Financial Investigations Support Officer (GMG/SEG 1)

Job Purpose

The incumbent will provide financial investigations support services to the Financial Crimes Investigation Branch in regards to small financial crimes cases and to undertake activities in relation to joint investigations. The post holder also provides administrative support services to the Branch. 

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that preliminary investigations and assessments are conducted on post-conviction and potential money laundering cases referred to the Department; 
• Prepares financial profiles on criminal cases referred to the Department;
• Undertakes assessment of financial documents aimed at determining the realizable assets of defendants, and makes recommendations to the Surveillance Unit to undertake an assessment of the lifestyle of defendants in potential post-conviction cases; 
• Provides technical support to financial forensics in relation to financial crimes, asset forfeiture and civil recovery investigations; 
• Undertakes the sorting, scanning and labelling of documents using the Department’s analytical software, on behalf of the Criminal Investigations and Civil Recovery and Financial Forensics Sections; 
• Assists the police in drafting affidavits for application for Production and Inspection Order to support the gathering of evidence for small joint financial crime investigations;
• Analyzes and prepares forensic reports and statements for the Financial Crimes Investigation Branch and external agencies into small financial crimes investigations; 
• Conducts due diligence and reports findings to the Asset Recovery Branch to ensure that persons purchasing assets from the Department is fit and proper; 
• Prepares financial profiles, as requested by the Financial Crimes Investigations Sections, for investigations already accepted by the Department; 
• Assists members of the Investigations Branches in collating case files for submission to the Legal Branch, ODPP and Courts;
• Assists with the serving of Court Orders (Customer Information Orders, Restraint Orders, Disclosure Order, etc.,) on financial institutions and other entities and prepares affidavits of service where necessary; 
• Conducts asset tracing, identification and income verification, for requests made by member countries of the Asset Recovery Interagency Network of the Caribbean (ARIN-Carib);
• Provides administrative support to the Manager, Civil Recovery and Financial Forensics;
• Prepares Monthly Report and Statistics; 
• Performs any other duties. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Skilled in the use of typical office productivity software applications e.g. Microsoft Office; 
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills; 
• Knowledge of Court Procedures; 
• Working knowledge of anti-money laundering standards and practices; 
• Understanding of investigations techniques. 
• Flexibility & adaptability; 
• Problem solving & critical thinking; 
• Stewardship Responsibility & accountability; 
• Emotional Intelligence; 
• Relationship building & networking; 
• Results-oriented. 

Minimum Required Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc. in Business Administration, Management Studies, Accounting, Banking or Finance or equivalent qualifications. 
• Two (2) years related working experience. 

Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

• The incumbent will be exposed to harmful situations and personal security threats;
• May be required to work beyond the normal working hours; 
• May be required to work on weekends and public holidays.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.