Can effectively organise and plan, anticipating risks to prevent them becoming issues.
- Can demonstrate sound interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills and thrive working as part of a team as well as working autonomously.
- Are committed to continuous improvement, in an environment where performance matters.
- Ability to work in line within guidelines, whilst having the confidence to exercise judgement and discretion within specified parameters and working to tight deadlines.
- Resilient and prepared to deal with challenge and/or confrontation.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
Find more about HMRC benefits in 'Your little extras and big benefits handbook' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide CV details on your job history (300 words) and qualifications (250).This is for information only and will not be scored.
Also, you will be asked to provide a 500-word Personal Statement, which demonstrates how you meet the criteria listed within the job specification and what you and your experience can bring to the role. The Personal Statement will be scored.
Finally, you will be asked to provide examples up to 250 words each, on three behaviours;
- Delivering at Pace.
- Making Effective Decisions.
- Working Together.
In the event of a large number of applications, an initial sift may be done on the first essential criteria listed.
A curious mindset with good analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to assimilate information from multiple sources and effectively summarise and articulate facts.
In the event of tied scores, the merit order will be determined on the overall score, then the scores of each competency in the order listed.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Candidates successful at sift will be invited to the next stage, which will consist of a blended interview where your behaviours and strengths will be assessed.
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Eligibility
To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:
This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need, so please review the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you are able to travel to.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
Equality and Diversity
We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued, supported and comfortable being their true self at work.
We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer, supporting social mobility by giving opportunities to people from all walks of life. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and offer a range of flexible working patterns and support. Our aim is to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.
For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values.
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We can’t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
The Civil Service runs a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
Security Update
For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for CTC is 3 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
Further Information
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application/s will be withdrawn from the process.
Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.
Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an ‘Other Government Department’ (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document "Combined T&C and OGD Pay English”, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk
Problems during the application process
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If you think you’ve made a mistake on a submitted application (e.g. you’ve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact [email protected] at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we won’t be able to reopen your application.
Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application - 293123 & vacancy closing date 26/06/2023.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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