Location: Urbandale,IA, USA
Company:
MMC Corporate
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our North America General Ledger Controllership team at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in Urbandale, Iowa. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
The North America General Ledger Controllership team is responsible for general ledger transactional accounting and financial reporting.
We will count on you to:
* Oversee accountability for day-to-day accounting processes and systems, ensuring accurate processing, recording, and reporting of financial information.
* Be responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of financial reporting
* Assist with the maintenance and improvement of the internal control environment including general adherence and knowledge of SOX controls and external audit procedures, as applicable.
* Ensure daily management activities are conducted in compliance with internal and external control requirements.
* Adhere to the accounting principles and practices and regulatory environment and ensure these principles and practices are applied in the daily work.
* Delegate, review, approve, and on occasion, may prepare requests for ad hoc analysis of various types of financial information utilizing operational and financial analytics as appropriate for the situation.
* Provide direct supervision, leadership, and mentoring to accounting staff.
* Supervise individual contributors.
* Responsible for driving the engagement and culture of the team.
* Understand the financial strategies, plans of the business, and serve as consultant to management on processes with financial implications, financial plans, and business performance.
* Lead team and possibly cross functional teams in identifying opportunities to improve operating efficiency, controls, implement new technologies, develop solutions, achieve consensus for change and drive projects through implementation.
What you need to have:
* Bachelor's degree in accounting or related fields.
* 3 years of leadership experience
* Ability to drive consistent execution and strong interpersonal skills.
* Excellent communication/interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with both clients and colleagues in a fast-moving professional team environment.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications including advanced Excel knowledge.
* Ability to manage your work efficiently.
* Strong financial and analytical skills
* Meticulous attention to detail
What makes you stand out:
* Experience with direct supervision, leadership, and mentoring of individual contributors within an Accounting Operations structure.
* Experience leading and partnering with colleagues in multiple locations.
* The ability to manage complex business process issues, resolving conflicts as well as complex problems and ensure on-time delivery.
Why join our team:
* We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
* We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
* Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting ...@mmc.com.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.