Jobs · Finance · Illinois

Financial Manager

Robert Half · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time

About the role

This is a highly cross-functional role with exposure to senior leadership and responsibility for driving tangible improvements in how finance operates.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support initiatives to improve how financial information is produced, managed, and used across the Firm, spanning forecasting, reporting, and underlying data processes
  • Own and enhance elements of the Firm’s forecasting and planning processes, ensuring models, assumptions, and outputs are supported by consistent methodologies and reliable data
  • Partner cross-functionally with Fund, GP and Management Company Accounting, Portfolio Analytics, and Operations teams to align financial assumptions, standardize outputs, and improve end-to-end workflows
  • Drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of finance processes, including forecasting cycles, reporting workflows, and data management practices
  • Support the implementation and optimization of financial systems, reporting tools, and dashboards (e.g., Power BI), with a focus on scalability, usability, and automation
  • Evaluate and enhance the Firm’s control environment through process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce reliance on manual processes
  • Establish and maintain standardized definitions, drivers, and assumptions used across planning and reporting, contributing to a consistent “single source of truth”
  • Develop and deliver financial analyses, scenario modeling, and reporting materials for senior leadership, ensuring outputs are clear, decision-oriented, and grounded in well structured processes
  • Implement and enforce controls, validation checks, and governance practices to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data and forecasting inputs
  • Continuously evaluate opportunities to scale and streamline finance operations as the Firm grows in size and complexity, proactively introducing improvements to systems, workflows, and planning capabilities

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, with FP&A or strategic finance experience. Professional certifications such as CPA or CFA highly preferred
  • 6-8+ years of progressive experience in fields related to finance, strategy, analytics or accounting
  • Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow dynamics, and performance drivers

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan eligibility for contract/temporary professionals

Pay

$180,000 - $190,000 plus bonus

Schedule

Hybrid role

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