Top VP of Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead business management for Client Onboarding and Service by delivering executive communications, data-driven reporting, and strategic planning. Coordinate initiatives, track outcomes, and manage a team of business management analysts. Produce high-quality executive presentations, synthesize complex information into actionable messages, and collaborate with functional leads to drive efficiencies and manage finance-related risks and budgets.

Manage Corporate Investment Bank Treasury liquidity reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis. Develop daily and weekly reports, explain liquidity trends and business drivers to senior stakeholders, support LCR, NSFR, and stress liquidity forecasting, and respond to ad hoc requests. Partner with controllers, risk, analytics, and business teams while helping automate reporting and forecasting processes and implement appropriate controls.

Develops and runs structured finance cash flow models for securitization transactions using Intex, Python, and proprietary platforms. Reviews legal documents, analyzes waterfalls and structural features, reconciles issuer assumptions to rating methodology, validates numerical inputs, and presents findings to senior staff and rating committees. Independently manages complex transactions, supports credit analysis, and mentors junior analysts.

Develop and maintain market and credit risk analytics, stress testing frameworks, margin models, and production analytics for US Wealth Management. Manage analytics infrastructure, controls, testing, data quality, documentation, and releases. Conduct scenario analysis and quantitative modeling for portfolio exposures, derivatives, liquidity, concentration, and volatility risks. Partner with risk, data, reporting, and business teams to deliver automation, regulatory alignment, and actionable risk insights.

Lead third-party risk insights for the CIB Controls team by analyzing vendor risk data, producing executive governance materials, identifying themes and emerging risks, supporting remediation prioritization, maintaining KRIs/KPIs and dashboards, performing quality checks, and coordinating with stakeholders across Controls, Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Technology and the business to support risk acceptance decisions.

Lead financial analytics and reporting for Commercial Real Estate segments within Commercial Banking. Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and financial models; present results to senior stakeholders; conduct deep-dive analyses to identify drivers and propose solutions; partner with reporting and business teams to improve processes, automation, and decision-oriented reporting.

Lead SOX and CCAR control frameworks for wholesale lending external financial reporting. Assess risks, remediate control gaps, coordinate with cross-functional partners and audits, present to senior leadership, and perform data analysis using Tableau and Alteryx.

Lead and manage a team reviewing AML escalations (SARs, PEPs, negative media, high-risk clients). Oversee quality assurance, case investigation, KYC documentation, capacity planning, stakeholder engagement, and process improvements to ensure regulatory compliance and timely risk-based resolutions.

Deliver consumer risk reporting and analysis to senior management, board, and regulators. Develop dashboards and analytics, manage data governance and controls, automate reporting using AI, and collaborate across businesses to enhance transparency and decision-ready insights.

Lead and enhance advanced treasury analytics tools and processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions, analyze market and regulatory changes, present insights to senior stakeholders, support the Executive Director in team leadership, and mentor junior staff to develop quantitative treasury capabilities and ensure compliance.

Provide holistic, goals-based financial planning to high-net-worth clients, partnering with advisors to create and present customized plans using J.P. Morgan's Wealth Plan software. Advise on asset allocation, trusts and estates, tax, insurance, philanthropy, retirement, cash flow, and concentrated positions. Educate integrated teams, develop business opportunities, and travel among branches as needed.

Lead credit risk manager for a national portfolio of specialty finance clients. Analyze, structure, risk-grade, and approve credit exposures; monitor portfolio performance; validate cash flow models; negotiate documentation; present credit recommendations; mentor junior staff and manage deal execution.

Lead credit decision-making and recovery strategies for stressed and distressed corporate exposures. Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, structure stressed/distressed debt transactions, monitor portfolio performance, prepare valuations and disposals, and provide leadership on regulatory, accounting and crisis management activities for Special Credits.

Serve as strategic finance partner to Wholesale Lending Services and Commercial Banking leaders. Deliver business management reporting, forecasting, headcount and expense planning, capacity models, activity-based costing, and data-driven analyses to support decision-making, transformation initiatives, and financial controls.

Lead credit risk assessments and structuring for leveraged finance transactions within the Business Services portfolio. Review originations, perform due diligence, build financial models, prepare credit approval materials, negotiate documentation, monitor portfolio risk and ratings, present portfolio reviews, and mentor junior analysts while partnering with coverage, DCM, and middle-office teams.

Support and lead credit analysis for North American CMBS transactions: model stabilized cash flows, review third-party reports, prepare financial projections and rating materials, track market data and assist rating committees and junior staff.

Lead sourcing and execution of strategic partnerships, investments, and M&A. Drive deal structuring, negotiation, financial modeling, diligence, and integration planning. Advise executives on corporate strategy, build industry and government relationships, and deliver market intelligence on defense, autonomy, and AI to inform long-term planning.

Lead finance and accounting functions including strategic finance, FP&A, accounting/controllership, audit, tax, treasury, fundraising support, and investor relations. Partner with founders, board, and cross-functional leaders on planning, forecasting, pricing, M&A readiness, and scaling the finance team while maintaining strong controls and GAAP compliance.

Serve as lead/support analyst on North American CMBS ratings: evaluate credit risk, model stabilized cash flows across property types, prepare financial spreadsheets, aggregate market data, review third-party reports, contribute rating reports and committee materials, assist publishing and regulatory disclosures, train junior staff, and communicate with issuers and investors while adhering to policies and rating methodologies.

Lead Commercial Card control management to strengthen risk and control environment: perform risk assessments, evaluate control design and effectiveness, drive testing and issue management, manage remediation lifecycle, produce executive reporting, and support governance with cross-functional partners.

Lead negotiation, preparation, and tracking of complex capital markets and derivatives documentation (ISDA, CSAs, credit and security agreements). Advise management on market trends, mitigate legal/credit/operational risk, improve templates/processes, and coordinate with Legal, Credit, Risk, Operations, and front-office to advance transactions and ensure compliance.

Lead tax technical and advisory support for global Trusts and Estates practice, ensuring CRS/FATCA compliance, multi-jurisdictional filings, tax form validation, and process automation. Partner with internal teams and third-party providers, provide training, review governing documents, manage CRS profile and indicia cure processes, monitor regulatory changes, and drive transformation projects to improve tax compliance and workflows.

Lead credit analysis and portfolio management for technology and high-growth borrowers. Structure and document transactions, perform due diligence and financial modeling, negotiate terms, manage renewals/amendments, partner with bankers and legal, mentor junior staff, and ensure credit policy adherence while balancing risk and execution timelines.

Lead new business opportunities in venture banking, build key relationships with startups and VC firms, and manage client accounts. Represent the bank at industry events and provide strategic banking advice to clients.

Partner with Commercial and Investment Banking leadership to analyze markets, prepare executive presentations, develop reporting, and drive data-driven initiatives. Conduct research, address ad hoc analysis requests, and identify process improvements to grow and run the business.