Risk & Compliance Auditor (Claims Handling)

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

11/25/2024

Kennedys is looking for a Claims Handling auditor to join our Risk & Compliance team in Leeds, Birmingham or Manchester who provide expert information, advice and guidance to the Form on professional responsibility, risk and compliance issues.

Team


Kennedys Risk & Compliance team oversees a wide range of partnership and risk and compliance issues for the firm and acts as an in-house legal department assisting with regulatory and professional conduct enquiries.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake tasks to deliver the requirements of the Claims Handling teams' peer review processes.
• The timely delivery of quality written audit reports as well as assisting in the monitoring and completion of corrective actions.
• Discussing the Claims Handling audit requirements and any audit findings with team leader and partners throughout the business.
• Assist in the delivery of an effective audit process relevant to the ISO 9001 Quality Management accreditation for all UK and overseas offices.
• Assist in the delivery of the annual lawyer file audit programme.
• Contribute competently to existing and future internal audit processes, throughout the UK and global offices.
• Assist in the ongoing development of existing internal audit process within the relevant audit system.
• Where required, participate in due diligence processes where it relates to internal or external audit activity.
  
  
  

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience of insurance claims handling.
• Current or previous experience of insurance claims auditing (alternatively a referral or supervisory position) within an insurance or brokerage firm.
• Current or previous experience working or auditing in a claims handling would be ideal.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Proven organisational skills with a proactive attitude.
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail.
  
  
  

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.