Senior Accountant

Gallagher•Phoenix, AZ

65d

About The Position

Gallagher's Risk Program Administrators (RPA) division provides risk management consulting services to public, private, and nonprofit entities across the United States. Its services include self-insured program administration, alternative risk financing analysis, third-party vendor management, loss control and prevention, claims administration, and insurance coverage review. The Senior Accountant joins a growing team and supports client accounting and financial reporting. The role prepares and reviews account reconciliations, analyzes budget variances, assists with financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and client billings, and supports vendor payments and audit requests. The Senior Accountant also works with other departments on client decisions, maintains procedural documentation, and identifies ways to improve accounting efficiency. The role operates under general supervision and may prepare complex accounting analyses or present financial reports to clients.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
At least 2 years of related experience.
Advanced Excel skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with other financial systems.
Strong analytical skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Able to travel up to 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
Understanding of US GAAP.
Excellent verbal and written communication across all levels of the organization.
Ability to multitask and meet varying, sometimes overlapping, deadlines.
Public accounting experience (highly preferred).
Experience in the insurance industry.
Accounts payable/accounts receivable experience.
Experience driving process improvements and efficiencies.
CPA.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Responsibilities

Prepare general ledger account reconciliations.
May review general ledger and bank reconciliations prepared by client accounting staff.
Perform budget-to-actual variance analysis.
Assist with compiling and consolidating financial information for timely client financial statements and reports, considering applicable accounting standards, policies, and internal controls.
May present financial reports to client management and external clients.
Assist with preparing client annual budgets and forecasts.
Under general supervision, may prepare complex accounting analyses for management or external clients.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, or annual billings to client members.
Verify proper account coding and approvals before vendor invoices are paid.
Collaborate with other departments to support strategic decision-making for each client.
Serve as a lead for external auditor requests.
May review tax returns before filing.
Maintain up-to-date procedural documentation for assigned areas of responsibility.
Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency.
Complete special projects as requested.