Claims Manager Trade Credit

SF are looking for a Claims Manager to join our clients Trade Credit team in Leicestershire on a full time, permanent basis. The roles offers great self-autonomy but you would be required to be based one day weekly at the Leicestershire site. We can consider Credit CICM professionals for this role, given you have proven Credit Management experience and Credit Insurance experience. Contract Law & Legal experience also ties in well with what's required so if you fit the criteria above, please see the details below.

Claims Manager (Trade Credit)
Salary: £55,000 - £80,000 d.o.e
Flexible working hours
Private health care
Pension 10%
25 holidays + Bank Holiday

Job duties:
- To manage a team of claims technicians handling the claims arising from Trade Credit Insurance policies
- Liaison with brokers and providing support to them on claims issues
- Collating information on potential losses to enable accurate reserving
- Reporting losses to reinsurers and verifying reinsurance calculations
- Month end reporting and reconciliations
- Building, maintaining and managing relationships with external debt collectors and lawyers
- Instructing lawyers and managing cases referred to them
- Pursuing recovery options including retention of title claims and dividend payments from insolvencies
- Liaison with insolvency practitioners to verify and understand claim events, attending creditors meetings and sitting on creditor committees as required
- Efficient claims handling, exceptional service to clients and brokers and underwriters
- Reporting large losses in line with company policy

What we're looking for:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a law or business-related subject or Member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Managers
- Ideally 5 years' experience in either Credit Insurance or credit management
- Strong management and organisational skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Previous experience in either insurance, banking, debt collection or credit management
- Basic understanding of company accounts / financial analysis
- Understanding of contract law
- Experience of insolvency
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders
- Experience of handling a credit insurance policy

If you would like to express interest - Please click apply