Senior Forensic Accountant

Aon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global risk consultancy in London is seeking a Senior Forensic Accountant to analyze business interruption losses and prepare complex claims submissions. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience, strong project management skills, and proficiency in MS Office. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package, supporting a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

25 days holiday

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience with multinational clients or commercial lines.
• Financial accounting background.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Calculate business interruption losses and prepare claims.
• Analyze client financial data and statistical data.
• Liaise with clients, insurers, and other third parties.

Skills

7+ years’ experience in relevant fields

Strong project management skills

Effective communication skills

Client advocacy skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Qualified loss adjuster or equivalent

Job description

Aon is looking for a Senior Forensic Accountant

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 has 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.

The role will be to calculate business interruption losses, exposures, and prepare complex claims submissions on behalf of Aon Commercial Risk Clients, who have suffered from an insurable event.

Key responsibilities

• 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.
• Experience in specialist insurance lines, i.e., cyber, energy, power; a plus.
• Work in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework and comply with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in risk management training.

Growth strategy contribution

• 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.

Skills and Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a qualified loss adjuster, forensic accountant, financial auditor, insolvency practitioner, 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.
• Languages preferred.
• MS Office proficiency essential.

Salary and Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.

Our Colleague Experience

Every day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do. To learn more about our colleague experience, visit Aon Colleague Experience.

We’re happy to talk flexible working. If you need to flex your working pattern, Aon offers flexible and agile working policies and we’re happy to discuss options with you upon application.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on [e-mail].

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.