Assistant Manager - Integration & Projects

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global brokerage team as an Assistant Manager, focusing on UK acquisitions and integrations. Collaborate with experts to ensure seamless integration of finance functions. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, supporting various accounting projects and ensuring compliance with Gallagher’s financial policies.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a passion for excellence.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of Accounting Due Diligence report.
• Facilitate setup of Business Units for acquisitions.
• Support the Accounting Manager across UK Acquisition Projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Project management

Education

University degree

Qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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

Join a dynamic and expanding organisation as an Assistant Manager, where you will play a crucial part in supporting accounting acquisitions, integrations, and projects, specifically focusing on UK acquisitions across our Retail, Pen & Specialty divisions. You will collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across various accounting functions to ensure seamless integration of acquired finance functions into the Global Accounting Centre. You’ll engage with key stakeholders across the Global Accounting Centre, UK Senior Management, and central project teams to deliver successful project outcomes.

If you are a qualified accountant with a passion for excellence and a keen eye for detail, we invite you to be part of our growth journey. Apply now to make a significant impact in a global leader in insurance brokerage.

How you'll make an impact

Due Diligence - Accounting due diligence performed on potential targets:

1. Assist with preparation of Accounting Due Diligence (DD) report to submit as part of wider project due diligence performed
2. Review information/support provided by target to understand finance function, key risks and identify gaps in information provided
3. Perform audit of balance sheet to ensure all balances are adequately supported
4. Attend and periodically present on calls with potential targets to gain better understanding of finance operations.
5. Identify and escalate any issues identified through the DD period to Accounting Manager/Senior Manager
6. Attend DD project calls and periodically present on the status of accounting report/flag any issues.

Acquisition – Recording the transaction in the General Ledger

1. Facilitate set up of Business Units for the acquisition, preparing relevant forms and seeking appropriate approvals.
2. Assist with the preparation of the Acquisition Accounting pack, for submission to the US Corporate Accounting team to record the acquisition.
3. Engage with Global Accounting Centre SMEs and newly acquired finance team to ensure month end delivered in line with AJG timeline.
4. Assist in the preparation of the Completion Accounts and help to facilitate payment once agreed.

Integrations – Integrating the finance function into the AJG Global Accounting Centre

1. Support the Accounting Manager/Senior Manager across UK Acquisition & Integrations Projects
2. Help to develop and maintain detailed project plans for each integration. The team is responsible for integration deliverables covering Income, Management Accounts, Accounts Payable, Client Money and Treasury teams.
3. Facilitate workshops and engage participants/SMEs from accounting functions to develop project plans and appropriate timelines.
4. Coordinate workshops between newly acquired entity’s finance team and Global Accounting Centre SMEs to document “as is” state.
5. Assist with preparation of weekly slide decks to provide accounting update for inclusion in wider project packs.
6. Attend and periodically present at bi-weekly Operating Groups for each ongoing integration, raising Accounting issues/discussion points on these calls to ensure appropriate visibility of issues at project level.
7. Liaise with project management teams across UK divisions to ensure deliverables are managed on time and issues escalated in a timely manner.
8. Help drive SOX control gap analysis and manage remediation plan across accounting functions.
9. Assist with acquired entity’s alignment to Gallagher’s Financial Policy Manual (FPM). Manage remediation plan across accounting functions.
10. Assist with any ad hoc queries from Income/Management Accounts/Treasury/Client Money/IBA teams regarding ongoing integrations
11. Manage records retention and legacy data repository process for all UK acquisitions.
12. Escalate any issues to the Accounting Manager/Senior Manager on a timely basis to ensure issues get appropriate visibility from the outset.

About You

• University degree and fully qualified accountant.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Previous experience of US GAAP desirable but not essential
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• SoX and regulatory/control-based environment understanding desirable
• Audit experience desirable
• Ability to adapt to change
• Attention to detail
• Project management
• Confident and ability to work autonomously
• Investigative and problem solving skills
• Flexible attitude to dealing with multiple tasks and environments
• Eligibility 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.