Accounts Controller

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global reinsurance firm as an Accounts Controller in Ipswich, where you will manage client portfolios and ensure efficient handling of finances. This role offers the chance to collaborate with teams across London and Mumbai, providing a unique opportunity to impact the reinsurance industry. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, you'll be empowered to develop your career while contributing to meaningful solutions for clients. If you're ready to embrace a new challenge in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance up to 10x salary

Income protection up to 50% of salary

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Three fully paid volunteering days

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Season ticket loan

Emergency back-up family care

Qualifications

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent is essential.
• Reinsurance or Credit Control experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure secure handling of client’s finances and timely payments.
• Maintain relationships with clients, reinsurers, and third parties.

Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Teamwork

Negotiation Skills

Education

A-Level or equivalent

CII qualifications or studying towards

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.

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

Join Gallagher Re, a global leader in reinsurance, as an Accounts Controller in Ipswich! The successful candidate will be joining our highly regarded Asia Pacific team where you will ensure that balances are collected and paid in accordance with the contractual requirements looking after your own portfolio of clients. You will daily have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in London and Mumbai, as well as with clients and carriers.

If you are looking for a new challenge this New Year, please apply today!

How you'll make an impact

• Ensure the secure, efficient, and auditable handling of client’s monies
• Own the fiscal relationship for designated clients and act as the main point of contact for all matters relating to payments
• Actively service accounts to a high standard and ensure timely collection and payment of monies due to/from clients, reinsurers and third parties; reconciliation, chasing and minimisation of funding to ensure financial metrics are achieved.
• Use MI to identify debtor-related problems and advance, negotiate, and influence where necessary to resolve
• Review and correlate cash daily
• Maintain ongoing relationships with assigned clients, reinsurers, and third parties
• Complete Account Controller core requirements reviews where appropriate
• Adhere to standardised Group policies and procedures, Accounting and Settlement fundamentals, including sanctions touch points and other regulatory requirements

About You

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent
• CII qualifications or studying towards would be beneficial
• Reinsurance or Credit Control experience is highly desirable
• Intermediate IT skills (Microsoft Office)
• Excellent communication skills (Written and Verbal)
• Attention to detail, ability to coordinate and prioritise
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously; and general willingness to learn and grow
• Ability to build strong working relationships with both clients and brokers
• Good time management skills
• 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 [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.