Job Description

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Introduction
Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
Join our team as a Finance Manager in the growing Income Accounting area. Collaborate with regional CFOs and Business Partners, assist in finance automation projects, and manage key team areas for accurate monthly income postings.
We are seeking an ICAS, ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with strong people management skills and attention to detail.
How you'll make an impact

• Manage the Income Accounting team, ensuring that monthly results are recorded fully and accurately within the strict reporting deadlines of Gallagher's consolidated Income Accounting function.
• Collaborate closely with regional CFOs and Business Partners on results and reporting.
• Assist in the finance automation project, including testing, process design, and improvements.
• Support the rollout of new Brokerage systems, including testing, process design, and improvements.
• Lead the offshore resource dedicated to income accounting.
• Provide insightful analysis of the P&L and Balance Sheet on a monthly basis for senior management.
• Assist and support in response to external and internal audit requests, providing complex lead schedules for audit purposes, detailed analysis, and well-thought-out solutions.
• Lead the offshore processing team to control posting of month-end journal transactions and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Build links within the wider Income team and across other regional teams.
• Drive forward change to ensure that the department and team members improve, supporting graduates and part-qualified students in their development.
• Ensure SOX requirements are fully met.
• Adhere to internal policies, laws, and Gallagher's values, focusing on client-centricity.
• Ensure your business area aligns with laws, rules, regulations, governance, and Gallagher's values.

About You

• ICAS, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification.
• Current or prior experience of audit within a large professional services practice.
• Prior leadership experience
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Project management experience or experience in implementing new processes and/or controls.
• Ability to prioritise and adhere to challenging deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude to dealing with multiple tasks and environments.
• Proven process redesign and implementation skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join an exceptional team and make a significant impact on our ambitious finance projects. We are excited to see how you can contribute to the success of Gallagher!
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Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we'll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more...

We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don't worry, we're here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you'd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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