Information about the role of a financial intelligence officer, including the role purpose, key responsibilities and the skills required.
About the role
A financial intelligence officer is a financial crime position within the investigation sector of policing. It's a service deliverer role in the policing professional profiles.
Role purpose
The financial intelligence officer gathers and develops intelligence from a variety of sources, including suspicious activity report (SAR) data. They provide financial intelligence and support to those working in the intelligence field and managing live incidents and investigations.
Key responsibilities
Key responsibility statements show the accountabilities for someone in this role. They focus on what is done, not how it is done.
- Developing plans in conjunction with senior investigation officers and financial investigators to determine and reach agreement on joint objectives and agree on how financial intelligence can support investigations.
- Receiving, recording and sanitising financial intelligence in accordance with the national intelligence model and the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 to support the investigation of financial and other crime.
- Investigating SARs in line with protocols to produce and provide valid financial intelligence packages to investigations.
- Using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and other legislation, gateways and external agencies to develop intelligence packages for use in financial and other investigations.
- Interrogating the financial intelligence gateway (FIG) and other sources of information to develop financial intelligence for investigations.
Competencies, values and core skills
The competency and values framework (CVF) provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by police officers and staff to be effective in their roles and uphold the Code of Ethics for policing.
Competencies
The CVF has six competencies, which are split into levels. These levels can be used flexibly to allow for a better fit with frontline and non-frontline policing roles, and at different levels of seniority.
This role should be operating at or working towards the following competencies.
- We are emotionally aware – Level 1: practitioner
- We take ownership – Level 1: practitioner
- We collaborate – Level 1: practitioner
- We support and inspire – Level 1: practitioner
- We analyse critically – Level 2: supervisor or middle manager
- We are innovative and open-minded – Level 1: practitioner
Values
The CVF has three values. These values apply to everyone in policing, regardless of their role or seniority.
Core skills
All roles in policing have nine core skills in common. Skills are split into levels that represent the different levels of policing.
This role should be operating at or working towards the following core skills.
- Communicating and influencing – Level 1
- Problem solving – Level 1
- Performance management– Level 1
- Relationship management – Level 1
- Change management – Level 1
- Managing people – Level 1
- Managing resources – Level 1
- Planning – Level 1
- Use of IT – Level 1
Education, qualifications and experience
To achieve effective performance in the role, the following training, registration and learning should be met.
Previous education, qualifications and experience
- Good understanding of the National Crime Agency (NCA) registration, accreditation and monitoring policy.
In-role education, qualifications and experience
- Successfully complete financial intelligence officers programme run by the NCA.
- Achieve NCA accreditation as a financial intelligence officer.
- Complete the College of Policing SARs confidentiality awareness e-learning programme.
Continuing professional development
Continuing professional development (CPD) enables everyone in policing to develop and gain recognition for their professional skills, knowledge and competence.
CPD ensures that we continue to provide high-quality policing to keep the public safe and help to drive career aspirations. Discussion of CPD is usually included as part of a professional development review (PDR) conversation.
Learning and accreditation
- Maintain NCA accreditation as a financial intelligence officer.
- Complete all core training and learning as required by force.
- Any exemptions to learning and accreditation requirements are at chief constable discretion, in line with the local force policy.
Professional development
This role should consider the following CPD:
- keeping up to date with new approaches to evidence-based policing and financial intelligence gathering
- maintaining a working knowledge of how technological advances might facilitate offenders in committing crimes
- keeping up to date with national guidance relevant to core duties
- undertaking and completing all requirements for the maintenance of accreditation as a financial intelligence officer
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