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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.

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.

• Work with clients to formulate the most appropriate business interruption calculation methodology.
• Analysis of client financial data, statistical data, and supporting documentation.
• Quantify business interruption losses and exposures.
• Collating, allocating and supporting all items of expenditure to substantiate the claim in accordance with the terms of the policy.
• Compiling interim claim submissions through to a final submission with a negotiated settlement.
• Presenting the claim with calculations to clients, insurers, and third party advisors.
• Creating demonstrable executive summaries explaining the methodologies implemented.
• Supporting the claims process through to successful settlement and closure.
• Liaising with clients, insurers, loss adjusters and other third parties involved.
• In addition, providing Aon clients with pre-loss business interruption assessments of their property programmes.
• Experience in specialist insurance lines, i.e. cyber, energy, power; a plus.
• Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.

Additionally, as a forensic accountant, you will be expected to contribute to the practice group's growth strategy including:

• Developing and implementing strategies to expand relationships with internal and external clients of the firm.
• Understanding client and market trends to expand the teams service offering.
• Testing out innovative strategies to improve the team or client experience.
• Possessing positive continuous relationships within the loss adjusting and claims industry.
• Assisting in driving forward key initiatives of leadership.

• 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;
• Languages preferred;
• MS Office proficiency essential.

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.

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.

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 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 ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com

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.