We are looking for a Business Analyst to support service-focused operations within our Financial Services team in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. This role works closely with stakeholders to evaluate business needs, improve customer service workflows, and translate findings into practical recommendations. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical thinking, experience reviewing operational documents, and the ability to contribute effectively within an Agile Scrum environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Gather and interpret business needs from stakeholders to define clear objectives, process improvements, and support priorities.<br>• Analyze call center and customer service operations to identify inefficiencies, service gaps, and opportunities to improve the client experience.<br>• Review business and operational documentation to confirm accuracy, completeness, and alignment with established requirements.<br>• Perform gap analysis to compare current processes with desired outcomes and recommend actionable solutions.<br>• Create and maintain business requirements, process maps, user stories, and related project documentation for cross-functional teams.<br>• Partner with Scrum team members during planning, refinement, and review activities to help move initiatives forward effectively.<br>• Support testing and validation efforts by confirming that delivered solutions meet business expectations and documented needs.
We are looking for a SharePoint Online Governance Analyst to join a manufacturing organization in Crystal Lake, Illinois in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This role focuses on strengthening governance, security, reporting, and administration across SharePoint Online and the broader Microsoft 365 environment. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on platform expertise with strong analytical skills to support site oversight, automation, compliance alignment, and collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee governance activities for SharePoint Online sites, libraries, Microsoft 365 groups, and Teams-connected workspaces to promote secure and well-managed collaboration environments.<br>• Administer permissions, ownership settings, external sharing, and guest access while helping maintain consistent controls across the Microsoft 365 landscape.<br>• Monitor site health and lifecycle processes by supporting ownership reviews, site attestations, inactive-site follow-up, and data access oversight.<br>• Create and maintain scripts, workflows, and automated processes using PowerShell, Power Automate, Azure Automation, Logic Apps, or similar technologies to improve operational efficiency.<br>• Produce dashboards, reports, and data analyses using Power BI, Excel, Power Query, or related tools to track inventories, permissions, exceptions, and governance metrics.<br>• Partner with security, compliance, legal, records management, administrators, and business teams to address governance needs and align platform usage with organizational standards.<br>• Investigate technical issues, validate data accuracy, and document procedures, findings, and recommendations in a clear and organized manner.<br>• Escalate policy, security, architectural, and risk-related concerns to the appropriate stakeholders when decisions require broader review or approval.
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Financial Strategy and Business Support</strong></p><ul><li>Direct the site’s budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives.</li><li>Partner with plant leadership to evaluate financial performance, identify emerging trends, and recommend appropriate courses of action.</li><li>Assess financial risks and growth opportunities while developing strategies to improve margins, cash generation, and overall business results.</li><li>Evaluate proposed capital projects through financial projections, investment appraisals, and ongoing performance assessments.</li><li>Establish and track financial and operational indicators to measure progress against business goals.</li><li>Provide decision support for operational planning, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives.</li></ul><p><strong>Manufacturing Finance and Cost Management</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee site-level cost accounting, including product costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, and production cost reporting.</li><li>Evaluate cost drivers across raw materials, labor, production processes, overhead, and inventory to identify opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Collaborate with production, procurement, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve cost efficiency and operational productivity.</li><li>Provide accurate cost and profitability analysis to support commercial strategy, pricing decisions, and product-level performance reviews.</li><li>Review actual financial results against established plans and investigate significant variances.</li><li>Support inventory management, cash flow optimization, and initiatives designed to improve working capital.</li></ul><p><strong>Financial Reporting and Governance</strong></p><ul><li>Manage the preparation and delivery of financial reports, performance analyses, and management updates for site and senior leadership.</li><li>Maintain effective accounting procedures and internal controls in accordance with applicable standards, company requirements, and regulatory obligations.</li><li>Ensure financial records, supporting documentation, and reporting processes remain accurate, consistent, and audit-ready.</li><li>Coordinate audit activities and oversee the timely implementation of corrective actions when needed.</li><li>Promote data accuracy, reporting integrity, and consistency across financial and operational systems.</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership and Operational Excellence</strong></p><ul><li>Establish strong working relationships with leaders across manufacturing, finance, supply chain, engineering, and commercial functions.</li><li>Encourage a results-oriented culture built on financial accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Refine financial workflows, reporting practices, and management tools to support operational scale and business growth.</li><li>Supervise and develop finance personnel, providing coaching, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, automate reporting, strengthen analytics, and enhance business decision-making.</li><li>Contribute to broader site initiatives focused on operational effectiveness, process improvement, and long-term performance.</li></ul>
We are looking for a Contract Sr. Cost Accountant to support manufacturing finance activities in Geneva, Illinois. This role will focus on strengthening cost accuracy, inventory valuation, and financial insight across production operations while partnering closely with operations and warehouse teams. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in standard costing, variance review, and month-end accounting within a manufacturing environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Evaluate product and manufacturing costs by reviewing material, labor, overhead, and other production-related expenses to support accurate financial analysis.<br>• Investigate cost variances across production, materials, labor, scrap, and absorption, and present practical recommendations to improve performance.<br>• Maintain and update standard costs for finished goods and components, including support for the annual cost roll process and related routing reviews.<br>• Prepare recurring financial reports that summarize cost trends, budget performance, and key metrics for leadership and business stakeholders.<br>• Oversee inventory accounting activities to help ensure accurate valuation, reserve calculations, and alignment with cost of goods sold.<br>• Manage inventory reserve analysis for excess, obsolete, and shrink exposure, and provide clear documentation for accounting records.<br>• Coordinate the cycle count program, monitor related performance indicators, and work with operational teams to address discrepancies.<br>• Lead budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing costs across domestic entities while providing financial oversight support for international operations.<br>• Complete balance sheet reconciliations for inventory and other cost-related accounts and contribute to an accurate and timely month-end close.<br>• Track capital spending against approved budgets and report variances and trends to finance leadership.