Gallagher

Manager - Legal Entity Control

Company
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/19/2024
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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

We are seeking an experienced Manager to join our Legal Entity Control team in Glasgow. In this crucial role, you will oversee the eliminations accounting process and manage statutory accounting our mergers and acquisitions, supported by one direct report. You will interact daily with a wide array of key stakeholders, including the finance change director, business line CFOs, external auditors, the UK tax team, finance integrations team, and management accounting teams. This position provides a unique opportunity for substantial personal and professional development within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

How You'll Make An Impact

  • Prepare and review accounting step plans for elimination accounting
  • Review statutory financial statements and analyse general ledger transactions
  • Reconcile step plans with the general ledger and statutory financial statements
  • Prepare and review statutory elimination accounting journals to close entity ledgers
  • Review US GAAP and group consolidation acquisition journals
  • Prepare and review statutory acquisition journal.
  • Prepare and review extended trial balances and statutory financial statements under FRS 102
  • Collaborate with the EMEA tax team to understand tax processes related to elimination accounting
  • Work closely with external auditors for UK and international audits
  • Support the audit management process for the legal entity control teams as needed
  • Provide technical support to Statutory Accountants
  • Regularly report progress on eliminations and acquisitions workload to key stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls
  • Participate in ad-hoc projects, such as entity liquidation/dissolution and assisting with acquisitions
  • Perform ad-hoc accounting and management tasks to support the senior manager

About You

  • Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CA/CIMA or equivalent)
  • Experience in people management
  • Experience gained within an accounting/audit firm is advantageous
  • Proficient in UK GAAP FRS
  • Familiarity with US GAAP & IFRS is beneficial but not essential.
  • Experience in people management
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Eligible to work in the UK

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 TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . 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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