Top Financial Analyst Jobs in Chicago, IL

Partner with Sales leadership as the FP&A business partner to drive ACV bookings forecasting, operating expense and headcount planning, month-end variance analysis, financial modeling, reporting, and process improvements to support strategic decision-making and business performance.

Support global Legal and Compliance by managing legal financial operations, outside counsel/vendor management, invoice processing, and reporting. Build dashboards (Power BI/Tableau), analyze spend and forecasts, optimize processes via automation and AI, administer TeamConnect/Collaborati, manage RFPs and rate processes, and drive continuous improvement across matter management and billing systems.

Analyze financial performance for Consumer Deposits, forecast business variables, manage budgeting/forecasting and P&L, generate monthly/quarterly reviews, develop cost-transparency processes, produce presentations for senior leadership, and support ad-hoc requests and projects.

Lead financial reporting and analysis for Consumer Checking, including P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and debit revenue ownership. Build models, maintain systems with analysts, coordinate data inputs, run and verify models, and produce presentations and insights for senior leadership. Manage ad-hoc requests and special projects while prioritizing workload independently.

Lead FP&A activities including forecasting, budgeting, performance tracking, capital allocation analysis, scenario modeling, and long-term planning. Partner with leadership to guide product growth, profitability, and pricing decisions. Deliver actionable insights, develop investor and stakeholder materials, and support strategic financial initiatives to improve operating performance.

Perform FP&A for International Markets and US Third Party Issuers: manage monthly forecasting and budgeting, produce variance analysis and management reporting, build presentations for leadership, provide financial guidance and KPI tracking, support ad-hoc analysis and special projects, and partner with stakeholders to influence decisions and improve FP&A processes.

The Financial Analyst will provide financial analysis and support, assist in planning, reporting, forecasting, and conduct various analyses including cost control and budgeting. Collaboration with management and excellent communication skills are essential.

Lead FP&A for GTM and Services by building detailed bottoms-up financial models, driving budgeting and rolling forecasts, supporting month-end close, performing variance and margin analysis, tracking SaaS unit economics, partnering with RevOps/ServiceOps, and preparing executive-ready reports.

Provide budgetary and accounting support for the Strategic Security Sciences division, producing monthly and ad-hoc financial reports, cost estimates, variance analyses, and recommendations; control expenditures and funds; advise stakeholders on financial policies and proposals; monitor spending and resolve discrepancies; mentor team members.

Reviews research-account expenditures, FTE distributions, and requisitions for policy and award compliance. Prepares sponsored-project financial reports, processes corrections, provides salary and budget information, projects surpluses or deficits, develops spending plans, and manages research labor distributions. Collaborates with principal investigators, research managers, directors, and clinical research unit teams on post-award financial administration.

Reviews research-account expenditures, requisitions, labor distributions, and compliance with award, sponsor, and federal policies. Prepares financial reports, performs variance analysis and forecasting, resolves incorrect postings through journal entries, and supports budget development, progress reporting, spending plans, audits, and financial presentations. Partners with principal investigators and clinical research leadership while interpreting financial information and developing related workflows and procedures.

Performs financial statement, market, industry, and investment analysis for portfolio valuation engagements. Builds valuation models, including discounted cash flow, comparable company, and precedent transaction analyses; researches securities and financial data; prepares client deliverables; supports due diligence, client communications, auditor responses, proposals, invoicing, compliance, and marketing activities.

Analyzes legal pricing, financial data, and law firm operations; prepares management reports; supports client pricing setup, approvals, and billing execution; maintains financial system data integrity; resolves pricing inquiries; and provides financial analysis to practice groups and management. The role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, and the ability to manage tasks independently. It is remote-first but requires occasional travel to Minneapolis for training and team meetings.

Lead FP&A processes including forecasting, variance analysis, and board reporting. Build dynamic financial models for capital allocation and long-range planning, advise business units on OpEx/headcount, ensure data integrity, automate reporting, and document SOPs to improve finance workflows and decision-making.

Evaluate financial data, develop actionable insights, and provide written and presented recommendations to executives and cross-functional stakeholders. The role identifies performance trends, supports business strategy and operations, and translates complex financial information into clear summaries. Candidates need a finance or accounting degree, strong communication and teamwork skills, and proficiency with Excel and Word. SQL and Power BI are preferred. The position is on-site and requires travel up to 10%.

Partner with US Retail sales to provide financial analysis, pricing support, and trade investment management. Build financial models, evaluate promotions and contracts, monitor trade spending, deliver reporting and insights, and drive process improvements across cross-functional teams to support profitable growth.

Prepare SEC filings, financial statements, footnotes, MD&A, disclosures, workpapers, and XBRL tagging. Support SOX compliance, external audits, share-based compensation entries, reconciliations, technical accounting research, and disclosure benchmarking. Collaborate with Legal, Investor Relations, Finance, Accounting, and auditors while improving financial reporting processes and using AI to enhance reporting workflows.

Perform financial analysis, modeling, projections, and reporting to support budgeting, capital tracking, treasury functions, and business development. Collaborate with department managers, prepare monthly financial and capital reports, identify process improvements, perform risk and cost-variation analysis (including advanced statistical techniques), and support decision-making in a complex healthcare environment.

Assess and manage financial risk (chargebacks) for enterprise merchants, improve risk management framework, lead cross-functional projects, advise credit risk committee, and collaborate with Product, Legal, and Commercial teams.

Support the Corporate Controller with daily cash monitoring and management, mortgage held-for-sale tracking, general ledger entries and reconciliations, bank and GL analysis, gain-on-sale allocation, month-end close tasks, and continual improvement of financial reports and processes.

Prepare standard and ad-hoc financial reports and KPIs at practice group, office, and attorney levels; support monthly reporting and review calls; extract and audit financial system data; troubleshoot issues; assist budgeting, lateral hire analysis, financial software maintenance, and bank surveys.

Manage a 10-15 client commercial portfolio in dealer finance, analyze financial statements, perform underwriting and risk/return modeling, monitor covenant compliance and borrowing bases, and support deal structuring, renewals, and credit policy adherence.

Join the Financial Restructuring group supporting creditor- and debtor-side restructurings, distressed M&A, debt and equity financings, special-situation investing, and client negotiations. Work on deal teams to build analyses, valuations, and transaction materials while collaborating with senior bankers across complex restructuring transactions.

Lead financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence for M&A deals; prepare deal materials and executive presentations; coordinate transactions from discovery through definitive agreements; collaborate with internal teams and communicate deal structure and rationale to targets and leadership.

Develop and maintain financial plans, budgets, forecasts, and models for a regional property portfolio. Analyze variances and trends, prepare budget recommendations and reports, perform quarterly re-forecasts, run ad hoc scenario analyses, and lead process-improvement projects while liaising with property managers and operations teams. Support cross-department initiatives and travel as needed.