Work location: 300 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Hybrid
Contract: 2024-02-29 to 2025-02-28
Contract-to-hire
This position is responsible for providing support to all levels of Internal Operations in the development, monitoring and reporting of divisional budgets and financial forecasts. Functions include gathering, analyzing, and reporting on divisional operating expense data and financial performance metrics; utilizing forecasting applications and other analytical tools; and preparing monthly and annual financial reports.
Required Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and 5 years of experience in corporate financial planning and reporting OR 8 years of experience in corporate financial planning and reporting.
Experience in budget preparation, forecasting, financial modeling, and financial consolidation.
Knowledge and experience using budgeting and forecasting tools/applications such as Oracle, SmartView, Workday, or other comparable applications.
Experience utilizing data analytics tools such as VBA, Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx.
Experience with VBA programming.
Experience managing business partner expectations and/or business partner relationships.
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
Presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
PC proficiency to include Word, Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint.
Detail orientated
Preferred Job Qualifications:
Experience creating complex, ad-hoc and recurring financial reporting and providing financial insights and analysis as needed to aid in senior/executive leadership decision-making.
Experience serving as primary Budget Department contact, providing guidance and training in budgeting, cost monitoring, and financial planning.