Senior Accountant

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Position Summary: Senior Accountant

Open opportunity for a Senior Accountant within the General Accounting team of the US Accounting Center of Excellence department based in Rolling Meadows, IL. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for departmental accounting including our offshore operations to ensure that results are properly controlled and in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Senior Accountant will be part of the General Accounting group and will report directly to the Accounting Manager of General Accounting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review, process, gather, and compile accounting transactions and documents throughout the month for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with general accounting principles and established internal control policies and procedures
• Ensure financial integrity and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes
• Partner with stakeholders across Divisional Finance and Accounting COE’s to improve financial and accounting accuracy
• Review and investigate reconciliation variances, assisting management to develop appropriate action plans addressing issues identified
• Provide support for internal and external audits including control walkthroughs, documentation support and inquiry response
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate cross-functionally to meet strict project execution deadlines
• Resolve complex finance and accounting challenges
• Improve processes and deliverables by automating and refining tasks to ease workload during periods of peak volume

Required:

• Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration) and 5 years of related experience required.
• Requires broad knowledge of accounting practices/principles and preparation of strategic recommendations to management.
• Proficiency in Excel.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in Financial Accounting or Public Accounting
• Excellent verbal, written, computer, financial data, internal consulting, and customer-focused communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to follow through on multiple tasks and priorities
• Good working knowledge of accounting standards, account reconciliations, and month end close experience
• Proficient with Microsoft suite of products; Advanced level skills in Excel
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently with precise detail and follow-up reporting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or partial progress
• Good working knowledge of the insurance brokerage business
• Public company audit or accounting experience
• Financial analysis and budgeting experience
• Experience with Software Accounting

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...

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.