Financial Investigator at the Swedish Customs Criminal Unit

Do you want a responsible and interesting job where you can contribute to creating a safe and secure society? Then the job within the Swedish Customs Criminal Unit is for you!

The Swedish Customs has the mission to limit organized and large-scale crime and prevent the illegal importation of narcotics and doping agents, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, and other goods that threaten life, health, and the environment. The Swedish Customs aims to reduce the number of criminal networks engaged in drug, alcohol, or tobacco smuggling or economic crime.

The Swedish Customs consists of four operational departments: the Control Department, the Revenue Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Customs Criminal Department. The Customs Criminal Department is responsible for the investigative activities of the Swedish Customs and technical intelligence gathering. The operations work within the framework of preliminary investigations of crimes or actions that will lead to preliminary investigations of crimes aimed at prosecuting the masterminds behind criminal activities, reducing the profitability of crime, and significantly disrupting criminal activities.

The Customs Criminal Department consists of a national IT and technology center responsible for covert coercive measures, surveillance technology, and IT forensics, the Customs laboratory, and four Customs Criminal Units responsible for their respective geographical areas: South, West, East, and North. The units are divided into operational areas: surveillance, investigation of serious crimes, and investigation of volume crimes.

About the Position

The Customs Criminal Unit is seeking a financial investigator with experience in analysis, investigation, or intelligence work with an economic focus. The position as a financial investigator is focused on serious crimes and the work is carried out on behalf of the public prosecutor. The work is team-based, and you will be an important part of a group that works together towards a common goal.

Your work will primarily focus on the analysis and investigation of financial assets in ongoing preliminary investigations of serious crimes and organized crime. We believe that your expertise will contribute to developing the Swedish Customs' ability and capacity to conduct qualified asset investigations.

As a financial investigator at the Customs Criminal Unit, you will primarily work with analyzing large amounts of information from various sources. The information is mainly financial, but other types may also occur, and you will use it to confirm or refute your hypotheses.

You will use various tools and methods and be responsible for gathering, processing, analyzing, and sharing information. Your findings will be used as a basis for decision-making for continued case management and information gathering, such as for appendices in preliminary investigation protocols in court. The work is operational in nature, which requires structure, the ability to delineate, and prioritize. Collaboration with others is common, both within the Swedish Customs and with the Prosecutor's Office, Police, Tax Agency, Enforcement Authority, Social Services, or others relevant to the operations.

You will work independently and in a team, both in individual cases and in larger mappings. As an employee at the Swedish Customs, it is important that you are professional and work according to our values, considering the entire Swedish Customs.

The operations are multifaceted, which places high demands on your flexibility and readiness to perform both routine tasks and more qualified assignments. The operations are in constant development, and improvement work is part of your daily routine.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Post-secondary education with a focus on economics, law, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position
• At least one year of work experience in practical work with financial assets acquired in the workplace within the last 3 years, where information has been gathered, processed, analyzed, and presented
• Very good knowledge of MS Excel
• Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English
• Swedish citizenship
• Swedish driver's license, class B for passenger car

It is meritorious if you have:

• Education in analysis, investigation, or intelligence methodology
• Documented knowledge regarding cryptocurrency
• Documented experience of practical work with analysis, investigation, or intelligence work within law enforcement agencies
• Documented experience of analysis and/or investigation work regarding serious crimes
• Work with crime prevention within the Swedish Customs acquired in the last 3 years

Personal qualities

• Responsible
• Good collaboration skills
• Initiative-taking
• Stress-resistant
• Flexible
• Structured
• Good judgment

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability!

Other

Reference number: TV-2026-01230

Location: Stockholm.

The employment is a permanent position and begins with a 6-month probationary period, and individual salary setting applies.

Domestic and international travel may occur.

Start date: by agreement.

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Before a decision on employment, you will undergo a drug test and background check. Security clearance with a register check according to the Security Protection Act will be conducted before employment, as the position is classified. The Swedish Customs is a total defense authority, and upon employment, you will be assigned to the Swedish Customs.

The Swedish Customs values the qualities that contribute to the operations by having a balanced gender distribution and ethnic diversity.

For more information and application

Inquiries about the position can be made by Aleksandra Djurdjevic, group manager for serious crimes, Customs Criminal East 08-456 52 63.

For questions about the recruitment process, you can call the Swedish Customs HR support at 060-67 25 85. Union representatives are for OFR-P/TULL-KUST, Mari Höglund 08-456 58 30, and for SACO-S, Lena Edehag, 08-456 58 68.

Your application must be submitted to the Swedish Customs no later than March 1, 2026. Apply by attaching your CV and answering the selection questions. You apply via the electronic application form below.

Warm welcome with your application!

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