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Ref no:
REN14759
Published:
29/06/2026
Closes:
14/07/2026
Location:
Renfrewshire House, 575 Cotton St, Paisley, PA1 1WB
Salary:
£46,957 - £49,366 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Advert

 

 

Senior Counter Fraud Investigator

 

We are a progressive authority committed to delivering efficient and effective services.

 

Our corporate counter fraud team is committed to providing a high-quality service to the organisation. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, skilled and suitably qualified person with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to help us meet this objective.

 

Reporting to the Internal Audit Service Manager and Chief Auditor, you will be responsible for arranging counter fraud work, supervising the counter fraud officers, ensuring that suitable counter fraud policies, procedures and guidelines are developed and raising fraud prevention awareness throughout the Council and Partner Bodies. The post holder will also ensure that fraud investigations are conducted in line with council policy and relevant legislation.

 

You will have experience in conducting investigations, dealing with members of the public and experience of dealing with counter fraud.

 

It is essential that you have knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to interpret changes in legislation, e.g. DPA, RIPSA etc. and have the ability to record work undertaken in an accurate and logical manner.

 

You must have analytical, communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, as well as the ability to operate standard MS Office packages.

 

You will have the ability to supervise the work of the team members and organise the workflow within the team, team building skills and the ability to drive team performance.

 

You must be Professionalism in Security (PINS) qualified or have an equivalent counter fraud qualification.

 

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Mary McKillop on 0141 487 0683.

 

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk. www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

 

 

 

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