Financial Controls & Compliance Analyst

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global brokerage team as a Financial Controls & Compliance Analyst, where you'll engage in quality audit reviews and control testing. This role is crucial for ensuring governance and regulatory compliance, requiring a part-qualified accountant with strong communication skills and attention to detail. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to a collaborative environment focused on excellence and impact.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Three fully paid volunteering days per year

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Season ticket loan

Access to a discounted voucher portal

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant (exams or experience).
• Prior controls testing and/or audit experience.
• Good understanding of regulatory/control-based environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed reviews and assessments of key departmental processes.
• Complete control testing to assess design and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with compliance departments to align processes with regulatory standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Part-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

As a Financial Controls & Compliance Analyst, your expertise will craft the future of our Finance Controls team. This outstanding opportunity allows you to engage in quality audit (QA) reviews and control testing within our Insurer Broker Accounts (IBA) Department. You'll be pivotal in ensuring governance and regulatory compliance under the guidance of our Finance Controls and Compliance Manager.

Immerse yourself in the development and implementation of robust QA frameworks, conduct detailed process assessments, and perform control testing to guarantee operational efficiency and compliance. Collaborate with diverse compliance departments to align processes with regulatory standards and report key compliance information to senior management. Your role will be instrumental in driving the flawless execution of our financial policies and procedures.

We are seeking a part-qualified accountant experienced in controls testing or audit, strong communication skills, and attention to detail.

How you'll make an impact

• Contribute to the development and implementation of comprehensive Quality Assurance frameworks and methodologies across an operational finance department.
• Conduct detailed reviews and assessments of key departmental processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal procedures, and policies.
• Complete control testing to assess design and operational efficiency, identifying any control deficiencies, documenting findings, and supporting remediation efforts.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all financial policies with a focus on the implications and adherence.
• Collaborate with a diverse range of compliance departments across the business to align IBA processes and procedures with relevant sanctions, financial risks, and regulatory compliance matters.
• Help capture and report important compliance and control information for Finance dashboards, to be shared with collaborators like the COO, CFO, and Senior Management.
• Nurture positive relationships with collaborators, customers, partners, and team members in IBA and Finance.
• Align with the Professional Standards Manual in accordance with statutory requirements for the role with specific attention to Whistle Blowing, Treating Customers Fairly, and Ethics.
• Liaise with internal staff to ensure we are operating within AJG policies & procedures, and external regulations on all items.
• Follow internal policies, laws, rules, regulations, and Gallagher's values, prioritising client-centricity.
• Ensure your business area aligns with laws, rules, governance, and Gallagher's values.
• Assist with Internal and external audit requests.
• Perform ad hoc duties as required.

About you

• Part-qualified accountant (exams or experience).
• Prior controls testing and/or audit experience.
• Experienced candidate with good business knowledge, currently undertaking professional qualifications.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of SOX and regulatory/control-based environments is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to prioritise and manage tasks to challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude to dealing with multiple tasks and environments.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

This is your chance to join a world-class team and make a lasting impact. We believe in encouraging an inclusive and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you're ambitious and ready to contribute to our continued success, we look forward to receiving your application!

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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.