Top Finance Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead financial due diligence workstreams for M&A and divestitures, analyze quality of earnings, cash flows, and deal issues, manage projects and teams, provide strategic advice, mentor staff, and support deal execution using financial modeling and analysis.

Lead tax planning, compliance, and strategy for banking and capital markets clients. Oversee tax return preparation, analyze financial data, advise executive clients, drive business development, mentor teams, and ensure regulatory and professional standards.

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.

Supports capital markets transactions, financial reporting, carve-out statements, merger accounting, deal-structure analysis, regulatory reporting, and revenue recognition documentation. The intern applies GAAP and develops technical accounting knowledge while assisting with IPO, private equity, restructuring, and transaction advisory projects. Responsibilities also include market-data analysis, project-management support, and collaboration with advisory teams serving clients.

Provide customs and international trade tax advice using digitization and automation; analyze complex issues, develop solutions, mentor junior staff, manage client relationships, and ensure high-quality, compliant deliverables.

Lead and implement partnership and M&A tax strategies for complex transactions; guide large projects and teams, engage senior clients, ensure operational excellence, coach staff, resolve complex tax issues, and leverage technical acumen and digitization tools to deliver high-quality results.

Leads internal audit and SOX engagements, manages client relationships, develops audit methodologies, evaluates financial statements and internal controls, conducts risk assessments, and oversees audit reporting. The role includes project ownership, budgeting, stakeholder management, team leadership, mentoring, process improvement, and use of AI and risk technology to enhance audit effectiveness and address compliance and governance risks.

Lead treasury technology and financial advisory engagements, advising on corporate finance, liquidity, cash forecasting, M&A, and TMS (Kyriba) implementations; manage teams, deliver strategic insights, and coach high-performing groups.

Lead large customs and international trade tax engagements advising clients on duty and trade strategy, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and trade automation. Drive operational excellence, coach teams, engage senior clients, integrate compliance into business operations, and support business transformation through strategic planning and process innovation.

Lead international tax structuring and technology-enabled tax advisory for financial services clients. Drive digitization and automation, manage large projects and teams, advise senior clients, coach staff, and ensure operational excellence, compliance, and strategic contribution to firm business objectives.