Accounts Payable Specialist - Gallagher

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

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.

Risk Program Administrators (RPA) is a division of Gallagher providing a full -spectrum of risk management consulting services to public, private, and nonprofit entities across the United States. Though we pride ourselves on being able to tackle virtually anything in the risk management space, our core services include: self-insured program administration; alternative risk financing analysis; third-party vendor management; loss control and prevention; claims administration and insurance coverage review.

What will you be doing? 

• Lead team member for client vendor invoice processing, including vendor invoice entry, payment processes, and vendor setup
• Ensure vendors are setup following established processes, maintain the vendor master information, and file preparation and issuance of 1099’s
• Setup up new clients and approval workflows in accounts payable system
• Establish and maintain relationships with third-party vendors utilized for accounts payable processing, 1099 submissions, check printing, etc.
• Maintain accounts payable stats for client accounting department
• Identify and make recommendations to improve department processes to ensure performing at optimal levels with segregation of duties in mind, particularly processes related to accounts payable

• Responsible for managing daily, weekly, and monthly tasks along with overseeing domestic and offshore team staff’s KPIs, perform training, and resolving complex issues

• Identifies program business and/or issues with carriers and propose changes to management to correct the issue

• Provides training to less experienced staff as well as work closely with peers to ensure all deadlines are met

• Reviews/refines, writes new and updates SOPs where applicable along with training, communicating, and implementing the new procedures

• Performs account reconciliations in response to either internal/external inquirie

• Acts as point of contact for escalation issues

• Ensures procedures are followed and completes special projects

Required:

• High School diploma and 3 years related experience required

Preferred:

• Associates degree preferred
• Experience working with multiple competing priorities in a fast paced environment 
• Effective time management 

Behaviors:

• Emerging expert in a specific skill set, business area or product but remains focused primarily on daily execution

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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...

We value inclusion and diversity

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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.