Senior Accountant

Gallagher•Rolling Meadows, IL

26d

About The Position

At Gallagher Bassett, the Senior Accountant helps clients navigate complexity, supports recovery, and delivers outcomes that make a difference. The role produces accurate and reliable financial information, performs complex general ledger, financial reporting, and budget analysis activities, and prepares financial statements and reports. It also presents recommendations to management based on analysis and supports financial compliance by reviewing and training less senior staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
At least 5 years of related experience.
Broad knowledge of accounting practices and principles.
Ability to prepare strategic recommendations for management.
Proficiency in Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the accounting month-end close process.
Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Accuracy and high attention to detail.
A process-improvement mindset.
Experience with JDE is a plus.

Responsibilities

Present recommendations to management based on analysis.
Prepare financial statements and public reports, including balance sheets and statements of cash flows.
Perform complex activities related to the general ledger, financial reports, and budget analysis.
Produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information, including P&L statements, balance sheets, and group consolidations.
As applicable, post accruals and prepayments; reconcile intercompany, P&L, and balance sheet accounts; manage and control the fixed asset register; oversee capital expenditure controls and reporting; produce monthly consolidation reporting packs and statutory accounts; compute corporate tax in conjunction with the tax function; and analyze cost center reporting.
Review the work of less senior staff and formally or informally train them on financial compliance issues.