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Details Reference number 306606 Salary £34,404 - £36,985 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% Job grade Higher Executive Officer Contract type Permanent Business area HMRC - CCG - Fraud Investigation Service Type of role Investigation Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Job share, Part-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Leeds Regional Centre (LS1 4AP) About the job Job summary 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 The successful candidate will be required to: Manage a caseload of Economic Crime Supervision (ECS) registered businesses to deliver business targets/Key Performance Indicators, at times co-ordinating on large projects/campaigns when reviewing larger businesses. Undertake interventions to potentially larger, more complex & higher risk ECS registered businesses primarily through face-to-face but also occasionally through desk-based interventions depending on the identified risks. Evaluate and test the credibility of a business, consider the degree of its compliance with the Money Laundering 2017 Regulations, maintaining a clear audit trail on all ECS systems. In addition, evaluate and test the credibility of policies & procedures statements, books and records or information obtained during interventions, ensuring that caseloads are processed within the required deadlines. 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 and ensuring work adheres to required Compliance professional standards. Applying sanctions to a case where appropriate and proportionate to risk. Working flexibly across teams and business sectors. (Some overnight stays may be required). Preparing cases for tribunal and working with other ECS decision making colleagues where cases are referred for criminal investigation. You may be asked to take act as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for a specific sector to feed back information or act as a conduit at sector meetings. As an ECS Trainee, you will complete a Learning Routeway, this consists of 26 weeks of training specific to the role of an ECS Compliance officer. Person specification What we are looking for: Can demonstrate sound interpersonal, communications and relationship- building skills and thrive working as part of a team as well as working autonomously. 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. Are committed to continuous improvement, in an environment where performance matters. Are flexible, adaptive and creative in solving problems and dealing with change. Can effectively organise and plan, anticipating risks to prevent them becoming issues. Coordinating on large projects/campaigns when reviewing larger businesses. Essential criteria: 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. Excellent written and verbal skills. Being able to travel, occasionally long distances, with some overnight stays. Due to the sensitive nature of the work, Counter Terrorist Check (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. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Benefits Alongside your salary of £34,404, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £9,289 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. 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. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV, which should cover your career history (up to your last 3 job roles in 300 words) and your Qualifications (250 words). This is for information only and will not be scored. You will also be asked to prepare a Personal Statement, outlining how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification and why you are the ideal candidate for the role (500 words). Finally, you will be asked to provide examples up to 250 words each, on the three Behaviours listed above. In the event of a large number of applications, an initial sift may be completed against the lead behaviour - Delivering at Pace. If your application progresses to a full sift; the remaining Behaviours and your Personal Statement on your application will be assessed. We reserve the right to raise the pass mark, to manage the number of successful candidates to be interviewed. 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. In the event of tied scores, the merit order will be determined on the overall score, then the scores of each strength in the order listed. Interview will be held via MS Teams. Sift and interview dates confirmed. 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. Diversity and Inclusion At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC. 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. Locations 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 If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. If you think you’ve made a mistake on a short application form (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 - 306606 & vacancy closing date 25/08/2023. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment. 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 Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run 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. Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Ian Marlow Email : [email protected] Telephone : 03000 549052 Recruitment team Email : [email protected] Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned via [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here