Product Features
Blog
Contact Us
Sign In
Gallagher
,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Management Accountant - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Overview
Job Description
Do you have substantial accounting experience in a busy, forward-thinking and tightly run business? We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our team in Manchester on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis. Your expert knowledge and insight will help to support with the preparation, development and analysis of key financial information. You provide a first class support service by partnering with our business areas and leading colleagues on all aspects of finance. At Gallagher we see diversity as a strength. We believe in cultivating a fair, respectful and inclusive culture. A culture where all team members feel empowered and supported to be themselves and achieve their career and lifestyle dreams. Your Role: * You are an integral part of our finance team, responsible for maintaining the companies' financial books and records. This includes: monthly management reporting, statutory and regulatory reporting. * You support your Financial Controller and Deputy Finance Director. Ensuring account reconciliations are produced to the required standard and on time. It's a dynamic and challenging role that needs to see you at your most ambitious. Also within your remit are these tasks: * Internal & External Rebates & Referrals reporting and payment reconciliation. * Cover for Finance Operations Manager and reconciliations ad hoc of Client fees and commission accounts. * Assisting Trainee Management Accountant with ME routine and contribute to the monthly management accounts, forecasts and budgets. At times throughout the year we may need your help in supplying information to external auditors for the annual audit, is this something you've done before? * Have you experienced a better way of working? We'd love to hear your ideas for improvements; we're big fans of process and would be interested to see if ours can be leaner. * We are a growing organisation where Natural growth is important to us but so are our acquisitions. We will look to your expertise to support us with the integration of new acquisitions into the group. A little more about you: * You have a good standard of general education including Maths and English; are Part Qualified or fully Qualified CIMA or ACCA. You possess a deep knowledge of financial accounting transactions and although previous insurance experience would be deeply advantageous it's not critical. * You take real pride in being commercially astute with a hands-on approach. You sport a natural ability to explain financials to non-finance colleagues; this is a talent that will truly make a difference to our daily needs. * Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills in all formats and the ability to quickly notice and resolve problems and seek advice when required are all traits that will craft your success. * Excellent organisation skills, competent working to tight deadlines and managing multiple tasks. You thrive under pressure, use your sound analytical skills and usually develop workable solutions quickly. * You are eligible to work in the UK Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 30,000 strong, serving our clients with customised solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. Gallagher is committed to diversity of opportunity for all and is 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.