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Accounting Manager

Gallagher
  • Rolling Meadows, Illinois
  • Full-time
1 day ago
Gallagher

Job Description

Introduction:
At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence. Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.
How you'll make an impact:

We are hiring for an Accounting Manager for our Gallagher Bassett Team! 

 

This role will be responsible for:

  • Manages team of accountants and other accounting support roles.
  • With more senior staff, develops and implements policies and procedures.
  • Anticipates and provides solutions to the most complex finance and accounting problems.
  • Broad understanding of technology's strategic role and impact.
  • Manages variety of ongoing accounting functions which may include day-to-day activities as well as more specialized accounting activities within corporate accounting department, a profit center or business unit.
  • Prepares profit & loss balance sheet accounts as well as group consolidations.
  • Manages accounting staff, providing direction, setting goals and ensuring that overall department goals are attained.
  • May perform a variety of accounting activities related to financial reporting, and recoding of accounting transactions.
  • Provides and interprets data from accounting records as required from management.
  • Coordinates accounting services and integrates with operating needs.
  • Oversees the management of functions such as property records, general ledger and general accounting services.
  • May also be responsible for reconciliation of intercompany accounts, managing and controlling the fixed asset register, capital expenditure controls & reporting, statutory accounts production, corporate tax computation and/or cost center reporting and analysis.
About you:

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree and 7 years of related experience required.
  • Requires broad general accounting knowledge, including FASB and GAAP regulations.
  • Requires in-depth knowledge of the insurance brokerage business.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Preferred:

  • Master's degree and public accounting experience or CPA preferred.

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Compensation and benefits:

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being 
  • Career development opportunities and ongoing learning 
  • A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership 
  • The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact 

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Numbers & Facts

LocationRolling Meadows, Illinois
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryInsurance
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1927
Websitehttps://www.ajg.com/

About Company

Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, helps clients address risk, protect assets and recover from losses. The products and services we provide keep businesses and institutions running, and enable individuals and families to rebuild their lives. Gallagher is the only insurance broker recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a World's Most Ethical Company.

Gallagher provides retail and wholesale property and casualty brokerage, alternative risk transfer services, employee benefit consulting, and actuarial services. Gallagher also offers claims and information management, risk control consulting and appraisal services, human resource consulting, and retirement services.

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Balance Sheetunmatched
  • Brokerageunmatched
  • Business Unit Profitabilityunmatched
  • Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
  • Claims Managementunmatched
  • Corporate Taxunmatched
  • Cost Reportingunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Expense Reportsunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)unmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Fixed Assetsunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Policy Implementationunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Procedure Implementationunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Profit & Lossunmatched
  • Public Accountingunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
  • Set Goalsunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Strategyunmatched

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