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£73,806 + 32% Pens (STC) + 3 days homeworking + flexi time + 25 days holiday pay + more.

About the Team

The Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for dealing with cases of serious fraud and bespoke tax avoidance by way of civil and criminal investigations.

These cases are the most ambitious, sophisticated cross tax interventions that HMRC undertakes. Sitting within Customer Compliance Group, FIS consists of approx. 5,000 professionals including a range of specialist skills such as forensic accountancy, cybercrime investigation and insolvency.

In our Offshore, Corporate and Wealthy (OCW) unit we are responsible for investigations into the wealthiest customer segments, blending our technical knowledge with our experience of both criminal and civil investigation to deliver impact against serious fraud. We have approximately 400 people in sites across the UK engaged with our portfolio of high-profile investigations into both individuals and corporate entities.

About our wins

Each year our teams in FIS bring in £billions of additional yield and deliver over 600 convictions. FIS deploys the full range of powers and approaches to protect funding for UK public services, from surveillance and undercover operations to communications interception and cyber ops; investigating the most harmful tax cheats and ensuring nobody is beyond our reach. This plays an important part in building trust in the compliant majority and reinforces the Department`s fair and even-handed approach.

Job Description

• This is an exciting and high-profile leadership role in FIS (OCW) where you will use your experience, knowledge, and leadership skills to improve OCW delivery whilst developing and maintaining the capability of our criminal investigation teams.
• As an ambassador in the Senior Leadership Team, you will promote and ensure quality, integrity, pace, and governance in the criminal casework carried out in our department.
• Providing an approachable, visible leadership presence for our wider Senior Leadership Community, engaging on matters that affect our wider organisation.
• Our work is often high profile and attracts media attention, so confident leadership both internally and externally is key. You will have close links with colleagues in the independent prosecuting authorities and other key stakeholders to support our wider dedication to delivery of HMRC’s compliance strategy.
• Addressing sophisticated cases and the risks across different tax regimes, jurisdictions and collaborating closely with specialists on technical issues to ensure effective use of HMRC powers, tools, and techniques.
• Coordinating FIS OCW’s compliance with the requirements of the criminal justice/civil systems.
• Pulling from your experience to assist others across the team to demonstrate and develop inventive ways of tackling fraud and building skills in others. OCW is undergoing some changes and you will be encouraged to lead criminal teams through a period of change and innovation.
• Making FIS a great place to work is a key priority and you will gain support for your development and wellbeing.

At HMRC, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, we therefore encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates irrespective of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process.

About You

As a Criminal Operations Lead, you will play a key role in the way we operate across FIS OCW.

Within your role you will:

• Involve yourself with the OCW Senior Leadership Team, providing confident, visible, and accessible leadership across OCW whilst being a challenger of the status quo to modernise and improve the impact on the way in which OCW work is handled.

• Work closely with our Head of Civil Operations and Head of Performance, Strategy & Governance to drive shared initiatives and support the OCW Deputy Director.

• Lead our OCW Criminal Operations Senior Management Team, providing direction on all matters relating to our criminal casework including the efficient and effective management of resource and the timely delivery of criminal investigations from adoption to conclusion.

• Peer manage Grade 6s who are directly responsible for the operational delivery of case teams, holding overall accountability for the performance and delivery of the teams.

• Ensuring delivery of results and accurate forecasting through the planning and deployment of resources across OCW Criminal Operations.

• Be a strong stakeholder in the governance of our work, able to understand and articulate complex casework and risk, capable of providing challenge where vital to ensure our work stands up to legal challenge and external scrutiny.

• Act as a senior representative of OCW with colleagues from independent prosecuting partners to build a solid collaborative approach to the progression of criminal casework. Working with colleagues from HMRCs Risk and Intelligence Service to identify, develop and adopt a strong pipeline of tax crime cases in support of the FIS’ Fraud Strategies.

• Acting as a role model demonstrating HMRC leadership values and encouraging engagement, building capability, and working toward providing the appropriate outcomes for our customers and for HMRC.

• Being the face when needed of our department as a media spokesperson following successful results at court and/or to manage HMRC’s reputation when we are challenged.

Essential Criteria

• Proven leadership experience preferably in the field of complex fraud and economic crime.

• Experience of the criminal justice system; investigation and prosecution.

• Knowledge and experience of criminal investigation and/or prosecution case management.

• Knowledge and experience of implementing robust Governance and Assurance in relation to complex investigation(s) and/or prosecution(s).

• Experience of Cross Government Stakeholder Management at a Senior Level.

• If not, SC Cleared, then working with us to get the clearance.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of civil tax investigations.

• Crown Court experience.