Accounts Assistant, Client Fund

Job title:

Accounts Assistant, Client Fund

Company

Gallagher

Job description

Job Description:IntroductionJoin our growing team of dedicated professionals at Gallagher Bassett, who guide those in need to the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing. You’ll be part of a resilient team that works together to redefine the boundaries of excellence. At our organization, we value collaboration and making a positive impact in the lives of our clients and claimants, offering you the opportunity to join a team where your skills and dedication can truly make a difference. GUIDE. GUARD. GO BEYOND.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewAre you looking for your next challenge and ready to dive into the world of finance and insurance? Join our Finance Department as a Accounts Assistant within Gallagher Bassett’s Client Funds team. In this role, you will receive full on-the-job training and have the opportunity to develop your skills through external training packages. Your main responsibilities will include cash allocation, reconciliation, invoicing, and analysing claims financial data. We are looking for someone who can work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and communicate effectively. Apply now and kickstart your career in finance!
How you’ll make an impact

• Investigating aged unallocated cash
• Review of existing commentary by account handlers and ensure unallocated cash is on correct accounts and coded to identify allocation issue
• Assisting the account handlers with policies and procedures
• Resolving transactional discrepancies between Gallagehr Bassett and external clients
• Provide recommendations to improve management of unallocated cash through process review and root cause analysis
• Providing feedback to account handlers on how unallocated cash was resolved via training
• Escalation of problem client, third party and underwriter accounts to senior management
• Assisting with production of daily and weekly reporting to senior management

About You

• A minimum of 6 months finance experience.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Prior experience of working in financial services would be preferred, but not essential.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Multi-tasking and planning.
• Ability to prioritise workload and plan.
• Experience of working to deadlines.
• MS Office Proficiency.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversityInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are 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.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.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 person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Expected salary

Location

Tamworth, Staffordshire

Job date

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:39:48 GMT

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