Staff Accountant - Kansas City

About Gallagher

Our purpose at Gallagher is ‘Protect what matters most’ and we live it every day. Not only does our technology protect some of the world’s highest security environments and agriculture businesses, but our purpose also means we care deeply about our people and their families.

With operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, USA, Canada, the UK and Europe—and exports to more than 160 countries—we provide unrivalled, globally focused career pathways.

The Opportunity

The Staff Accountant will perform a wide range of general ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis, to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for monthly, quarterly, and annual periods. The role supports compliance with internal controls and assists in preparing schedules for audits and management reviews. This position relies heavily on Excel for reconciliations, reporting, and financial analysis. Candidates must have advanced Excel skills and be able to independently build, analyze, and maintain complex spreadsheets. This role operates in a hybrid environment. In‑office expectations will be discussed with the hiring manager and may vary based on business needs.

Financial Accounting

• Daily and monthly sales reporting

• Support the monthly close process, including preparing and posting month-end journal entries and related month-end tasks

• Responsible for preparing and calculating the Canada Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Provincial Sales Tax (PST) monthly/quarterly returns

• Provide support for annual budget process and interim forecasting processes as needed

• Special accounting projects assigned to resolve complex issues

General Ledger & Compliance

• Daily bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts

• monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, analyze general ledger account activity, and research and resolve general ledger account reconciling items

• Responsible for fixed asset maintenance, including set up, depreciation, and disposals as needed, as well as an annual audit.

• Provide support and assistance with US sales and use tax reporting to state and local governments, as well as notice issues resolution as needed.

• Provide support for month end financial reporting and variance analysis.

• Support requests for corporate audit and tax preparation efforts

Qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, SUMIFS), pivot tables, and data reconciliation

• Ability to independently build, audit, and troubleshoot Excel-based financial models and reports

• 2-5 years of finance/accounting experience

Knowledge and skills required:

• Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Time Management, Writing, Customer Service

• Problem solving, quality control, excellent attention to detail

• Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance

Desired skills:

• Professional Certification – CPA preferred.

• Experience with SAP is preferred

• Retail, Sales & Use tax experience

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, we foster a supportive and family-friendly work environment where innovation and people come first. We offer:

• Compensation between $70,000 – $80,000

• Opportunity for 10% annual incentive

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance, Wellness initiatives, Employee Assistance Program, 401K match and generous PTO and holidays