CFAS- Senior Accountant

NACBA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

NACBA is seeking a qualified professional to join its CFAS division in London, working on business interruption and financial loss assessments for clients. The role involves handling settlements, site visits, and promoting the business externally.

You will collaborate with the GTS team and travel for external meetings. Ideal candidates will have an accountancy qualification, claims experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Be part of the CFAS division and assess business interruption and other financial losses on behalf of clients.
• Negotiate and settle claims.
• Work within and as part of the wider GTS team.
• Travel and undertake site visits and external meetings.
• Market and promote self and the business internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Assess externally and internally business interruption and financial claims.
• Receive, review and analyse financial information.
• Prepare reports and final conclusions of analytical work.
• Visit insurers, reinsurers, claimants and the insured.
• Regularly communicate with interested parties; calculate and approve interim payments.
• Calculate and agree settlements; prepare final reports.
• Assist in developing less experienced staff; build relations with clients.
• Develop working relationships with existing clients and identify new opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date files and be aware of legal/technical changes affecting cases.

Skills

Accountancy qualification

Claims experience

Excel skills

Strong communication skills

Team player

Customer service

Problem solving

Education

Accountancy qualification

Claims experience useful

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

• Part of the CFAS division


• Involved in the assessment of business interruption and other financial losses arising on behalf of clients.


• Negotiating and settlement of claims.


• Work within and part of the wider GTS team.


• Travel and undertake site visits and external meetings


• Marketing and promotion of self and business both internally and externally

Responsibilities

• Work both externally and internally assessing business interruption and financial claims


• Receiving and reviewing and analysing financial information.


• Preparing reports commenting in detail on the review and conclusion of analytical work.


• Visiting Insurers, Reinsurers, Claimants and the Insured.


• Communicating regularly with all interested parties, calculating and approving interim payments, preparing interim reports and other communication.


• Calculating and agreeing settlement of claims, and preparing final reports.


• Assisting in the development of less experienced staff members.


• Additionally developing working relationships with existing clients and helping to identify and plan approaches to new clients.


• Maintain and update files and records keeping fully up to date on any technical or legal changes which may have a bearing on a case.


• Identifying and developing business opportunities for self and team.

Qualifications

• Part of the CFAS division


• Involved in the assessment of business interruption and other financial losses arising on behalf of clients.


• Negotiating and settlement of claims.


• Work within and part of the wider GTS team.


• Travel and undertake site visits and external meetings


• Marketing and promotion of self and business both internally and externally

• Behave in a strongly customer focused way at all times to ensure development and maintenance of client relationships


• Demonstrate personal integrity in a way which is consistent to the company's core values


• Communicate effectively by sharing, listening and exchanging information and knowledge at all levels


• Build and maintain positive working relationships


• Demonstrate a solution and action oriented style in order to deliver against targets


• Demonstrate a flexible and resilient operational style


• Demonstrated behaviours must be in close alignment with Crawford stated values: RESTORE

• Accountancy qualification


• Experience of claims / insurance would be useful


• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)


• Good customer service, organisational & communication skills

• Accountancy qualification


• Claims experience preferred but not essential.


• Good communication skills at all levels


• Ability to work under own direction as well as part of a team


• Team player


• Good Excel skills

• Problem solving ability in order to recognise difficulties and take the appropriate steps to address the issues


• Quality focussed to provide a high level of customer service both internally and externally


• Ability to demonstrate high attention to detail


• Dispute and resolution handling skills in order to manage cases effectively and proactively


• Competent use of technology


• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team environment

• Part of the CFAS division


• Involved in the assessment of business interruption and other financial losses arising on behalf of clients.


• Negotiating and settlement of claims.


• Work within and part of the wider GTS team.


• Travel and undertake site visits and external meetings


• Marketing and promotion of self and business both internally and externally