Senior Manager - Legal Entity Control

Gallagher; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallagher is looking for a Senior Manager in Legal Entity Control in Glasgow, responsible for managing statutory accounts and audits, leading a talented team, and ensuring financial compliance. This role offers growth opportunities while playing a critical part in safeguarding business interests through effective risk management and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance up to 10x salary

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Emergency back-up family care

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACCA/ICAS/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience in statutory accounts and audits.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and legal entity control tasks.
• Coordinate audits and ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Oversight of quarterly and FCA regulatory reporting.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Management skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ICAS/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

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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.

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 Senior Manager to lead the Legal Entity Control team, reporting to the Head of Legal Entity Control. Key responsibilities will include managing statutory accounts, audits, board reporting, and technical accounting projects for our UK Group entities. The role involves coordinating audits, delivering reports, supporting acquisitions and restructures, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accuracy. This position offers will offer further opportunities for personal and professional growth.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Oversee the daily operations of the wider Legal Entity Control team
• Review of statutory accounts
• Support acquisitions, eliminations and group restructures
• Ensure all processes and checklists are up to date and implement process improvements
• Work closely with the external auditors and co-ordinate the audit process
• Oversight and delivery of the quarterly board reporting
• Oversight and delivery of FCA regulatory reporting
• Preparation of technical accounting papers
• Provide technical support to the accountants
• Ensure compliance with internal controls
• Ad-hoc projects (such as liquidation/dissolution of entities, assisting with acquisitions)
  
  

About You

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ICAS/CIMA or equivalent)
• UK GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS experience
• Experience in people management
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality work within deadlines
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• 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.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Insurance

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