Top Corporate Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Provides commercial lending support to relationship managers and banking clients. Reviews and funds loans, manages portfolio exceptions, processes overdrafts and lines-of-credit withdrawals, coordinates loan closings, and communicates with attorneys, insurers, title companies, and other professionals. Assists with appraisals, flood determinations, UCC filings, and OFAC-related processes. Requires banking customer service experience, client specialist experience, Microsoft Office proficiency, and familiarity with LaserPro and loan documentation.

The Tax Senior Accountant supports corporate tax compliance, state audits, federal and state filings, tax research, ASC 740 income tax provisions, account reconciliations, and tax technology improvements. The role prepares and reviews tax workpapers, returns, estimates, disclosures, and responses to tax notices. It partners with auditors and internal stakeholders, resolves tax matters, supports process improvements, and may lead defined projects. Occasional travel to the corporate headquarters is required.

Supports corporate development and private equity activities, including acquisition sourcing, due diligence, financial analysis, valuation, leveraged buyout modeling, investment memoranda, negotiations, portfolio performance tracking, board materials, and integration support. Works closely with Partners, senior leadership, management teams, and investment committees throughout the investment lifecycle.

Leads corporate treasury, capital planning, balance-sheet optimization, asset-liability management, financial modeling, stress testing, and regulatory risk management. Develops strategies for capital deployment, funding, liquidity, interest-rate exposure, and net interest margin optimization. Partners with senior leadership on forecasts, strategic decisions, budgeting, performance management, and partnership due diligence while maintaining model governance and regulatory compliance.

Leads the corporate legal billing team by designing scalable billing support models, improving workflows, establishing policies, and ensuring accurate, compliant client billing. Builds relationships with attorneys and firm leadership, monitors service levels, implements billing technologies, and develops training and onboarding protocols. Manages, coaches, and cross-trains billing professionals while driving continuous improvement and operational resilience across complex law firm billing processes.

Analyzes underwriting performance, pricing, production trends, competitive dynamics, risk segmentation, and predictive model results for specialty vehicle insurance. Develops recommendations for underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, process improvements, and compliance changes. Builds business cases, presents insights to leadership, defines data and system requirements, supports user acceptance testing, and leads cross-functional projects with underwriting, claims, technology, and analytics teams.

Administer corporate insurance programs across property, liability, D&O, E&O, cyber, and workers’ compensation. Coordinate renewals, brokers, carriers, claims, TPAs, and adjusters; maintain policy, exposure, and RMIS data; issue certificates; review contract requirements; track budgets and invoices; and prepare analytics, reports, and renewal presentations. The description also includes treasury, cash management, FX exposure monitoring, controls, and process-improvement responsibilities.

Manage month-end close, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, variance analysis, intercompany and equity accounting, consolidations, audit and tax support, and financial reporting across multiple legal entities. The role also focuses on process improvement, automation, accurate GAAP-compliant records, and supporting finance AI initiatives. It is based in Chicago with at least four office days per week.

Own and improve BILL’s Adaptive Planning system, including models, workflows, and integrations with NetSuite and Workday HCM. Lead corporate FP&A activities such as planning, forecasting, variance analysis, executive reporting, and financial forecast consolidation. Partner with Accounting and business leaders, deliver strategic financial insights, perform ad hoc analysis, and apply AI and automation tools to improve FP&A efficiency.

Own corporate finance processes including monthly reporting, forecasting, annual planning, scenario modeling, KPI reporting, and department budget tracking. Build and maintain three-statement operating models, improve financial tooling, automate close and forecast workflows using AI, and advise leadership on capital, headcount, and business decisions. Partner with department and go-to-market leaders while translating financial insights into actionable recommendations.

Supports corporate FP&A and G&A business partners through forecasting, budgeting, headcount planning, KPI reporting, variance analysis, and financial decision support. The role contributes to annual planning, monthly forecast cycles, close support, and improvements to planning tools and processes, including Workday Adaptive Planning. It requires translating financial data into actionable insights and building trusted relationships with department leaders.

Supports corporate FP&A through Workday Adaptive Planning by developing dashboards, variance reports, forecasts, and consolidated reporting. Maintains planning structures, assumptions, hierarchies, and versions; manages forecast inputs for expenses, margins, headcount, and capital expenditures. Partners with Finance and cross-functional teams to define requirements, improve financial systems, support ERP integrations, ensure data quality, and contribute to monthly and quarterly reporting packages.

