Fraud Officer

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Fraud Officer
Waverley Court

Salary: £32,010 - £37,626
Hours: 36 per week

An opportunity has arisen to fulfil the vacant post of Fraud Officer.

This post is subject to a basic disclosure check. 

Working as part of a team, the post holder will be a point of escalation for significantly complex transactions from the team ensuring that legislative, statutory or financial regulations are adhered to and that transactional activities are completed to a high standard

The postholder will be responsible for all activity relating to deterring, preventing, detecting and investigating cases of fraud and overpayment in accordance with relevant legislation and Council policy.

Excellent communication skills and previous experience investigating allegations of fraud are essential, and you should be able to establish good working relationships with all levels of staff and have proven organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload and that of others.

The successful candidate must have sound knowledge and skills using relevant technology and equipment. And will have a commitment to delivering a high quality of service.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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