About the Role
As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower better decisions for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions as part of our Aon Global Risk Consulting business group. The Claims Preparation, Advocacy and Valuation (CPAV) team in the United Kingdom have an opportunity for an experienced accountant / financial consultant to join our growing team. With over 150 colleagues worldwide, CPAV is responsible for managing business interruption losses across a multitude of insurance lines, predominately PDBI and Cyber.
Responsibilities
- Calculate business interruption losses, exposures, and prepare complex claims submissions on behalf of Aon Commercial Risk Clients.
- Work with clients to formulate the most appropriate business interruption calculation methodology.
- Analyze client financial data, statistical data, and supporting documentation.
- Quantify business interruption losses and exposures.
- Collate, allocate, and support all items of expenditure to substantiate the claim in accordance with the terms of the policy.
- Compile interim claim submissions through to a final submission with a negotiated settlement.
- Present the claim with calculations to clients, insurers, and third party advisors.
- Create demonstrable executive summaries explaining the methodologies implemented.
- Support the claims process through to successful settlement and closure.
- Liaise with clients, insurers, loss adjusters, and other third parties involved.
- Provide Aon clients with pre-loss business interruption assessments of their property programmes.
- Contribute to the practice group’s growth strategy.
- Develop and implement strategies to expand relationships with internal and external clients of the firm.
- Understand client and market trends to expand the team's service offering.
- Test innovative strategies to improve the team or client experience.
- Maintain positive continuous relationships within the loss adjusting and claims industry.
- Assist in driving forward key initiatives of leadership.
- Work in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework and compliance with Aon UK Limited policies.
- Participate in the management of risks, including completion of mandatory training.
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience as a qualified loss adjuster, forensic accountant, financial auditor, insolvency, claims consultant or equivalent.
- Experience with multinational clients or commercial lines.
- Financial accounting background.
- Strong project management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong policy interpretation and technical insurance skills a plus.
- Strong client advocacy skills.
- Effective communication of information for explaining technical concepts.
- Ability to work interpersonally with various project, internal, and client teams.
- Ability to effectively network.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes at short notice.
- MS Office proficiency essential.
Skills
- Forensic accounting
- Financial consulting
- Business interruption loss calculation
- Claims preparation
- Advocacy
- Valuation
- Project management
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Policy interpretation
- Technical insurance
- Client advocacy
- Networking
- MS Office proficiency
Location
- United Kingdom
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 7+ years
About the Company
- Aon is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions.
