About the position
JOB PURPOSE
Generate tactical and operational financial intelligence products in support of the FIC mandate, including court directed reports upon request, in order to aid criminal investigations, the recovery of proceeds of crime and criminal prosecutions
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Apply analytical approaches, processes and tools to detect proceeds of crime and specifically instances of money laundering and terror financing.
- Interpret information from various systems and records and evaluate information in the context of possible crimes being committed.
- Interact / pursue opportunities with external stakeholders / third parties, when required to discuss findings and obtain information.
- Conduct analysis of various data sets of standard to medium complexity, and add value to information received to establish if there are reasonable grounds for disclosure to relevant stakeholders.
- Conduct financial analysis to ensure creation of relevant intelligence products.
- Determine relevance and completeness of information and identify gaps based on experience and judgment.
- Contextualise information according to clients' needs and prepare relevant reports, including the creation of charts and graphics, to explain findings in matters where there is a suspicion of proceeds of crime, money laundering or terrorist financing.
- Interpret the needs of clients to ensure product output which may inform decision making.
- Generate integrated quality assured products, which are timeous and relevant.
- Provide technical input in improving the understanding and knowledge of factors that allow, promote and deter money laundering and terror financing.
- Plan and manage tasking and output under supervision.
- Assist relevant stakeholders through active involvement in joint operations and assist with technical support in instances of priority coordinated team projects.
- Prepare basic court-directed documentation and provide factual testimony in a court of law whenever required.
- Update records and compile statistics related to all tasking.
- Provide input to assist in updating relevant data bases to support/enhance data analysis and improve data mining.
- Develop financial intelligence reports by collecting data and conducting analysis in order to provide insights that meet stakeholder requirements.
- Maintain an understanding of financial information in order to effectively link it to the related crime under analysis or investigation.
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Relevant University Degree
- At least three years' experience in relevant field
- Working experience in any of the following relevant fields:
- Intelligence
- Law
- Law Enforcement
- Accountancy
- Sound knowledge in any of the following fields is preferable: financial and information analysis, intelligence, investigations or forensic accounting.
- Sound knowledge and experience using Microsoft office suite and Excel is a prerequisite.
- Working knowledge of data analysis applications, tools, and systems will be an advantage.
- Anti-money laundering training will be an added advantage.
