Job Description

Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It\xe2\x80\x99s an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It\xe2\x80\x99s having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive.

A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you\xe2\x80\x99re someone who cares, there\xe2\x80\x99s a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work.

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FAS Senior Manager

Sedgwick specialises in the provision of claims management and loss adjusting services. Our people are as diverse as our products and services and as varied as our clients. We believe that individuals from different backgrounds encourage a challenging team environment, a creative approach to problem solving and an interesting working environment.

Forensic Advisory Services (FAS) is a division of Sedgwick that specialises in the quantification of business interruption and financial losses We regularly partner with global insurers, re-insurers and captives to assist in settling insurance claims. Our experts are regularly engaged by the legal profession to assist in a wide range of contentious matters and disputes and we are looking to further expand into fraud investigations

The role:

Already at a senior level as a Forensic Accountant, you\xe2\x80\x99ll play a key part in the success and development of FAS. You will work closely with the Directors and Partners of FAS on a broad range of financial losses and be responsible for detailed forensic analysis required on each claim.

You will also oversee the technical quality and analysis of more junior employees within established deadlines, ensuring team motivation and efficiency at all times. You\xe2\x80\x99ll use your experience to delegate claims in accordance to the individual team member\xe2\x80\x99s knowledge, experience and ability in addition, ensuring they get a good mix of work that is interesting and fulfilling.

In addition, you\xe2\x80\x99ll attend client meetings, participate in business development, contribute towards growing the team revenue and prepare well developed marketing plans as required and analyse the quality of reports for senior team members.

With rapid expansion your success will only be limited to your own drive to achieve. This role represents a brilliant opportunity for a confident, capable and well-rounded individual to take their career to the next level by being on the front line of claims handling.

You will have/will be:

• A professionally qualified accountant, either CIMA, ACCA or ACA
• The ability to review a claim from all angles and clearly justify/support your own models of financial loss
• Represent FAS as market expert in Forensic accounting and BI adjusting
• Advanced MS Excel
• An awareness of the FCA and how it relates to your role within the business
• An appreciation of confidentiality and Data Protection relative to your role
• Foreign languages advantageous
• Commercial acumen
• Experience in investigating fraud advantageous
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Analytical with attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a flexible working environment, and prepared to travel and work as the caseload requires
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Highly numerate and competent in the use of spreadsheets and transaction histories

What will you get for this role?

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications
• Many of our vacancies offer the opportunity to work flexibly, whether from office and/or home
• Healthcare scheme
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Discounts on various products and services
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
• Life assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Voluntary benefits \xe2\x80\x93 dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP app

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We\xe2\x80\x99re passionate and understanding about our colleagues \xe2\x80\x93 so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we\xe2\x80\x99re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we\xe2\x80\x99re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

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