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Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
Overview:
The SOX Compliance Manager will report to the Senior Manager of Global Financial Close & Controls. The team is responsible for the Corporation’s global internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) that includes annual scoping and risk assessment, key process documentation and control identification, deficiency analysis, quarterly certifications, and management reporting. The SOX Compliance Manager will oversee the integration of new acquisitions into our existing SOX control framework. This position provides a varied, firsthand exposure into the entire organization, interacting frequently with control owners at all management levels across the globe, as well as internal and external auditors and new merger partners.
How you'll make an impact:
Responsibilities:
- Lead SOX compliance for M&A transactions integrating both financial systems and internal controls within required timelines.
- Drive sustained compliance and continuous improvement post-merger with acquisition partners.
- Coordinate with internal and external audit on integrations.
- Participate in the annual risk assessment to determine scope and key SOX controls.
- Perform SOX control walkthroughs and create/update process documentation with information provided by process and control owners.
- Maintain relationships with control owners to provide guidance and training regarding SOX program and requirements.
- Serve as a valued control advisor to process and control owners on any SOX related issues.
- Assist in piloting self-testing programs with various businesses.
- Collaborate with management to identify, review, and monitor internal risk and control activities and strategies.
- Maintain a good understanding of the IT systems supporting the entity and process level controls to leverage automated controls where applicable.
- Effectively communicate SOX issues and requirements across varied levels of leadership and process owners to drive solutions.
- Focus on optimizing the control environment to balance accuracy and efficiency
- Review SOC-1 reports as they apply to systems, internal controls, and the business.
About you:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree and 7 years of related experience required.
- Requires broad general accounting knowledge, including FASB and GAAP regulations.
- Requires in-depth knowledge of the insurance brokerage business.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
- Other professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA) a plus
- 5-7+ years in an Audit and/or Internal Controls role
- Excellent communication and collaborator management skills
- Prior SOX compliance experience with design/operational effectiveness testing required
- Strong knowledge of SOX regulations and internal control frameworks
- Proven ability to evaluate processes, controls, and issues to determine risks and efficiently address issues
- Strong commitment to ethical principles, combined with a determination to find the right solution in challenging, urgent, or rapidly evolving situations
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and meet deadlines
- Strong people skills and a history of collaboration across teams
- Strong desktop skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
- Master's Degree (Accounting / Finance), Public Accounting experience CPA/CIA preferred
- 10+ years of related experience
Compensation and benefits:
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On 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:
- 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
Other benefits include:
- 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
- And more...
**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.
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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. 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 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.