Senior Financial Analyst

Gallagher
Rolling Meadows, IL


Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

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.

How you'll make an impact

Position Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in supporting strategic decision-making through financial planning, analysis, and forecasting. This position partners with business leaders to deliver insights that drive growth, improve operational efficiency, and manage financial risk.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and manage financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
  • Analyze financial results, key trends, and performance indicators to provide actionable insights.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Sales, Operations, HR) to evaluate business initiatives.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, including variance analysis and executive summaries.
  • Identify cost-saving and revenue enhancement opportunities through data-driven analysis.
  • Maintain and improve FP&A tools, dashboards, and reporting processes.
About You

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years related experience required.
  • Strong Excel and financial management software skills are essential.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis
  • Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Adaptive Insights, Power BI).
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to synthesize complex information and present to executive stakeholders.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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Compensation and benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. 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:

  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. 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 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.

Posted 2025-09-24

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