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The Senior Finance Manager will play a pivotal role and will have full accountability of the Sales & Commissions FP&A team with Branch Office P&L management responsibilities for the Canadian branches. The role reports to the National GBS Finance Director – Canada and serves as a primary interface between Global and Divisional COE Finance teams and the Canadian branch leaders with a focus on providing insightful analysis on financial and operational performance of the business, making recommendations and providing support in implementation of said recommendations.

As the Senior Finance Manager, you will be responsible to manage relationships and directly support the Area Presidents in strategic decisions, with the aim to positively influence the growth of the business. This position is responsible for providing strategic financial guidance to the analysts on the team and will act as a main point of contact for Branch leadership team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, accounting, and risk management, with specific expertise in the insurance brokerage industry.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align financial strategies with business goals.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify & assess needs, reduce risk, resolve conflicts and increase support & buy-in.
• Analytical Skills: Strong capability to interpret financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Communication: Excellent ability to present financial information to diverse audiences.
• Industry Expertise: Deep understanding of the brokerage industry, including regulatory and market dynamics.

• Accountable for the accuracy of the Month End close Process and Analysis; P&L monitoring during close to identify, prioritize and coordinate close issues.
• Understand variances vs. budget/forecast; conduct month end commentary and summarize the story to stakeholders, ensuring commentary is a key point of discussion.
• Forecast/Budget Process & Analysis. Owns overall forecast and budget processes, coordinating inputs from revenue/comp/reporting teams; understand variance drivers from budget and PY.
• Forecast commentary/summarize the story to stakeholders; conduct Revenue Gap analysis and partner with revenue team to resolve.
• Include assessment of future sales (pipeline adequacy) and develop similar metrics/indicators on future renewal changes and lost projections to assess reasonability.
• Conduct Risks & Opportunities tracking (across full P&L); collaborate with Operations and HR to mitigate risks and realize opportunities.
• Build financial acumen in the business; lead executive level reviews with Area Presidents and Regional Presidents on results/forecasts/budgets to help them own their numbers.
• Handle takeaways and follow ups from meetings with applicable individuals for support (revenue, comp, reporting).
• Champion and design reporting needs for key stakeholders and coordinate with the reporting team to produce; optimize financial performance and track KPIs; perform profitability analysis at all levels (Region, Branch, Client).
• Identify underperforming branches and clients; partner with the business to improve financial performance.
• Conduct growth analysis and monitor industry trends, win/loss/renewal reports; conduct expense monitoring.
• Manage and drive efficiencies in the cost base through analysis of key expense drivers.
• Support & coordinate with M&A team and merger partners on due diligence, integration and earn-out forecast tracking and support.

• Advanced Excel (Pivots, V-lookups, SUMIF, Macros, etc.) and PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Power BI, Power Pivot, NetSuite, Oracle JDE, TM1 and MS Office suite.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Learning agility and a bias to action by acquiring required business intelligence/knowledge.
• Organized with effective time management and a strong sense of priority and urgency.
• Understanding GAAP accounting and strong financial modelling skillset.
• Strong business partnering, communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Operates with minimal supervision and can gain trust with key relationships.
• Ability to lead research and triage of complex problems with tactical and strategic solutions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to summarize detailed business understanding into executive-level presentation with insights.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field (required).
• CPA, CFA, or MBA (preferred).
• Minimum of 8–12 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role; insurance brokerage/related industry experience is an asset.
• Previous experience with M&A analysis is an asset.
• Solid experience in financial analysis of sales & operational metrics.
• Prior experience in a complex, international business environment is preferred.

If you love the challenges of this dynamic field, then Gallagher will support and cultivate your professional development and success.

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:

• Flexible medical & dental coverage to meet your household\'s needs
• Life, Dependent Life and AD & D Insurance options
• Retirement savings including RRSP including a company match, TFSA, pension and more
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Other benefits include:

• Educational expense reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Discounted gym membership (GoodLife Fitness)
• Opportunity for flexible work arrangements
• Paid sick days & personal days
• Employee education recognition program
• Employee referral bonus program

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