Senior Investigations Officer

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.

We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below.

We're currently looking for a Senior Investigations Officer on a 12 month full-time fixed term contract basis.

This position sits within the Professional Conduct Department, in our London office (hybrid working available).

The Job

Reporting to an Assessment & Investigations Manager, on a day-to-day basis you'll be involved in the following:

Investigating complaints about professional conduct
Exercising strong case and time management skills
Reviewing and assessing documentary evidence
Drafting witness statements
Drafting clear and detailed reports of findings and decisions
Drafting Consent Orders and Reports of Disciplinary Allegations
Preparing associated bundles for hearings

The Person

We're looking for someone who:

Is a qualified solicitor or barrister with post-qualification experience or specialist investigatory experience in a regulatory environment
Has experience of making decisions and articulating their reasons in writing
Has commercial (e.g. company law) and regulatory awareness (e.g. AML)
Is confident to research areas of practice they are not familiar with
Is interested in unravelling (sometimes voluminous) facts and information and identifying the key issues
Is happy to work autonomously and is self-motivated to progress their own case load in keeping with KPIs
Is comfortable working remotely
Is a good team player
Has experience of conducting investigations within a professional regulatory body

Our Benefits

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.

We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.

Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.