Financial Analyst

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

About the role

At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end/quarter-end/year-end close duties
• Assist in preparing annual budgets, and monthly and quarterly forecasts
• Partner with business leaders to provide insight on drivers of monthly results, identify opportunities within the business, and enhance their decision-making abilities using analytics
• Provide clear analyses on trends and causes of P&L variances. Translate those findings into recommendations that align with company business goals
• Work closely with Finance leadership to identify opportunities to build out new processes and improve existing finance processes to ensure data integrity and efficient analyses
• Perform ad-hoc business analyses and financial modeling
• Proactively identifies trends and provides support to the business in order to make informed business decisions
• Performs financial forecasting using historical trends and forward-looking insights to senior leadership
• Transforms data into actionable insights that improve revenue and earnings of the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years related experience
• Strong PC and Microsoft application skills
• Excel expertise required (pivots, V-lookups, macros)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
• Insurance experience

Behaviors

• Highly motivated with the ability to work on a team as well as independently and drive results
• Comfortable in an environment with changing priorities, and competing demands for time
• Ability to work extended hours as required

Pay

$50,000 - $97,500

Schedule

Partially Scheduled in the Office

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact