What are the responsibilities and job description for the CFO-GBS US position at Gallagher?
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 customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.
Position Summary:
Concentrated on optimizing financial success, 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.
Key responsibilities include:
- 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; and 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.
Required:
- 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.
Desired:
- Advanced degree preferred.
Work Traits:
- Results driven and highly motivated.
- Demonstrates an orientation forward execution.
- Ability to form relationships and collaborate across functions.
- Team player with a ‘winning team’ attitude.
U.S. Eligibility Requirements:
- Interested candidates must submit an application and resume/CV online to be considered
- Are you 18 years of age or older or can you demonstrate legal capacity to enter a contract?
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation; any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Gallagher hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Gallagher will require proof of work authorization
- Must be willing to execute Gallagher's Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality and non-disclosure
- Gallagher offers competitive salaries and benefits, including: medical/dental/vision plans, life and accident insurance, 401(K), employee stock purchase plan, educational expense reimbursement, employee assistance program, flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function) training programs, matching gift program, and more.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against nor favor any applicant because of race, sex, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, gender, gender identity / expression, actual or perceived sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. 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 applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.