Manage FP&A, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, reporting, and strategic finance initiatives. Partner with company leaders on investments, commercial opportunities, spending, M&A, and business decisions. Support accounting processes, improve finance systems and controls, and deliver executive-level insights. The role requires strong corporate finance fundamentals, analytical skills, communication, attention to detail, and the ability to operate in a fast-growing technology environment.

Supports corporate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and investment decisions. Builds financial models and projections, analyzes business performance and opportunities, identifies efficiency improvements, prepares executive materials, supports investor reporting, and streamlines planning processes using AI-enabled tools. Collaborates with FP&A teams and business partners to evaluate revenue, expenses, profitability, and organizational initiatives.

Lead corporate development activities, including acquisitions, strategic investments, market assessments, valuation, financial modeling, due diligence, deal structuring, and transaction execution. Prepare board and executive materials, coordinate advisers and stakeholders, and support strategic reviews and capital allocation decisions. The role requires financial services experience, advanced transaction modeling, commercial diligence expertise, and the ability to manage complex M&A workstreams autonomously.

Lead multinational tax compliance and planning: prepare and file corporate, VAT and indirect tax returns; manage audits and transfer pricing; prepare tax provisions; advise leadership on cross-border tax strategies; coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisors; implement tax-efficient structures and foster tax compliance across the organization.

Source and develop acquisition targets for a high-velocity M&A organization. Responsibilities include researching software companies, conducting targeted outreach, building founder and executive relationships, managing CRM pipeline activity, supporting due diligence and site visits, and helping execute acquisitions. Success requires financial literacy, M&A knowledge, strong communication, persistent cold outreach, disciplined execution, and a long-term relationship-building mindset. Travel of 10–20% within Canada and the United States is required.

Leads corporate FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, financial reporting, and business partnering. Supports IT finance by evaluating technology investments, vendor commitments, project economics, and departmental costs. Builds automated financial models, reporting tools, and investment business cases using NPV and related methodologies. Translates complex financial and operational data into executive insights, recommendations, and decision support while improving planning processes and reporting efficiency.

Prepare corporate financial reporting, forecasts, budgets, variance analyses, models, and sensitivity analyses for executive leadership and the Board. Support investor relations presentations and earnings materials, partner with segment and corporate finance teams, improve forecasting and reporting processes, and provide ad hoc strategic analysis. The role requires strong financial statement knowledge, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, and cross-functional collaboration.

Leads the Corporate Accounting team and intercompany general ledger operations. Owns month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, controls, audit support, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. Coaches accounting staff, partners with cross-functional and global finance teams, and drives process documentation, automation, systems enhancements, and accounting transformation using Oracle and analytical tools.

Supports Molina Healthcare’s corporate development and M&A strategy by sourcing and evaluating opportunities, building financial and valuation models, coordinating due diligence and transaction activities, supporting agreement negotiations, preparing leadership presentations, and assisting with post-acquisition integration. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong financial analysis, project management, negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.

Leads Mission Lane’s M&A and partnership strategy, exit readiness, IPO preparation, strategic positioning, and executive and Board communications. Advises the credit card business, directs external advisors, executes transactions from diligence through negotiation, and coordinates cross-functional readiness efforts. The role may also assume leadership of new products, business lines, or acquisitions. Candidates need extensive strategy, investment banking, financial markets, credit, lending, or private equity experience, plus the ability to deliver results through influence in ambiguous, matrixed environments.

Leads enterprise strategy, growth initiatives, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Responsibilities include market analysis, strategic planning, three-year planning, executive and board presentations, cross-functional diligence leadership, integration planning, deal modeling, and capital allocation recommendations. Partners with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Product, Technology, HR, and business units to translate strategy into actionable plans and drive transformation.

Serve as an embedded FP&A partner to senior functional leaders, owning cost center budgeting, variance analysis, and headcount modeling. Build and improve cost, margin, and P&L models, surface strategic margin and efficiency opportunities, support annual and long-range planning, prepare variance commentary, and lead ad hoc strategic analyses and special projects.

Lead Updater's corporate development strategy by sourcing, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Build target pipelines, lead deal execution and diligence, develop valuation models, and drive M&A integration. Advise executive team on market dynamics, identify build-versus-buy opportunities, and maintain relationships with PE, VC, and investment banks to enhance deal flow and strategic growth.