Senior Consultant, Forensic Accounting & Claims Services (FACS)

Marsh McLennan•Toronto, ON

6d•CA$83,800 - CA$133,800•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Risk Consulting team at Marsh as a Senior Consultant, Forensic Accounting Claims Services (FACS). This role can be based in Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City or Toronto. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office. This consulting position will be responsible for managing complex client engagements, as well as assisting in growing the practice group in Canada while collaborating with a larger global team. It will require effective delivery or proposal of valued services for clients and prospects. Engagements might generally entail insurance loss measurement and claims preparation services, as well as expert forensic accounting assistance for financial investigations to quantify damages resulting from catastrophic events, litigation or disputes.

Requirements

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics or Economics, CPA, CBV, CFA, CFE designations or in process of obtaining
3 to 5 years familiarity with general accounting and finance terms and concepts, as well as with income statements, profit and loss statements, and other common financial documentation
Minimum 1+ years of relevant professional experience in insurance claim quantification (experience with Business Interruption Losses preferred), litigation support, and/or forensic accounting services is required.
Advanced level of proficiency with MS Excel (including VBA)
Strong project management skills – ability to identify, collect, and organize data needed for all projects, and ability to coordinate with brokers, account teams, and other teams in the Analytics and Consulting Practice

Nice To Haves

Skills in SQL or other database experience is a plus
Visualization/analytics applications is a plus
Experience addressing fraud and corruption investigations would be a plus combined with strong problem-solving ability
Strong presentation skills – ability to translate results of data analysis into easy-to-understand recommendations for client risk decision-making, and ability to produce oral presentations and written reports in a concise and detailed manner
Experience with building financial models – examples include projecting revenues, creating pro-forma operating results, and non-traditional enterprise risk modeling
Knowledge of commercial insurance programs – including mainstream property policies and ideally specialty insurance (examples include Cyber, Product Recall, Fidelity and Stock Throughput)
Ability to communicate in both English and French.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of financial damages and measures of lost profits to develop financial models to assist clients in the preparation of losses in either an insurance or litigation context
Synthesize and analyze large data sets and complex business models across diverse industry sectors and to create work product that can be readily digested and scrutinized
Communicate complex analysis to clients, attorneys’ and other senior stakeholders.
Project manage engagements, participate actively in client discussions and contribute to the practice in driving superior results for our clients.
Take the initiative to develop deep industry expertise in key industry sectors (Energy, Mining, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Communications)
Help drive wider practice initiatives in the adoption of technology and driving increased operational efficiency of the practice.
Travel as required.