Top Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll for salaried and hourly employees, manage equity-related payroll, validate inputs, reconcile timecards, resolve payroll inquiries via Jira, partner with HR/Finance, and drive process improvements and automation.

Lead accounting for M&A and investments across the transaction lifecycle: due diligence, purchase accounting (ASC 805), investment accounting (ASC 321/323), and consolidation (ASC 810). Maintain and evolve accounting policies, draft technical memos and SEC disclosures (10-Q/10-K), ensure SOX controls, and partner cross-functionally to support new products, integrations, and auditor interactions.

The Accounting Manager will oversee global intercompany framework, manage month-end closes, ensure SOX compliance, and lead audit preparations

The Head of SOX and Internal Controls will design and enhance SOX business process controls, ensuring compliance and effectiveness while collaborating across departments.

Provide CFO-level FP&A partnership to multiple C-level leaders across People, Legal, Compliance, Policy, and Finance. Lead a team to build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases that guide company-wide resource allocation and investments. Drive reporting, variance analysis, process improvements, and the vision for finance partnering, aligning budgets, forecasts, and headcount planning with executive priorities.

Lead Global GL Operations and own end-to-end month, quarter, and year-end close across multinational entities. Manage and develop an accounting team, drive automation and process improvements, ensure US GAAP and SOX compliance, deliver audit-ready consolidated and statutory financials, and partner with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Source-to-Pay to resolve multi-entity accounting issues and support senior management reporting.

Serve as FP&A partner to Consumer leadership owning forecasting, budgeting, and driver-based financial models. Deliver monthly variance analysis, partner with Accounting, and translate financial insights into resource-allocation recommendations. Lead business-review presentations and conduct deep-dive analyses to find efficiency opportunities across Consumer operational spend.

The Staff Accountant will prepare financial entries, assist in financial presentations, collaborate across teams, ensure compliance, and support operational excellence.