Current Vacancies

Business Services Semi-Senior
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £15,000 - £23,000

Based with in Business Services, this mixed role will incorporate accounts preparation, personal and corporate tax computations and returns and a small element of audit. You will be in direct contact with clients and partners

Duties and Responsibilities:

Preparation of in house Business Services work
Client on site assignments, conducting Business Services work
Preparing incorporated and unincorporated accounts of clients

Skills:

Using Sage/Excel
You must have previous accounting experience from a practice background and ideally some audit exposure
Strong communication skills and attention to detail are a must.

Commercial Claims Handler
Location: Somerset
Salary: £17,000 - £22,000

Our Client is an established Company that due to increased workloads and business is expanding and in order to support this growth is actively seeking a Commercial Claims Handler.

You will need to have previous experience of dealing with a caseload of claims especially EL & PL and Fire & Theft

This is an excellent role within a Company with a proven track record that can offer good future career prospects

Job Description
Junior ULR Claims Handler
Salary: Up to £15,500 + Excellent Benefits
Location: Bristol

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Claims Handler to join of the UK's most ambitious, and reputable Legal Services Providers. As a Junior Claims Handler, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of Motor Claims through to completion, whilst ensuring turnaround targets are achieved and client expectations are exceeded.

You will be provided with ongoing training to support your career with this progressive organisation, with opportunities to progress in to more technical areas of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Effectively manage a portfolio of claims where liability has been established, through to completion
Successfully liaise with all parties involved in the claims process until the case is resolved
Recover any Uninsured Losses on behalf of the insured

Skills

Experience within the Insurance Industry within a Customer Services or Claims position
A general understanding of Uninsured Loss Recovery would be beneficial
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and a confident telephone manner
5 GCSE's grade C and above

Duties & Responsibilities

Senior Claims Handler
Location: Bristol
Salary: £16,000 - £20,000 + Benefits + Allowances

This is a great opportunity for an adaptable and logical Senior Claims Handler to join this innovative, market leading company. This role involves working as a member of a self managed team, checking cover and instructing solicitors on behalf of the insured.
You will negotiate, where necessary, Personal and Commercial claims and process all relevant payments.

Responsibilities:

You will be instructing external solicitors and managing claims sent to them, efficiently and effectively
You will ensure claims are estimated accurately and on receipt of claims, check policy cover and make relevant payments
Answer queries and assist more junior staff and contribute as a team member
Assist the Team Leader on special projects as requested
Audit panel solicitors on a regular basis

Skills:

You should possess good time management skills to be able to prioritise workflow effectively and accurately
Be adaptable, ready to accept change and able to take personal ownership of a large volume of cases and customer problems until resolved
Be a team player, able to identify and implement change initiatives and be proactive in anticipating problems
The ability to be patient, objective and assertive, with good listening and negotiating skills
Be logical and able to grasp complex issues quickly
Qualified to CIP/CII or equivalent insurance or legal experience

Warrantee Claims Handler
Salary: £13,000 - £16,000
Location: Gloucestershire / Ross on Wye

An excellent opportunity has arisen for claims handlers to join one of the UK's leading General Insurance Organisations within their Warrantee Claims Team. Your role will be handle claims resulting from motor mechanical defaults from customers and assess their eligibility to claim under their current Warrantee Policy.

You will be provided with ongoing training and career opportunities within this rapidly expanding organisation.

Handle a caseload of Warrantee claims from inception through to settlement
Utilise time to ensure each case is resolved promptly and effectively
Handle any customer queries and complaints in a professional manner
Liaise between the various parties involved to provide an informative and comprehensive service to customers

Skills

Experience in motor claims or motor related insurance products would be beneficial
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Be organised and able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
Be able to work in a team environment and contribute to the overall atmosphere within the team

Senior Claims Handler
Location: Bristol
Salary: £16,000 - £20,000 per annum (35 hours)

This is an excellent opportunity for a claims handler to join one of the top Legal Expense organisations within the UK. You will be processing Personal and Commercial claims and negotiating where necessary.

