Top Entry Level Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Supports hotel finance operations across accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and general accounting. Responsibilities include researching and resolving financial inquiries, assisting with monthly reporting and month-end activities, maintaining internal controls, communicating financial results, and collaborating with finance and corporate teams.

Lead financial decision-making for provider and patient growth engines. Own the revenue model, forecasting, capital allocation, unit economics, annual planning, monthly forecasting, and GTM headcount and capacity planning. Build and lead the GTM Finance function, including hiring, coaching, analytical infrastructure, dashboards, reporting, and AI-enabled workflows. Partner with business leaders to evaluate CAC, LTV, payback, channel performance, and growth investment decisions.

Directs all financial operations for the Hilton Chicago, including financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, GAAP compliance, transaction approvals, asset protection, and profitability optimization. Advises hotel leadership and ownership with data-driven recommendations while ensuring accurate financial controls and reporting. The role also leads team engagement, performance management, development, and retention.

Assists with directing hotel financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, reporting, audits, tax filings, payroll, and internal controls. Oversees accounts receivable, credit, and night audit functions; reviews financial performance and transactions; and supports hotel leadership with financial recommendations. Supervises, coaches, and develops finance team members while ensuring accuracy, compliance, profitability, and operational efficiency.

Teaches undergraduate and graduate accounting and finance courses in blended face-to-face and online formats. Develops syllabi, lesson plans, course materials, assignments, and examinations; delivers instruction; grades work fairly; provides timely feedback; supports student learning; and integrates responsible AI use into coursework. Participates in faculty training and ongoing professional development in instructional technology, digital literacy, and AI practices.

Supports the Finance team with financial recordkeeping, spreadsheet and documentation maintenance, monthly reporting, reconciliations, transaction tracking, budgeting support, and internal controls. Assists with preparing reports, coordinating Finance interviews, documenting candidate evaluations, and cross-department administrative tasks. Requires at least 10 volunteer hours per week and responsible handling of confidential financial information.

Lead Timber’s financial planning and accounting operations, including financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, cash and runway management, cap table coordination, fundraising preparation, unit economics analysis, financial controls, KPI reporting, and variance tracking. The role supports investor diligence, fundraising scenarios, compensation and equity decisions, and provides the founding team with reliable financial visibility.

Participate in a paid remote research interview about finance, accounting, and business operations workflows. Discuss daily administrative and financial routines, software tools, financial data management, operational bottlenecks, and areas of friction. Participants should be active professionals with hands-on experience using accounting or operations software and be comfortable reviewing tools and sharing feedback during a video call.

Leads financial process design, governance, and system enhancements within Mars Wrigley’s Trade Promotion Management ecosystem. Owns financial transactions, integrations, controls, forecasting, and planning processes across SAP, TPM, and TPO tools. Partners with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Controllership, and technical teams to improve financial accuracy, reporting, system capabilities, and business performance while guiding the product roadmap and scalable enterprise solutions.

Entry-level finance opportunities supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, tax, and credit functions. Responsibilities include analyzing invoices, tax documents, customer data, and financial statements; assisting customers by phone and email; and partnering with internal teams and vendors. Candidates should be organized, detail-oriented, analytical, communicative, and able to work independently and collaboratively. Most roles require a high school diploma, while credit roles require a bachelor’s degree.

Three-year rotational finance program for recent graduates. Associates rotate through FP&A, accounting, operations finance, internal controls, and business partnering while developing skills in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, reconciliations, close activities, variance analysis, compliance, and strategic decision support. The role includes leadership development and mentorship, requires permanent U.S. work authorization, and requires willingness to travel, relocate, and live anywhere in the United States.

Leads the hotel's finance and accounting function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, accounting operations, cash management, controls, audits, compliance, and asset stewardship. Serves as a strategic advisor to the General Manager and headquarters, provides financial guidance to department leaders, and manages the Finance and Accounting team. Partners across hotel operations to improve profitability, control costs, and support informed business decisions.

Reconstructs and enhances PowerPoint presentations featuring financial analysis, valuation, data visualization, and investor materials. Designs persuasive, investor-ready presentations; edits content for accuracy and readability; evaluates drafts for data integrity and messaging; and provides asynchronous feedback to support AI training projects.

Participates in a two-year finance development program comprising four six-month rotations across FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, and shared services. Responsibilities include financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, account reconciliations, tax support, cash management, and process improvement projects. Associates receive training, mentorship, and exposure to senior leaders while preparing for future finance roles.

Leads U.S. program and project financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and portfolio-level performance insights. Oversees financial metric validation, business case alignment, Power BI dashboard development, and executive reporting. Partners with Finance, project leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders to improve reporting standards, processes, controls, and decision-making. Supports strategic initiatives, cost optimization, operational metrics, and cross-functional coordination.

Supervises financial activities for assigned collegiate chapters, supporting budgeting, approvals, financial analysis, IRS Form 990 filing, and financial goal setting. Trains and mentors chapter financial advisors, identifies chapters needing additional support, collaborates with regional and finance teams, and leads chapter finance visits. This volunteer role requires four to six hours weekly, with peak activity in April and May, and travel of up to five days annually.

Analyze financial and donor data, produce reports for leadership and stakeholders, track fundraising and spending trends, support dashboard development, and ensure accurate, documented, reproducible analysis. The role also involves maintaining clean financial data and collaborating with finance team members. This is a remote, part-time volunteer position requiring at least 2–3 hours weekly.

Three-year finance leadership training program rotating through Collections, Cash Applications, Accounts Payable, Tax, and Credit. Responsibilities include reviewing financial documentation, assisting customers with financial matters, developing leadership skills, and preparing for placement in a leadership role after program completion.

Remote contract subject matter expert role supporting DSST Principles of Finance exam development. Responsibilities include creating and reviewing multiple-choice items, ensuring accuracy and alignment with learning objectives, collaborating virtually with test developers, providing feedback, and meeting deadlines. Candidates need U.S. citizenship, an advanced degree, recent college or university teaching experience in the subject, access to current academic resources, and strong writing, communication, research, and analytical skills.

Complete structured investment finance tasks and author detailed content on financial markets and investment strategies. Work independently on an external platform, evaluate complex financial concepts, manage work sessions, and track time using Insightful. The initiative is intended for investment analysts, portfolio managers, financial writers, and other finance professionals with strong market knowledge and technical writing skills.

Lead Voltify’s finance strategy across equity fundraising, project finance, tax equity, lease facilities, infrastructure partnerships, deal design, financial modeling, public-company readiness, incentives, treasury, tax, legal coordination, and payments. Build a lean finance organization and establish scalable funding structures for battery locomotives, charging infrastructure, and microgrids.

Supports financial management for client projects, including project accounting, financial tracking, invoicing, accruals, reconciliations, month-end close, budget support, and audit preparation. Sets up projects, reviews hours and expenses, tracks costs against contracts, records intercompany transactions, and follows up on past-due invoices. Requires strong Excel skills, analytical ability, organization, communication, and a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business.

Provides recurring outsourced accounting and financial advisory services, including monthly close, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation and analysis, tax filings, and 1099 filings. Evaluates accounting processes and systems, recommends improvements, and collaborates with audit, tax, wealth management, and consulting teams. Requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and technical skills.

Supports financial and accounting outsourcing engagements involving federal compliance assessments, contract and grant management, solicitation analysis, subcontractor evaluations, pricing, cost analysis, internal controls, audit and consulting projects, client training, Excel modeling, and data analysis. Works with clients across industries to manage risk, improve processes, and support compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, Uniform Guidance, and U.S. GAAP requirements.

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