Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Gallagher • Rolling Meadows, IL

11h

About The Position

We are hiring an FP&A Finance Manager for our Gallagher Bassett team! Concentrated on optimizing financial success, this role partners with both field operations and Senior Management to deliver meaningful insights around financial strategy, working closely with Leadership in budget creation and cost management. The role involves developing financial analytics to drive business decisions that maximize financial value, identifying opportunities for revenue expansion, margin enhancements, and expense opportunities, and implementing them with business leaders. It also drives efficiencies in the cost base through analysis of key expense drivers, provides insightful reporting, analysis, and KPIs to optimize financial performance, and manages budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning. The position works with Finance Leadership in monitoring against overall long-term strategic plans and ensures strong financial controls are in place. Additionally, it develops, coaches, and manages Finance staff, acting as a senior-level coach to mentor and execute key projects promoting continual growth and improvement among team members. The role may support corporate function(s) and/or divisional operations for a given region.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related discipline required
• minimum of 7 years of finance experience with progressive responsibility in an FP&A function.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• FP&A, Investment Banking or Accounting background.
• Strong analytical skills, business acumen, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Developing financial analytics to drive business decisions that maximize financial value.
• Identifying opportunities for revenue expansion, margin enhancements and expense opportunities and implement with business leaders.
• Driving efficiencies in the cost base through analysis of key expense drivers.
• Providing insightful reporting, analysis and KPIs to optimize financial performance.
• Managing budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning.
• Works with Finance Leadership in monitoring against overall long-term strategic plans and to ensure strong financial controls are in place.
• Develops, coaches and manages Finance staff, working as a senior level coach to mentor and execute on key projects promoting continual growth and improvement among members of the team.
• May support corporate function(s) and/or divisional operations for a given region.

Benefits

• 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
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager