Top Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Own fixed asset and lease accounting under U.S. GAAP, including capitalization, depreciation, lease assessments, journal entries, reconciliations, reporting, and disclosures. Maintain asset and lease data, support audits and SOX controls, resolve accounting issues, and improve processes and systems across global entities. Partner with cross-functional and international stakeholders while ensuring accurate and timely monthly close results.

Prepare and review federal, state, and international corporate tax returns; support quarterly and annual tax provision processes under US GAAP; research tax issues; analyze financial data; coordinate with internal teams and external advisors; ensure timely compliance filings; and improve tax processes.

Supports the integration of acquired businesses into the company’s accounting and reporting environment. Responsibilities include applying U.S. GAAP, preparing journal entries and reconciliations, documenting accounting conclusions and procedures, supporting close processes and SOX controls, standardizing transaction accounting, and participating in ERP and finance transformation initiatives. The role collaborates with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors across multiple transactions.

Build enterprise financial and operational reporting capabilities, including executive dashboards, KPI frameworks, scorecards, self-service analytics, and trusted reporting datasets. Analyze complex data to identify trends and performance drivers, standardize metrics, improve data quality and automation, and partner with Finance, IT, and business leaders. Present actionable insights, support governance, document reporting methodologies, and coach analysts and stakeholders.

Finance/accounting interns support FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, account reconciliations, tax, sourcing, internal audit, controllership, and shared-service process improvement. Responsibilities include analyzing financial data, preparing business cases, supporting acquisitions and capital investments, and researching accounting standards. Interns work on a 10–12 week project while networking and developing professional skills in a hybrid Northbrook or Chicago office environment.

Participates in a two-year finance development program comprising four six-month rotations across FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, and shared services. Responsibilities include financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, account reconciliations, tax support, cash management, and process improvement projects. Associates receive training, mentorship, and exposure to senior leaders while preparing for future finance roles.

Leads the global lease accounting function across more than 100 legal entities, overseeing ASC 842 compliance, lease transactions, close activities, reporting, controls, audits, and technical accounting. Partners with Real Estate, Legal, Procurement, FP&A, and regional finance teams; manages lease systems and governance; drives process improvements and automation; and leads, mentors, and serves as an escalation point for lease accounting professionals.

Lead global revenue accounting ensuring ASC 606 and US GAAP compliance; manage monthly/quarterly revenue close, SOX 404 controls, contract review, process governance, team development, and support external audits and cross-functional training.