Introduction
Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.
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 a dynamic Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist to join our team. This role is integral to our budgeting and forecasting processes, providing comprehensive financial planning and analysis support.
In this role you will will deliver in-depth analysis, compelling presentations, and insightful commentary on monthly, quarterly, year-to-date, and full-year forecasts and budgets to the CFO's, Executive team, Divisional Finance Directors, and Operations Directors. Key responsibilities include leading and participating in the monthly close process, conducting monthly variance analysis using various reference points and tools, and streamlining the monthly reporting, forecasting, and budgeting processes to enhance efficiency and reduce the workload for business units and their finance partners. If you have a robust background in financial analysis and a passion for process improvement, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
How you'll make an impact
- Analyse the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), especially relating to financial metrics such as Revenue, Compensation, Operating Expenses, Growth and Margin
- Develop financial models and analyse them to support strategic initiatives
- Assist in the annual budget process including meeting timelines and deliverables, while collaborating with business leads to identify and report key performance indicators
- To provide analysis and commentary to the Executive group (UK, International and US) on Business Plan; Budget and Forecasts
- Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand revenue sources and mechanics
- Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and forecasting
- Ability to use and may be required to implement business intelligence tools and dashboard reports
- Providing analysis of P&L costings and trending analysis
- Ad Hoc analysis: reporting and presentations
- Analyse monthly business spend, including but not limited to compensation and vendor/outside spend, and dig into results to find insightful trends or anomalies
- Support Statutory process, bridging Management Accounts to Statutory Accounts for Budgeting, Forecasting and Actual Reporting
About You
- Commercially focused qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in a reporting/management accounting environment
- Strong technical knowledge with intuitive analysis ability and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Relevant experience in a similar role, seeking to join a progressive organization.
- Excellent Excel skills
- Power BI experience desirable
- Proficient in financial systems
- Strong interpersonal 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 TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . 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.
