Accounting, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Auditing, Brokerage, CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor, Capacity Strategy, Career Development, Certified Financial Examiner (CFE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Coaching, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Community Support, Compensation and Benefits, Consulting, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Dental Insurance, Diversity, Embedded Systems, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Establish Priorities, Executive Relationships, Finance, Financial Risk, Financial Services, Fitness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare, Information Technology & Information Systems, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Insurance, Internal Audit, Leadership, Matching Gift Programs, Matrix Management, Medical Conditions, Medical Genetics, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Military, Organizational Development/Management, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Problem Solving Skills, Professional Services, Project/Program Management, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Accounting, Regulations, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Sourcing Strategy, Staff Development, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Test Requirements, Time Management, Training Program, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
How you'll make an impact:
The Director, Global Audit – Americas will serve as a member of the Gallagher Global Internal Audit team and will report to the Chief Audit Executive – Americas. As a member of the Global Audit Senior Leadership team, you will help shape the function’s strategy, strengthen risk management capabilities, and lead assurance and advisory initiatives across the enterprise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead components of risk assessment program to identify key inherent and residual risks and assess the adequacy of the processes and controls to address such risks
- Support the development and lead the execution of components of the Regional Audit plan providing assurance over prioritized strategic, regulatory, market, operational and financial risks
- Provide input into the Global Audit function organizational design, including the identification of core capability, capacity, and strategic sourcing recommendations
- Own collaborative relationships with executives with the goal of aligning audit priorities to strategic business objectives
- Lead discussions with executive management regarding Global Audit plans, activities, and findings, with a focus on practical, risk-based results
- Provide leadership to multiple audit teams concurrently, reviewing audit scoping, planning, execution, and reporting phase results and timelines in alignment with IIA professional standards
- Oversee remediation verification and ensure timely closure of action plans
- Contribute to the ongoing optimization of Global Audit Policies and Procedures, including alignment with IIA professional standards
- Develop Global Audit strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with Global Audit Policies and Procedures
- Supervise Global Audit managers and provide feedback, coaching, and annual performance evaluations
- Train managers as necessary per Learning and Development curriculum
- Lead performance rating calibrations for managers and staff
- Make promotion and/or hiring decisions
- Develop career pathing for managers and staff and ensure mentoring for high potentials
- Present to Gallagher committees, Divisions or Corporate functions, as requested
- Potential to travel domestically and/or internationally (limited, potentially 10-20% travel)
About you:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in finance, accounting or related field.
- Minimum 8 years of work experience in public accounting and/or industry, including 5 years supervisory experience.
- Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, etc.).
- Significant staff development/management experience.
- Strong understanding of professional audit standards, COSO and risk assessment practices.
- Expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or another relevant field
- 15+ years’ experience in Internal Audit, risk management, public accounting or professional services in a leadership capacity
- A genuine passion for maximizing the value proposition of the 3rd line
- Excellent understanding of internal controls, testing, and reporting requirements and standards
- Familiarity with COSO Risk Management standards and implementation
- Insurance or financial services industry experience
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, and/or Information Systems disciplines preferred
- CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA or other applicable certifications
- Project management experience and ability to apply auditing protocols, lead groups of people, and effect change in a matrix organization by influencing stakeholders
- Experience applying data analytics and/or application of Artificial Intelligence to the planning, execution, and reporting audit phases, and developing continuous monitoring capabilities
Compensation and benefits:
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. 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:
- Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
- Life and accident insurance
- 401(K) and Roth options
- Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
- Educational expense reimbursement
- Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
- Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
- Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
- Training programs
- Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
- Charitable matching gift program
- And more...
**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.
We value inclusion and diversity
Click Hereto review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. 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 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.