Description
Summary:
We are hiring a Senior Accountant to join our growing team, responsible for preparing general ledger reconciliations, financial reporting, budget analysis, and process improvements.
Highlights:
1. Join a team that helps clients face risk with confidence and build trust.
2. Work in a culture grounded in teamwork, integrity, and shared commitment.
3. Empower your career while making a meaningful impact for businesses.
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Introduction
At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.
Overview
Risk Program Administrators (RPA) is a division of Gallagher providing a full -spectrum of risk management consulting services to public, private, and nonprofit entities across the United States. Though we pride ourselves on being able to tackle virtually anything in the risk management space, our core services include: self-insured program administration; alternative risk financing analysis; third-party vendor management; loss control and prevention; claims administration and insurance coverage review.
How you'll make an impact
We are hiring a Senior Accountant to join our growing team!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepares various general ledger account reconciliations
May review various general ledger and bank reconciliations prepared by client accounting staff
Performs budget to actual variance analysis
Assists with the compilation and consolidation of financial information for the production of timely client financial statements and reports while considering applicable accounting standards, accounting policies and internal controls
May present financial reports to client management and external clients
Assists with the preparation of client annual budgets and forecasts
Under general supervision, may prepare complex accounting analysis for management or external clients
Assists with monthly, quarterly or annual billings to client members
Verifies proper account coding and approvals prior to payment of vendor invoices
Collaborates with other departments to support strategic decision making for each client
Serves as a lead with external auditor requests
May review tax returns prior to filing
Maintains up-to-date documentation on procedures for assigned areas of responsibility
Identifies opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency
Special projects, as requested
About You
Required:
Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration)
2 years of related experience
Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
Understanding of US GAAP
Excellent verbal and written communication across all levels of the organization
Ability to multi-task and meet varying, and sometimes overlapping, deadlines
Public accounting experience highly preferred
Experience in the insurance industry
AP/AR experience
Experience with driving process improvements and efficiencies preferred
CPA is a plus
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Able to travel up to 5% of the time
Work Traits:
Advanced Excel skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with other financial systems
Strong analytical skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills
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Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
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