Senior Auditor

Senior Auditor at Gallagher summary:

Senior Auditor responsible for planning and executing financial, compliance, and operational audits, including risk assessment, fieldwork, drafting reports, and following up on remediation. Requires a bachelor's in accounting/finance, 5+ years of audit or public accounting experience (CPA or CIA preferred), knowledge of COSO/internal audit standards, and strong MS Office skills; travel up to 7%. Reports audit results to Audit Committee and executive management and may supervise or work with varied teams while implementing quality control initiatives.

Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.

The Senior Auditor will have an opportunity to learn about all of our Divisions and have frequent exposure to senior management within the Company.

Primarily focused on:

• assessing the organizational and operational risks for assigned projects
• designing and preparing audit programs
• establishing contact with audit client
• conducting fieldwork
• drafting reports
• following up on observations and recommendations.

Results of audits are reported to the Audit Committee and Executive Management.

Essential responsibilities include:

• Executing audit engagements of financial, compliance, and operational processes and controls.
• Preparing work papers, computations, and statistical reports to ensure compliance with established control procedures.
• Identifying potential issues that need attention, identifying control concerns, opportunities for improvement, and best practices.
• Maintaining sound judgment and creativity when working with others to formulate practical recommendations in response to control concerns and opportunities for improvement.
• Drafting control deficiencies and recommendations and present Potential Audit Findings to audit client management.
• Interacting with management to monitor adequacy and timely completion of remediation plans.
• Working with others or independently as determined by needs of the assignment.
• Seek guidance and confirmation of progress as required.
• Identifying and implementing quality control initiatives within the department.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of public accounting, internal audit or directly applicable experience.
• Basic understanding of internal auditing standards, COSO and risk assessment practices.
• Expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Travel expectation up to 7%, with potential for international travel.

Preferred:

• 3 years of public accounting, internal audit or directly applicable experience
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Professional certification (CPA or CIA).
• Experience in performing multiple projects and working with varying team members.
• Willingness to maintain knowledge of current accounting and auditing practices through continuing professional education.

Behaviors:

• Ability to adhere to meet deadlines and communicate difficulties in a timely manner.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage/balance multiple priorities and deliver work on a timely basis.

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

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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.

Keywords:

internal audit, financial audit, compliance audit, risk assessment, COSO, CPA, audit report, control deficiencies, audit fieldwork