Forensics - Insurance and Federal Claims Services - Insurance - Manager

About the role

EY's Forensics Insurance and Federal Claims Services practice specializes in helping clients achieve their financial recovery goals following disaster events such as hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, cyber incidents, and other catastrophic losses. We assist some of the most complex public and private sector entities with insurance recovery, claims preparation, compliance, and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client engagements and deliver high-quality services on time and within budget.
• Lead engagement teams and provide oversight of technical analyses and client deliverables.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, insurers, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by helping clients navigate complex insurance recovery challenges.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Review and evaluate complex claim calculations, supporting documentation, and engagement work products.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff and senior team members through active feedback and professional development.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and support business development initiatives.
• Work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Leverage technology and innovation to enhance engagement delivery and team effectiveness.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, risk management, insurance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in insurance claims, forensic accounting, dispute advisory, consulting, or a related field.
• Experience managing complex commercial insurance claims or insurance-related consulting engagements.
• Strong understanding of property damage, business interruption, extra expense, cyber, builder's risk, or other commercial insurance claims.
• Experience supervising engagement teams and reviewing work products.
• Achieved a professional designation, such as CPA, CFA, CFES.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information to executive-level stakeholders.
• Proven project management and client relationship management experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Skills

• Manage multiple client engagements and deliver high-quality services on time and within budget.
• Lead engagement teams and provide oversight of technical analyses and client deliverables.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, insurers, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by helping clients navigate complex insurance recovery challenges.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Review and evaluate complex claim calculations, supporting documentation, and engagement work products.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff and senior team members through active feedback and professional development.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and support business development initiatives.
• Work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Leverage technology and innovation to enhance engagement delivery and team effectiveness.

Benefits

The opportunity offers exposure to some of the largest and most complex claims arising from hurricanes, wildfires, cyber incidents, operational disruptions, construction losses, and other catastrophic events.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $104,800 to $192,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $125,700 to $218,500. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

Schedule

This role will leverage your technical insurance claims expertise while providing opportunities to build client relationships, develop junior professionals, and contribute to the continued growth of the practice. Travel and presence at client sites, along with in-office presence will be required.