Accounts Assistant

Gallagher UK; Tamworth; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallagher UK is looking for a Client Funds Accounts Assistant in Tamworth, a role that does not require prior experience and offers growth opportunities. You'll manage client funds, oversee billing, and ensure financial records are precise, supporting a dynamic finance team under a hybrid work model post-probation.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance of 4x basic salary

Income protection up to 50% of annual income

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Annual volunteering days

Employee stock purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Access to discounted voucher portal

Emergency back-up family care

Qualifications

• No experience needed; supportive role for career progression.
• Ability to interact with internal and external collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track client funds while maintaining accurate records.
• Handle billing and manage overdue payments.
• Analyse financial data related to claims.
• Highlight and resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Strong numeracy skills

Ability to work independently

Teamwork

Job description

Introduction

Join our growing team of dedicated professionals at Gallagher Bassett, who guide those in need to the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing. You'll be part of a resilient team that works together to redefine the boundaries of excellence. At our organization, we value collaboration and making a positive impact in the lives of our clients and claimants, offering you the opportunity to join a team where your skills and dedication can truly make a difference. GUIDE. GUARD. GO BEYOND.

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

Are you looking to start a professional career with a company that supports growth and progression, with no experience needed?

Our finance team is looking for a Client Funds Accounts Assistant to join us in our Tamworth office!

Our working hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, based out of our Tamworth office. Once you’ve passed your probation period, typically 3 months, you’ll be able to work from home on a hybrid structure.

How You'll Make An Impact

In this role, it will be your responsibility to manage and track client funds, maintaining accurate financial records. You can expect regular tasks to include:

• Handling billing and managing overdue payments
• Analysing financial data related to claims
• Highlighting and resolving any discrepancies
• Processing payments via online banking

Your outstanding attention to detail and ability to efficiently maintain accurate financial records will be crucial to our success. By ensuring our financial operations run efficiently, you will help us deliver world-class service to our clients!

About You

• You can work with internal and external collaborators
• You’ll be able to demonstrate effective communication, both written and verbal
• You can demonstrate strong numeracy skills
• You work well independently and as part of a team
• You have attention to detail and can effectively focus on tasks in a fast-paced environment

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 [e-mail]. 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.