Full job descriptionAccredited Financial Investigators x5
Salary: spot salary of £55,000 (National) or £58,750 (London) p.a. + benefits 
Location: Home Working
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
The MHRA is transforming. Through enabling innovation, making the right judgments of the benefits and risks of medical products and forging the right partnerships in the UK and internationally, it aims to deliver world class regulation and improved outcomes for UK patients.
We are currently looking for experienced Accredited Financial Investigators to join our Criminal Enforcement Unit in the Safety and Surveillance group.
Within a week of working here, your day could look like this: Leading and supporting impactful asset- denial interventions using powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and related legislation, gathering evidence/information, preparing and submitting case files, warrants, orders and other documentation to remove or disrupt identified threats.
Key responsibilities:
*Ensuring financial investigations are carried out thoroughly, professionally and expeditiously in accordance with Agency policy, good practice and legislative requirements.
*Prepare relevant material on money laundering and financial dealings for disclosure, in liaison with Crown prosecutors when necessary to support investigations.
*Working closely with the FININT resources within the assessment, analysis and collection function, assisting in the matrix management and professional development of the capability, sharing information and collaborating on case building and promoting use of financial investigation practices across CE as a threat reduction tool.
*Managing and delivering allocated capabilities to the highest professional standards, encouraging, supporting and participating in a culture of continuous improvement, and modelling civil service and corporate values and behaviours.
*Embracing a flexible, matrix approach to the brigading of resources to meet dynamic demand across the function and across CE. (Intelligence command roles).
*Providing advice on legislation and technical options to disrupt criminality
*Working collaboratively with stakeholders to reduce criminal threats.
*Case file preparation and the prosecution of offenders.
*Contributing to the 4P strategic response framework to criminal threats.
Our successful candidate will require the following:
*Proven working knowledge and experience of investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and significant experience of money laundering cases. The candidate must be a current Accredited Financial Investigator (NCA).
*Significant experience of all aspects of cash seizures, restraint and confiscation work and relevant court representation. Experience in the deployment of investigative tools derived from the Criminal Finances Act (2017) such as AFO’s. The candidate must be qualified under 303Z (1) (POCA) in relation to account forfeiture and listed assets and 378 (POCA) in relation to production orders. They must be able to secure accreditation in the arena of crypto asset seizure.
*Previous experience and exposure to PACE, RIPA and CPIA.
*The ability to be able to work under pressure, often alone, and to tight deadlines. The flexibility to be able to undertake work that often requires working away from the base office, overnight allowances apply.
*Proven ability to act professionally as the organisation’s representative when dealing with all internal and external stakeholders.
*Hold a full UK driving licence.
*Be able to undertake manual lifting and handling activities, where required as part of the
*role.
Closing date: 13 September 2026
To find out more and apply, please visit our website.