Top Finance Director Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads finance for Fortune Brands’ Connected Products business, building planning, forecasting, reporting, governance, costing, inventory, and performance-management capabilities. Partners with connected water, security, technology, commercial, and executive leaders on investments, resource allocation, and growth strategies. Oversees forecasting cycles, executive financial insights, and team development while operating in a high-growth, technology-driven environment.

Direct the Strategic Finance team and own Jasper’s FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and scenario planning. Partner with GTM, EPD, and Talent Acquisition on financial planning, headcount approvals, and operating efficiency. Prepare executive and board-level reporting, translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations, and help leadership make informed investment and scaling decisions.

Own complex, company-wide strategic finance initiatives from problem definition through execution and handoff. Develop financial scenarios, capacity plans, investment frameworks, pricing and deal economics, dashboards, and executive recommendations. Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data to improve growth, margins, profitability, and resource allocation. Use AI and automation to streamline workflows and expand analytical capacity.

Leads finance for Chamberlain University's campus expansion and strategic partnerships. Responsibilities include financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, ROI and investment analysis, executive reporting, variance analysis, scenario planning, long-range planning, and decision support. The role partners with senior leaders to evaluate market expansion, healthcare employer partnerships, capital deployment, and growth initiatives while improving forecasting, reporting, automation, and data quality.

Leads enterprise Finance transformation by defining the operating model and roadmap, modernizing processes and ERP capabilities, optimizing shared services, governing execution and value realization, and building change leadership and digital capabilities across Finance. Partners with executives across Accounting, Tax, Capital Markets, Technology, and business functions while managing risks, dependencies, resources, KPIs, and benefits.

Provides financial leadership for Baxter’s U.S. and Canada Pharmaceuticals and Clinical Nutrition businesses. Oversees FP&A, forecasting, strategic planning, financial modeling, pricing and contracting analysis, product launch economics, margin analytics, risk management, compliance, and investor relations support. Partners with commercial, marketing, sales, supply chain, regulatory, and accounting teams while leading a cross-region finance organization and supporting growth, profitability, and cash flow objectives.

Leads finance operations for IDT and Aldevron manufacturing, connecting operational performance to financial outcomes. Responsibilities include product and standard costing, cost accounting, COGS, variance analysis, inventory valuation, profitability, forecasting, capital deployment, capacity planning, ERP implementation, KPI reporting, and transformation. Partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and executive leadership while building and developing a high-performing Operations Finance team.

Leads investment portfolio financial planning, forecasting, reporting, metrics, risk analysis, capital deployment support, CECL and valuation governance, and SOX controls. Partners with Finance, Treasury, Actuarial, Investment, and business leaders to provide strategic insights and ensure regulatory alignment.

Leads financial planning and analysis for supply chain network optimization, including discounted cash flow modeling, investment analysis, sensitivity analysis, savings validation, forecasting, and performance reporting. Partners cross-functionally on manufacturing, logistics, procurement, transportation, and capital decisions. Manages and develops a team while providing strategic financial recommendations, mentoring, and executive-level insights.

Leads finance partnership for a business unit, advising senior leadership on strategy, growth, performance, and financial decisions. Oversees annual planning, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, business cases, and KPI management. Partners cross-functionally to identify risks, improve profitability, and support investments. The role also manages finance team members, drives process improvements, and communicates financial insights to executives.

Leads corporate revenue and gross profit modeling, tracking performance across sales channels, forecasting revenue and margins, identifying pricing opportunities and business risks, and delivering data-driven recommendations to leadership. The role develops financial simulations, standardized reports, and executive presentations while partnering with Sales, Operations, Kiosk Pricing, Device Processing, and Business Intelligence teams. It also supports sales execution automation and ad hoc strategic initiatives.

The Associate Director will help build and lead a global agriculture finance initiative focused on sustainable, deforestation-free food systems. Responsibilities include developing strategic initiatives, leading complex projects, negotiating agreements, coordinating with global teams and external partners, and engaging financial institutions, investors, and agribusiness stakeholders. The role requires sophisticated financial, economic, analytical, communication, and project management expertise, with emphasis on scaling innovative finance solutions for conservation and climate goals.

