Junior Staff Accountant

Introduction

At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.

How you'll make an impact

• Performs routine clerical and accounting functions in accordance with established procedures and company guidelines.
• Provides support to underwriter(s)
• Requests information from agents and brokers on new and renewal business and changes requests to support the underwriting decision making.
• Organizes the underwriting information to speed decision making on the part of the underwriter
• Reviews insurance applications and other risk documents and investigates discrepancies in the information gathered
• Participates in preparation for department underwriting audits.
• Responsible for compliance and appropriate file completeness and/ or documentation.
• Prepares renewals for quote (pull and image current loss run, experience mod, completes uw documents such as loss grids, renewal comparison sheet)
• Provides general accounting support in areas including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general accounting, premium audit, and related administrative functions.
• Assists with routine account reconciliations by gathering information, comparing records, identifying discrepancies, and reporting for review by the Staff Accountant and Senior Staff Accountant.
• Assists with preparing monthly premium reports and related documentation for insurance carriers.
• Assist with annual insurance carrier audits by gathering, organizing, and providing supporting documentation.
• Accounts Receivable:
• Provides administrative and accounting support for brokers and clients regarding routine accounts receivable matters.
• Assists with printing and mailing agent commission payments, agency bill statements, and agency invoices.
• Assists with following up on outstanding balances and forwarding collection-related inquires to the appropriate accounting personnel.
• Accounts Payable:
• Assists with printing and mailing payments to insurance carriers or agents, as required.
• Assists with filing and organizing invoices, vouchers, and other accounts payable records.
• Assists with gathering financial and operational information and preparing routine reports, spreadsheets, and supporting schedules.
• Provides administrative support to underwriting teams and other internal departments by researching payment information and assisting with routine agency bill, commission and Coordinates with underwriting teams and other internal departments to help the unit resolve accounting matters, including agency bill, commission, and accounting inquiries.
• Maintains organized accounting files, electronic records, and documentation to support accurate recording keeping and internal controls.
• Communicates with internal and external customers to obtain information, respond to routine questions, and direct more complex accounting matters to the appropriate personnel.
• Complies with applicable regulations, company policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About You

Required:

• High school diploma; no experience required.

Preferred:

• Associate's Degree
• 0-2 years of related accounting or administrative experience
• Previous experience in the insurance industry

Compensation and benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)