Top Senior Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads complex equipment finance underwriting for commercial vehicle, leasing, vendor, and floorplan programs. Researches and evaluates financial and credit information, structures and approves loans and leases, recommends transactions beyond delegated authority, manages counterparty risk, ensures compliance, and mentors less experienced underwriters. The role also involves leading projects, reviewing analyses, presenting to senior leadership, and communicating with external clients. Travel up to 10% and a hybrid schedule are required.

Partner with business and finance leaders to drive product investment cases, KPI definition, portfolio and throughput analyses, and data-driven reporting. Build management reporting and executive presentations, structure complex problems into simple frameworks, and collaborate across Product, Operations, Business Management and Data & Analytics to enable strategic decision-making and optimization.

Own strategic finance and FP&A support for the go-to-market organization. Responsibilities include forecasting bookings, revenue, pipeline, headcount, compensation, and marketing spend; managing budgets and scenario analyses; leading GTM reporting and month-end close; defining SaaS metrics; analyzing sales productivity, marketing efficiency, churn, retention, pricing, and deal economics; and advising executive leadership on resource allocation and growth strategy.

Leads underwriting for complex commercial equipment finance loans and leases. Reviews financial and credit information, performs cash flow and collateral analysis, structures transactions within delegated authority, recommends larger approvals, ensures compliance, mentors junior underwriters, and presents to senior leaders and external clients. Travel up to 10% is required, with a hybrid work schedule.

Leads finance for a manufacturing plant, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, inventory accuracy, and KPI analysis. Partners with plant leadership on productivity, capital investments, risk management, and cost reduction. Supervises and develops the finance team while ensuring compliance and accurate financial performance reporting.

Partners with commercial and executive leaders on financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, KPI tracking, pricing, deal reviews, investment cases, and strategic decision-making. Manages P&Ls, forecasts, and headcount plans while improving reporting and finance processes. Uses advanced Excel, SQL, financial modeling, and performance frameworks to identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities across Commercial, Operations, and Product teams.

Partner with Health Plans and Partnerships to shape growth strategy using unit economics, scenario-based forecasting, and granular financial models. Evaluate trade-offs, drive data-driven decisions, translate financial concepts for non-finance partners, and partner cross-functionally to test assumptions and ensure operational accountability in a fast-paced healthcare marketplace.

Lead finance and business management initiatives for Global Corporate Banking Technology. Responsibilities include implementing strategy, improving financial performance across fees, costs, RWA, and capital utilization, mitigating business risks, analyzing expenses, driving productivity, shaping workflows and technology projects, managing external providers, and representing the business in working groups. The role requires executive communication, strategic project management, banking industry expertise, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Lead strategic initiatives and project workstreams for business leaders supporting technology startups and healthcare companies. Deliver executive presentations, dashboards, wireframes, trend analyses, and financial and non-financial performance insights. Coordinate team activities, communicate with stakeholders, improve business processes, and identify platform risks and mitigating controls. The role requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, presentation, and data visualization skills.

The Head of Finance will lead financial strategy, forecasting, budgeting, FP&A, accounting operations, reporting, cash flow management, audits, tax compliance, and financial systems implementation. The role partners with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions, improves internal controls and operational efficiency, and builds and mentors a finance team. Responsibilities include developing financial models, dashboards, board materials, and long-range plans for a scaling startup.

Lead and support company-wide budgeting, strategic planning, and monthly/quarterly forecasting. Provide FP&A support to functional leaders, prepare journal entries and month-end reporting with variance analysis, manage capital planning and CAPEX forecasting, perform data reconciliations and financial modeling, support board reporting, and drive process improvements.

Serve as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders, driving forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, pricing and deal support, P&L and margin analysis, management reporting, and financial controls. Mentor junior staff, support month/quarter/year close activities, partner cross-functionally on procurement and investments, and continuously improve finance tools and processes to influence commercial decisions and ensure financial hygiene.

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.

Lead design and implement finance transformation solutions using OneStream; analyze complex issues, mentor junior staff, build client relationships, configure models/workflows, and support budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.

Lead finance transformation and FP&A initiatives for insurance clients, manage project delivery, mentor teams, and design process and system improvements to enhance financial planning, controls, and decision-making.

Leads strategic financial modeling and analysis for partnerships, monetization, M&A, investments, and growth initiatives. Builds revenue, unit economics, valuation, scenario, and ROI models; advises executives on capital allocation and commercial decisions; develops board-ready narratives; partners cross-functionally across Product, Corporate Development, Legal, Accounting, and Data; and uses AI and automation to improve financial planning and reporting.

Serves as a finance business partner to the AMER Commercial team, supporting contract negotiations, performance analysis, growth and profitability initiatives, sales strategy, annual planning, quarterly forecasting, risk and opportunity analysis, executive reporting, and process improvements. Presents financial results to senior stakeholders and provides actionable insights to guide commercial decision-making.

Design, implement, and scale finance systems (primarily Oracle Cloud Fusion) to automate and streamline core finance processes, enable international expansion, drive AI-enabled automation, manage solution design and testing, and support finance teams for internal and SOX audits.

Own and run finance shared services including Accounts Payable and T&E, administer Ramp and NetSuite, manage a small AP/T&E team, ensure controls and compliance, produce reporting and dashboards, and lead process improvement and AI-driven automation projects to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Serve as a strategic finance partner for a subscription business by leading forecasting, monitoring KPIs, building cohort and unit economics models, evaluating investments, and providing actionable insights. Collaborate with business leaders, Marketing, Product, Risk, Operations, and Accounting on financial decisions, revenue recognition, process improvements, scalability, and automation. Present recommendations to decision-makers while supporting an inclusive, collaborative Finance culture.

Support Global Operations through forecasting, budgeting, monthly close, budget-versus-actuals analysis, KPI monitoring, financial guidance, and investment trade-off evaluation. Partner with Operations, FP&A, Data, Accounting, and business leaders to assess volumes, revenue, variable profit, staffing capacity, and expenses, while preparing performance materials and actionable insights for management decisions.

Guide growth strategy through financial analysis of complex deals, pricing, contract economics, and strategic forecasting. Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to evaluate trade-offs, translate financial data into actionable insights, and support executive decision-making. This individual contributor role requires navigating ambiguity and balancing short-term efficiency with long-term business impact in a fast-growing healthcare company.

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.

Owns financial visibility and performance for the e-commerce business, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, pricing and promotion ROI, margin reporting, accruals, dashboards, and executive and board presentations. Partners cross-functionally to ensure data integrity, establish financial processes, identify risks and opportunities, and implement AI-enabled improvements across FP&A workflows.

Finance Manager and accounting consultant supporting clients with financial reporting, FP&A, systems implementations, process improvement, compliance, interim leadership, and project management. Responsibilities include managing accounting processes, forecasting, financial modeling, SEC reporting support, internal controls, ERP-related initiatives, workflow redesign, and cross-functional project delivery. The role requires client-facing consulting, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to work with senior finance and operating executives across industries.