Benefits provided:

Flexi-time
£830 town allowance (Bristol only)
£45 per month Luncheon vouchers
Motor or home breakdown assistance cover stakeholder pension scheme, Sports & Social Club
Funding toward professional qualifications

Responsibilities:

Monitoring claims handled by panel firms
Assist the Team Leader with claims handler referrals and complaints and oversee a reconciliation programme of open claims by panel firm
You will negotiate, where necessary
Personal and commercial claims and to process all relevant payments

Skills:

You should be able to analyse complex legal issues confidently and communicate effectively with the Insured
The role requires an individual with strong persuasion, communication and organisation skills
Ability to see tasks through to completion

Motor Claims Handlers
Location: Cardiff
Salary Indicator: £14,000 - £17,000 + good benefits

Excellent opportunities have arisen to join a leading organisation as a Motor Claims Handler. These Claims Handler have fantastic career prospects as you will be handling your own caseload of claims which will grow in relation to your capability.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Handling a caseload of Motor Claims including Third Party claims
Dealing with the settlement of claims
Responsible for handling and negotiating claims up to level agreed
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers

Skills Required:

In order to apply for this role you should ideally have a knowledge of motor insurance claims
Ideally you will be dealing with a caseload of claims from start to settlement
This role will involve working under you own initiative
A good understanding of Insurance terminology and claims working procedures
Good communication skills
Computer literate

Claims Section Leader
Salary: Up to £30,000
Location: Devon

A well-established Company is actively seeking a Claims Team Leader to manage a loyal, well-developed team. Primarily dealing with Commercial Insurance you will providing support and guidance to direct reports and other staff members. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation that has a good market pressence and fantastic reputation with its Clients.

Responsibilities:

Managing a team of Commercial Claims Handlers
Being responsible for the successful settling of claims within the delegated authority and Company guidelines
Handling your own caseload of claims and prioritising workloads
Skilful negotiation of claims

Skills:

Proven track record for handling all Commercial Claims
ACII or ACILA qualified or equivalent
A strong ability to understand policy wordings and negotiate with Insurers and Underwriters

Benefits Include:

35 hour week, 5 weeks paid holiday, profits share bonus, healthcare benefit, life insurance, excellent pensions benefits, good career prospects, pleasant working conditions including free parking

Client Manager / Senior Manager
Location: Cardiff
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading company in the Cardiff area and be an assistant to one of the company's associate director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Resource and allocation of all jobs that come in using the appropriate planner for all staff in accounts and audit
Line manage several Junior Client Managers and seniors both qualified and unqualified
Recruitment and selection, internal audit, Quality Enhancement/Best Practice and Dealing with compliance groups

Skills:

Ability to work and liaise with other members of the team and colleagues in other parts of the Company as necessary
Report directly to senior management and directors and have the Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients at all levels
Possession of strong team working skills and Demonstrable ability to take responsibility and use initiative
Be conscientious and adhere to tight deadlines and budgets
Qualified ACA or ACCA
Good working knowledge of Excel and Word
Knowledge / some experience of Sage Line 50 / Experience of Iris software

Clinical Negligence Solicitor / FILEX
Location: Bristol
Salary range: Market Rate

A position has become available within the well-established clinical negligence team for an experienced solicitor. Dealing solely with clinical negligence cases you will be responsible for a caseload of files on claims, which are predominantly ready to be issued

Responsibilities:

Manage your own caseload of files involving a wide range of clinical negligence cases
To supervise paralegals within the group under the direction of it's partner
To participate in team training and marketing activities
To participate in the auditing of cases as and when required and to maintain the groups case management procedures
It would be an advantage to have experience in dealing with Legal Expense Insurance work, as the majority of the caseload will involve LEI claims. (Although the firm does have a legal services commission franchise to carry out publicly funded work)

Experience:

The successful candidate will have Post Qualified Experince, preferably with a background In Personal Injury cases
Previous clinical negligence experience is essential.
Good working knowledge of CPR.
You will be a fully qualified Solicitor/ FILEX or equivalent