Top Finance Director Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Finance Director - FP&A will lead the Global Category Management FP&A team, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and financial reporting across a global organization.

Lead and scale Financial Operations covering Source-to-Pay, Global Payroll, Equity Administration, and Sales Commissions. Own P2P technology stack, ensure SOX compliance, support SEC disclosures and board reporting, drive AI-driven automation and process transformation, partner with cross-functional leaders, and hire and develop high-performing teams.

Lead Strategic Finance for SoFi Checking & Savings and Credit Card: own multi-year planning, forecasts, unit-economics modeling (LTV/CAC), capital-allocation, scenario analysis, business cases, and post-investment measurement. Partner cross-functionally, synthesize insights for executive leadership, scale AI use cases, and manage and develop a high-performing finance team.

Lead North America Finance digital transformation, defining and executing the finance digital roadmap. Partner with CFO, Finance leaders, IT/Digital/Data to deliver scalable ERP, analytics, automation, and planning solutions. Oversee PMO, governance, benefits realization, innovation lab pilots, standardization, and adoption to improve decision-making, efficiency, and financial control.

Lead commercial finance for MSNA (Confectionery, Salty, AFH, Canada). Own budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, inflation and procurement spend analysis, and executive reporting. Serve as strategic business partner to commercial leadership, drive value/synergy initiatives, ensure financial controls and compliance, and manage a commercial finance team.

The Director of Finance will manage financial operations, supervise accounting staff, develop budgets, and prepare financial reports, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.

Leads budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, accounting, billing, recharge administration, internal controls, and capital budget management across university operations. Oversees GAAP compliance, financial close, audits, chart of accounts, funding models, reporting, process improvements, and service pricing. Serves as a liaison to senior finance offices, manages financial staff, supports strategic planning, and standardizes financial practices across departments.

Leads FP&A and strategic financial decision support for Chamberlain University. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, executive and board reporting, P&L and KPI analysis, scenario planning, business cases, cross-functional partnership, process automation, and initiative ROI tracking. The role reports to the CFO and manages enterprise planning processes while translating complex financial insights into actionable recommendations.

Lead commercial FP&A partnering with Sales, Ops, and Product to drive profitable revenue growth. Own pricing strategy, customer/product profitability, volume and revenue forecasting, margin optimization, scenario modeling, and financial decision support. Build models, dashboards, and tools while aligning commercial plans with manufacturing capacity and supply chain.

Provide executive financial leadership, advise CEO and Board, lead budgeting, audits, Single Audit compliance, cash flow forecasting, financial reporting, risk management, and finance team development to ensure long-term organizational sustainability.

Lead financial analysis, business case development, valuation and due diligence for strategic initiatives and potential acquisitions. Partner with business leaders on strategic planning, analyze complex datasets, develop dashboards and scorecards, build models and projections, and prepare executive-ready presentations to support decision-making and drive outcomes through collaboration.

Leads financial reporting, accounting operations, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, risk management, audits, payroll, internal controls, and financial analysis. Partners with executive leadership, joint ventures, government agencies, insurers, and unions to support operational decisions and improve margins. Oversees accounting policies, government contracting requirements, payroll for more than 600 employees, and annual 401K and CPA audits.

The Managing Director of Finance leads annual operational and capital budgeting, revenue budget management, grant budget oversight, budget-to-actual reporting, financial modeling, and presentations for leadership and the Board. The role collaborates with the CFO and Controller to ensure accurate entity-level reporting, supports internal and external financial reports, trains budget owners, and implements finance technology to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Lead FP&A and corporate finance engagements for clients, driving long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cash flow optimization, transaction readiness, and analytics-enabled decision support. Design finance operating models and reporting, use visualization and EPM/ERP tools, manage client relationships, mentor staff, and support business development and practice growth.

The Senior Director of Finance will advise executive leadership on planning, investments, growth, and organizational priorities. Responsibilities include owning budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, performance reporting, revenue and commercial analytics, and board or investor reporting. The role oversees the Controller and Finance team, strengthens financial controls and order-to-revenue processes, improves systems and automation, and partners with Sales on forecasting, pricing, pipeline, retention, and churn analysis. This fully remote position includes quarterly leadership offsite travel.

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 revenue finance strategy, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, scenario modeling, compliance, internal controls, and operational finance. Partners with executives and department leaders on resource allocation, profitability, investments, pricing, and business performance. Oversees audits, financial systems and process improvements, and leads development of the finance organization.

Lead finance, FP&A, investor reporting, cap table and audit processes; own people ops and HR policies; manage SaaS tool stack, IT provisioning, vendor contracts, and cross-functional strategic initiatives to scale the company.

Lead finance and accounting functions, drive financial strategy, oversee budgeting/forecasting, ensure GAAP-compliant reporting, manage cash/working capital, coordinate audits, partner with business leaders to improve profitability, and mentor the finance team while preparing to advance into the VP Finance & Accounting role.

Lead corporate development, M&A and strategic finance efforts including financial modeling, due diligence, deal and debt structuring, commercial negotiations, competitor and market analysis, and cross‑functional project leadership to support growth and capital markets activities.

Directs finance, administration, grants and contracts management for a remote nonprofit organization. Oversees bookkeeping and accounting partners, budgeting, financial reporting, expense processes, grant accounting, contracts, compliance, internal controls, policies, vendors, administrative systems, payroll and benefits coordination, and board support. Partners closely with the CEO, staff, external finance and HR providers, and funders to ensure effective organizational operations.

Lead corporate finance and treasury activities: optimize capital structure, manage debt portfolio and ABL facility, evaluate financing and liability-management transactions, hedge interest rate and FX exposures, maintain ISDA documentation, prepare liquidity and debt projections, support rating agency/Board/investor presentations, and partner with tax/accounting on global structure, repatriation, equipment financing, and retirement plan oversight.

Lead state and local tax workstreams for transactions: perform tax due diligence, structuring, modeling, multistate tax analysis, compliance review, controversy support, and client deliverables. Manage engagements, mentor junior staff, communicate with clients, and identify additional services.

Lead the full finance function: produce audit-ready monthly financials, manage weekly 12-month cash forecasts, drive budgeting and forecasting, implement automation and ERP/reporting solutions, document SOPs, create financial dashboards, partner cross-functionally, and improve profitability and EBITDA.

Own monthly reconciliation, reporting, and compliance for Givzey and Version2.ai. Build and present financial forecasts and KPI-driven reports to CEO and Board. Manage AP, invoicing, collections, cap tables, 409A valuations, tax compliance, commission reporting, vendor onboarding, audits, contracts, and software license/insurance reviews.