Forensic Accountant Specialist
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at The Hartford. Remote, United States · full-time · $131,600–$197,400 base.
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What you'll do
- Assess time-element, employee-theft and inventory claims, including major business-income losses reviewed by the Home Office
- Advise commercial property adjusters on business-income and extra-expense claims to improve claim outcomes
- Create customer-focused procedures and train property staff on business-income loss evaluation
- Help reduce reliance on outside accountants and provide expertise to underwriting and product teams
- Share team updates with management and contribute to projects and business improvements
What you bring
- At least ten years assessing time-element claims, including business interruption, extra expenses, inventory or employee theft
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Strong analysis, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex claim details while mentoring others
- You can work independently, handle changing claim volumes and build effective relationships with regional adjusters
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced forensic accounting specialist who can advise adjusters, train colleagues and handle a changing claim load independently. It can be based at the Hartford office full-time or hybrid, or remotely within the United States. Some travel is required.
From the employer
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
The Forensic Accounting Specialist will be responsible for providing financial consultant services to Commercial Property adjusters to enhance outcomes of business income and extra expense claims while aligning resources to help drive overall quality through the Claims Excellence program. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead forensic evaluation / analysis of certain time element, employee theft, and inventory claim
- Become directly involved with the review of certain large, catastrophic business income losses overseen at the Home Office level
- Work in consort with functional property consultants
- Develop procedures to drive a desirable experience from a customer service perspective
- Assist in business income loss training with internal property staff
- Work to minimize the use of third party accountants in evaluating time element losses
- Some travel is required to service our internal and external customers
- Provide team status reports to management
- Participate in projects and business improvement initiatives
- Work with underwriting and product teams for all commercial lines of business to provide subject matter expertise
This role can be based in our Hartford, CT Home Office on a full-time or hybrid basis, or remotely within the United States.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of prior experience measuring time element claims, including business interruption, extra expenses, inventory, and employee theft
- Bachelor degree in Accounting
- CPA preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Strong attention to detail
- Establish a strong, effective working relationship with all regional adjusters
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Negotiation skills
- Candidate must be able to work independently and be able to manage a fluctuating claim load
- Must possess the ability to communicate complex information in a mentoring/training situation
- Strong focus delivering outstanding customer service
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$131,600 - $197,400Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
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