Leads FP&A and finance business partnership for Innovation & Technology, Lab Operations, and corporate functions. Builds forecasting models, planning cycles, dashboards, decision frameworks, and financial operating rhythms. Partners with senior executives on cost optimization, investments, business reviews, board-level financial narratives, and SIOP. Manages and develops a growing finance team while establishing infrastructure for a scaling organization.

Leads Sales Finance FP&A, forecasting, budgeting, bookings governance, executive and board reporting, IPO readiness, audit support, controls, and M&A integration. Partners with Sales, Finance, Rev Ops, Customer Support, Professional Services, and other teams to improve decision-making and operational processes. Manages and mentors a distributed financial analyst team while using AI-enabled tools to improve planning, reconciliation, analysis, and presentations.

Lead strategic finance at a high-growth B2B software company. Responsibilities include investment analysis, resource allocation, annual planning, forecasting, unit economics, pricing and packaging analysis, finance systems roadmap development, board and investor reporting, and building a high-performing finance function. The role partners closely with executives, GTM, Product, RevOps, Data, and external implementation partners.

Lead and manage client engagements delivering financial operating models, strategic analyses, and recommendations to C-suite. Oversee M&A and fundraising work, ensure project delivery, support business development and proposals, and mentor team members to maintain high standards.

Leads financial planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and analytics for the Mortgage Originations business. Partners with senior leaders, Data Science & Analytics, Capital Markets, Corporate Development, and the CFO to support strategy, transactions, shareholder relations, and financial systems enhancements. Oversees a finance data warehouse launch, develops reporting metrics, manages policies, drives automation, and leads and develops the finance team.

Leads Marquette’s finance and accounting functions, including financial strategy, reporting, budgeting, closing, consolidation, treasury, cash flow, regulatory compliance, and financial due diligence. The role oversees financial systems, prepares Board and shareholder reporting, manages banking relationships, and provides strategic guidance to support growth. It requires senior leadership, advanced financial analysis and modeling, strong communication, and expertise with accounting and investment management software.

Leads rebate financial strategy and drug profitability for a $70B+ portfolio. Oversees financial planning, forecasting, assumptions governance, profitability analytics, scenario modeling, trade capacity modeling, finance transformation, and executive decision support. Partners with senior Finance, Trade, Underwriting, and Operations leaders to optimize margins and profitability, while building high-performing teams and advancing analytics, automation, AI, and technology adoption.

Owns the full finance function for a growing e-commerce brand, including financial reporting, cash forecasting, budgeting, profitability improvement, process automation, SOP development, systems implementation, dashboards, and cross-functional financial planning. The role partners with executive leadership to scale financial operations and support sustainable growth.

Lead the company’s finance function and partner with the CEO on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, reporting, financial modeling, profitability, and strategic growth decisions. Oversee accounting, treasury, payments, liquidity, foreign exchange, settlements, receivables, tax, audits, and statutory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Build finance processes, controls, systems, and teams while collaborating with commercial and operational departments.

Leads finance support for cost-of-revenue functions, including manufacturing, cost accounting, clinical operations, quality, regulatory, and sales and operations planning. Owns budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, gross-margin performance, cost controls, inventory accounting, integrations, and executive decision support. Builds scalable finance capabilities, improves processes and analytics, develops high-performing teams, and partners with operations and executive leadership on productivity, risk, and strategic growth.

Leads finance operations as the CFO’s deputy, overseeing accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, internal controls, cash flow, compliance, audits, and staff development. Partners with executives and departments to translate financial data into strategic recommendations, improve processes through technology and AI-enabled tools, and present to boards and stakeholders. Manages reconciliations, closing activities, expense controls, and regulatory correspondence while supporting organizational planning and financial stewardship.

Own financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and performance management for the go-to-market business. Partner with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Operations on unit economics, customer acquisition, profitability, growth efficiency, new products, customer segments, and strategic initiatives. Develop financial metrics, deliver actionable insights, evaluate new business opportunities, and support executive decision-making. The role also interfaces with external partners through corporate development and business development activities.

Leads FP&A and revenue operations analytics for a SaaS business, including financial modeling, forecasting, KPI reporting, dashboards, data normalization, systems integration, acquisition integration, and strategic insights. The role partners across the organization to improve financial data infrastructure, automate reporting, optimize Adaptive Insights, and support executive, board, investor, and banking decisions.