Assistant Manager - Statutory Accounting in Glasgow

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients’ risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve.

At Gallagher, we’re looking for an Assistant Manager to join our Statutory Accounting team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role is all about collaboration, precision, and making a real impact. You’ll help ensure our financial reporting is accurate and timely, working with a team that values growth, innovation, and shared success.

In this role, you’ll oversee the day‑to‑day operations of the Legal Entity Control team, ensuring deadlines are met and processes run smoothly. You’ll review statutory accounts, coordinate with external auditors, and lead the audit process. You’ll also review board and regulatory reports, provide technical accounting support, and ensure compliance with internal controls. Your work will involve collaborating with teams across the business to deliver accurate financial reports while gaining a deep understanding of our processes. You’ll also take on exciting projects such as assisting with acquisitions or the dissolution of entities, making a tangible difference to our organisation.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CA/CIMA) with strong technical accounting skills.
• Experience with UK GAAP/US GAAP (preferred) and people management.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Organised, proactive, and has a positive attitude.
• Communicates clearly and works well both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

You’ll also need to be eligible to work in the UK.

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 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, paying 4x your basic annual salary, which can be topped up to 10x.
• Income protection covering up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or private medical insurance.
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee stock purchase plan offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax‑effective.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Discounted voucher portal for savings on weekly shop or big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, embedded into the fabric of our organisation. Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work for more than 95 years. We embrace 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 pledge to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible, supporting employees with long‑term health conditions or disabilities. If you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please contact TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity, 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 protected characteristics. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff and termination. 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.