Finance & Administration Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Contribute independently to the Finance & Treasury Administration function.

• Collaborate with the Vice President of Finance & Treasury Administration.

• Aid in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages.

• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning efforts.

• Generate management reports, schedules, presentations, and executive summaries.

• Evaluate financial information for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and any unusual activity.

• Oversee financial deliverables and ensure timely follow-up with internal stakeholders.

• Facilitate the enhancement of financial processes and reporting.

• Support banking administration, account maintenance, updates for authorized signers, and related documentation.

• Assist with cash-management tasks, treasury reporting, and maintaining banking relationships.

• Coordinate requests and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.

• Maintain organized, audit-ready files and compliance records.

• Assist in documenting, monitoring, and improving internal controls and finance procedures.

• Monitor critical deadlines and escalate risks, delays, or missing information as needed.

• Coordinate finance-related projects and cross-functional initiatives from inception to completion.

• Track project milestones, action items, owners, dependencies, and deadlines.

• Prepare status reports and communicate progress, risks, and necessary decisions.

• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, standardize processes, strengthen controls, and minimize manual work.

• Assist with the implementation of new systems, reporting tools, workflows, and business processes.

• Create leadership presentations, meeting materials, reports, and decision-support documents.

• Draft professional correspondence, summaries, procedures, and business communications.

• Maintain departmental documentation, calendars, trackers, files, and recurring schedules.

• Provide administrative and analytical support for special projects and other priorities.

• Ensure that financial, treasury, audit, compliance, and project deliverables are organized and completed punctually.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field is preferred.

• At least five years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, treasury, business operations, project coordination, or a related field.

• Experience in preparing or reviewing financial reports and supporting senior leadership.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting solutions, or business-intelligence tools is preferred.

• Experience in supporting audits, compliance activities, treasury operations, or multi-entity organizations is preferred.

• Strong financial and business acumen, with the ability to understand financial statements and investigate variances.

• Exceptional organizational skills, prioritization abilities, and follow-through.

• Capability to manage multiple deadlines independently while exercising sound judgment.

• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communication with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Proactive ownership mindset with the ability to influence progress without direct authority.

• Ability to learn new systems and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Capability to sit or stand for extended periods.

• Ability to maintain focus for long durations.

• Ability to work on computers for a significant part of the day.

• Ability to perform repetitive movements as necessary.

• Ability to lift 10–20 pounds as required.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Newly hired employees must complete the I-9 form and provide documentation of identity and work eligibility.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage.

• HSA with quarterly employer contributions.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Group Life insurance.

• Supplemental Life Insurance plans.

• Long and Short Term Disability.

• First Stop Health for all employees.

• Legal Service benefit for all employees.

• Hospital and accident indemnity coverage.

• National discount programs for all employees.

• 401k with employer matching.

• PTO (accrual based).

• No-cost benefits marked with an asterisk in the posting.