SOX Assistant Manager

Gallagher; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallagher seeks an Assistant Manager in Glasgow to enhance SOX compliance efforts across various divisions. The role offers the chance to engage with global teams and auditors while ensuring adherence to financial policies. As a qualified accountant, you will drive significant operational improvements and influence internal controls.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance coverage of 4x salary

Income protection options

Health cash plan or private medical insurance

Three paid volunteering days annually

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Prior experience in audit or controls.
• US GAAP and SOX experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with SOX financial controls.
• Lead SOX compliance for M&A transactions.
• Support internal and external SOX audits.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Flexible approach

Education

Qualified Accountant

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

Driven by recent acquisitions and the growing influence of our team across EMEA and LATAM, we are excited to announce a newly created Assistant Manager position within our organisation. This role, reporting directly to the Financial Risk & Controls Manager, is essential for maintaining compliance with SOX financial controls. As a key member of the Glasgow Accounting Centre of Excellence, you will collaborate closely with the Global Financial Close & Controls Team, gaining invaluable insights into our entire organisation.

This position offers an exceptional opportunity to engage with control owners at all management levels worldwide, as well as with internal and external auditors and new merger partners. You will play a pivotal role in monitoring ongoing compliance with SOX financial controls, leading SOX compliance for M&A transactions, and supporting audits. Your contributions will drive improvements in execution and ensure strict adherence to financial policies, significantly impacting our global operations.

Take on a role that provides unparalleled interaction with global management, auditors, and merger partners. Lead SOX compliance for M&A transactions, support audits, and spearhead operational improvements. If you're eager to make a meaningful impact and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team!

How you'll make an impact

• Work with various divisions across Gallagher's to monitor ongoing compliance with SOX financial controls, including evaluating and testing the operational efficiency of controls over financial reporting.
• Lead SOX compliance for M&A transactions by collaborating with the acquisition finance team to detail their internal controls and process.
• Lead SOX control walkthroughs with process owners ensuring new acquisitions meet documentation standards.
• Support internal and external SOX compliance audits.
• Develop and coordinate remediation plans for deficiencies in internal controls.
• Build and maintain relationships with control owners to provide support, guidance and training on the SOX program and requirements.
• Effectively communicate SOX issues and requirements across varied levels of leadership and process owners to drive solutions.
• Work with the Global Financial Close & Controls team to review quarterly SOX certifications, annual risk assessment to determine scope and key SOX controls along, with other ad hoc projects.
• Determine potential process improvements to be rolled out across Finance.
• Develop a detailed understanding of all financial policies to identify instances where policies are not being appropriately followed.
• Assist with producing ad hoc reports and completion of technical tasks for the CAO and Senior Management team.
• Align with AJG Professional Standards Manual in accordance with statutory requirements for the role, paying specific attention to, but not limited to, Whistle Blowing and Treating Customers Fairly.
• Ensure to internal policies, laws, rules, regulations, and Gallagher's values by prioritizing client-centricity.
• Make sure the business areas aligns with applicable laws, rules, regulations, good governance, and Gallagher’s shared values. If you spot any deficiencies, own up to creating a plan for corrective action and work with the relevant experts within the company to take action.

About You

• Qualified Accountant, with prior experience in either audit or controls.
• Preferred Technical Knowledge:
  • US GAAP experience
  • SOX experience with design/operating effectiveness testing
  • Experience of implementing new processes and/or controls
• Experience of implementing new processes and/or controls.
• Ability to prioritise and adhere to challenging deadlines.
• Regulatory/control-based environment experience is desirable.
• Flexible approach to dealing with multiple tasks and environments.
• Process redesign and implementation experience.
• Strong organisational and influencing skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Attention to detail.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

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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.

• Qualified Accountant, with prior experience in either audit or controls.
• Preferred Technical Knowledge:
  • US GAAP experience
  • SOX experience with design/operating effectiveness testing
  • Experience of implementing new processes and/or controls
• Experience of implementing new processes and/or controls.
• Ability to prioritise and adhere to challenging deadlines.
• Regulatory/control-based environment experience is desirable.
• Flexible approach to dealing with multiple tasks and environments.
• Process redesign and implementation experience.
• Strong organisational and influencing skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Attention to detail.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

#LI-MF1

• Work with various divisions across Gallagher's to monitor ongoing compliance with SOX financial controls, including evaluating and testing the operational efficiency of controls over financial reporting.
• Lead SOX compliance for M&A transactions by collaborating with the acquisition finance team to detail their internal controls and process.
• Lead SOX control walkthroughs with process owners ensuring new acquisitions meet documentation standards.
• Support internal and external SOX compliance audits.
• Develop and coordinate remediation plans for deficiencies in internal controls.
• Build and maintain relationships with control owners to provide support, guidance and training on the SOX program and requirements.
• Effectively communicate SOX issues and requirements across varied levels of leadership and process owners to drive solutions.
• Work with the Global Financial Close & Controls team to review quarterly SOX certifications, annual risk assessment to determine scope and key SOX controls along, with other ad hoc projects.
• Determine potential process improvements to be rolled out across Finance.
• Develop a detailed understanding of all financial policies to identify instances where policies are not being appropriately followed.
• Assist with producing ad hoc reports and completion of technical tasks for the CAO and Senior Management team.
• Align with AJG Professional Standards Manual in accordance with statutory requirements for the role, paying specific attention to, but not limited to, Whistle Blowing and Treating Customers Fairly.
• Ensure to internal policies, laws, rules, regulations, and Gallagher's values by prioritizing client-centricity.
• Make sure the business areas aligns with applicable laws, rules, regulations, good governance, and Gallagher’s shared values. If you spot any deficiencies, own up to creating a plan for corrective action and work with the relevant experts within the company to take action.