Job Description

• Provide expert level financial information, advice and guidance to specific divisions & business partners
• Build and maintain effective relationships with the finance business partners to assist them in achieving agreed targets with a focus on value-added activity
• Perform critical reviews of financial data, provide high quality financial support and insight to the business to enable well-informed decision making to support the Company’s strategy
• Support growth and change initiatives and to strive for improved profitability in line with the Company’s objectives
• Support the management and development of colleagues to ensure that an excellent service is delivered
• Respond to our UK CFO and US parent company on standard monthly requirements and ad-hoc requests
• Provide support to the finance (Income) department based in Glasgow

Monthly management reporting

• Provide insightful reporting and analytics on UK ISA income

• Partnering with UK Business Divisions and UK Market Management Team
• Creation of relevant income reporting packs and commentary for all divisions
• Assist in monthly income financial close reporting process in coordination with the Glasgow FP&A Team
• Present monthly financial income information to the business during monthly reporting cycle
• Answer ad hoc queries from Group Reporting Function, Group FP&A and other stakeholders

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Play a pivotal role in driving the income work stream of the annual budget process
• Create and streamline current income reporting processes
• Assist in preparing packs and commentaries to explain movements and completing a full review of the numbers ahead of executive sign off and distribution
• Produce and maintain the financial models required to provide an accurate forecasting process at regular points during the year
• Work alongside FP&A to contribute to the development of the income planning processes and principles

Decision support

• Build relationships with key stakeholders in the business to enable buy-in for improvement and change
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business to ensure that monthly financial reporting is fully analyzed and understood, and performance is challenged and explained to business leaders
• Lead challenge on business decisions by providing insightful financial information, including explanations of financial performance variances and KPIs

What we offer you:

Gallagher offers competitive salaries and a full range of exciting benefits, including pension plans, medical cover, life and critical illness cover, health, wellbeing and fitness options. We also offer an employee stock purchase plan, travel loan options and huge opportunities to donate to charity through our matching scheme.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

A qualified accountant. Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent. An understanding of the insurance industry. Great communicator, able to build strong personal relationships at all levels. Strong commercial focus and analytical abilities. Strong systems skills, particularly Excel. Self-Starter, proactive, prepared to take ownership of assigned tasks and multi-task effectively. Team player with a can do attitude. Able to work to tight deadlines. Able to communicate key messages clearly and concisely. Eligible to work in the UK.