Job Title: Claims Control Lead
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Location: London

Opportunity Overview: A fantastic opportunity has become available to join a UK leading specialty insurance and reinsurance company, Aspen, as a Claims Control Lead.

Role Objective: Carries operational accounting and financial reporting activities for UK entity relating to Claim payment processes. Assisting with accounting and reporting activities to ensure accuracy and consistency of underlying data, and to liaise with external and internal customers, to maintain statutory and regulatory compliance, and ensure alignment with Aspen's finance policies.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning
* Contributes to the preparation and implementation of the operational team plans to ensure these include operational considerations for delivery.
* Determines own work priorities and activities in line with agreed plans to ensure the achievement of personal and team objectives.
* Benchmarking of delivery to plan objectives

Policy, Process and Procedures
* Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the Claim payment life cycle, setting quality and performance standards, and assessing and managing risk within, and across claim team and finance.
* Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
* Contribute to the review and refinement of process, procedures and systems to continuously improve the efficiency of accounting activities

Technical Performance
* Complete accurate and timely day to day accounting functions including but not limited to third party claim reconciliations, processing of payments, general ledger maintenance (including journal posting),to ensure effective and efficient processing, accurate record and compliance with stakeholder requirements, and Aspen's strategy and policies.
* Prepare accurate and timely reporting, ensuring the overall quality and completeness of reports and supporting audit trail
* Ensures market and commercial awareness to investigate how to get the best of underlying services and identify proactive solutions.

Requirements:
Knowledge
* Good knowledge of relevant current statutory, legal and regulatory accounting requirements
* Thorough understanding of best practice accounting and regional accounting standards
* Excellent Knowledge of relevant accounting Software and tools


Skills
* Highly proficient in MS systems such as Excel
* Good analytical skills
* A high level of numeracy and literacy
* Attention to detail
* Effective time management skills with the ability to manage priorities to meet strict deadlines

Experience
* Part or newly qualified accountant preferably ACCA or equivalent
* Experience of commercial accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation
* Experience with working with an offshore provider highly preferred

Don't hesitate and apply today!

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