We are looking for a strategic and hands-on Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to support a fast-growing organization with multiple operating businesses in Chicago, Illinois. This role works closely with senior leaders to strengthen financial visibility, guide planning decisions, and uncover opportunities that improve performance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, advanced modeling skills, and the ability to turn complex financial information into clear business recommendations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct company-wide planning activities, including annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and longer-term financial outlooks across several business areas.<br>• Build and refine financial models that support scenario planning, operating decisions, cash management, and growth strategy evaluation.<br>• Manage rolling cash projections and liquidity analysis to help leadership monitor working capital needs and capital allocation priorities.<br>• Analyze revenue, margins, and overall business performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improved profitability.<br>• Collaborate with operational and executive stakeholders to define meaningful performance indicators and track results against business objectives.<br>• Prepare clear and decision-ready reporting materials for executives, lenders, investors, and board-level audiences.<br>• Contribute financial leadership to strategic efforts such as acquisitions, business expansion, investment planning, and pricing evaluation.<br>• Support transaction-related work by assisting with due diligence, valuation assessment, deal modeling, and post-close performance review.<br>• Recommend and implement enhancements to forecasting methods, reporting quality, and finance processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
We are looking for a Risk Assurance Specialist to support risk, compliance, and assurance activities for a growing organization. This contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented candidate with a strong background in IT risk, internal audit, or compliance who can evaluate exposures, guide remediation efforts, and provide clear reporting to stakeholders. The role will work across control, audit, and risk processes to help strengthen governance practices and improve how issues are identified, tracked, and resolved.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Assess and document technology and operational risks, then help prioritize response actions based on business impact and residual exposure.<br>• Oversee the lifecycle of findings and corrective actions by coordinating with stakeholders, monitoring progress, and driving timely closure of remediation items.<br>• Maintain and update risk, control, and issue records within governance or risk management platforms to support accurate tracking and reporting.<br>• Analyze results from audits, control reviews, and compliance activities to identify trends, highlight concerns, and recommend practical improvements.<br>• Prepare dashboards, metrics, and status summaries that communicate risk posture and remediation progress to management and governance groups.<br>• Support control and assurance activities by aligning documentation and testing practices with established risk and control frameworks.<br>• Contribute to process enhancements that improve the efficiency and consistency of risk identification, issue intake, and remediation management.<br>• Partner with teams involved in security, audit, and third-party oversight to consolidate findings and strengthen enterprise risk visibility.
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $100,000-$121,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this remote role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p>Fast-Track Career Advancement Opportunity (This position is expected to advance quickly within the company over the next few months.)</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:</u></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>· Lead the Internal Audit data analytics function, serving as the primary point of expertise for data analytics, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and continuous auditing within the department.</p><p>· Apply a data-driven mindset to build, enhance, and execute Internal Audit data solutions that deliver advanced audit capabilities, including automation, continuous auditing, and data analytics.</p><p>· Lead and oversee data analytics initiatives supporting audit, SOX, and risk projects, leveraging advanced analytical techniques to enhance audit procedures, expand coverage, and identify risks.</p><p>· Design and execute data-driven testing of key controls across in-scope processes, systems, and programs, elevating levels of assurance, consistency, and audit efficiency.</p><p>· Develop and implement AI-enabled and advanced analytics solutions using available tools to support audit teams and audit operations.</p><p>· Drive automation across audit, SOX, and risk activities, unlocking efficiencies and improving the quality and scalability of testing and analysis.</p><p>· Develop and enhance continuous auditing capabilities, including dashboards and monitoring solutions that provide timely control and business insights to support management action.</p><p>· Serve as a data champion within Internal Audit by elevating awareness of appropriate, effective, and responsible uses of data in assurance and advisory work.</p><p>· Collaborate closely with audit teams to integrate analytics into audit planning, execution, and reporting activities.</p><p>· Build and maintain strong relationships with key data leaders, system owners, and data custodians to enable timely and reliable access to data required for audit and risk initiatives.</p><p>· Leverage enterprise systems such as Workday, JD Edwards (JDE), Salesforce, and other core platforms as key data sources to support audit analytics, continuous auditing, and data-driven control testing.</p><p>· Use existing data sources and structures to provide more quantitative, evidence-based assessments of key risks, controls, and audit conclusions.</p>
<p>We are seeking a hands-on Business Process Automation Consultant to help modernize and automate a highly manual invoice processing workflow for a small manufacturing company. This project will focus on reducing manual data entry, printing, scanning, and document handling by creating an automated process that integrates with QuickBooks Online and Dropbox.</p><p>This is a project-based engagement with the opportunity to provide occasional support and maintenance after implementation.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Analyze the current invoice and document workflow and recommend automation opportunities.</li><li>Design and develop automation solutions using Python and related technologies.</li><li>Extract and process key invoice data, including PO/JO numbers and vendor information.</li><li>Automate the movement of information between email, QuickBooks Online, and Dropbox.</li><li>Integrate with QuickBooks Online to streamline invoice processing and job assignment workflows.</li><li>Develop document processing and OCR-based solutions where appropriate.</li><li>Create and maintain workflow documentation and technical documentation.</li><li>Troubleshoot issues, optimize processes, and provide post-implementation support.</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a Payroll Analyst to support payroll, timekeeping, and leave administration activities for a long-term contract position based in Chicago, Illinois. This role focuses on ensuring accurate pay-related data, maintaining compliance controls, and producing clear reporting across payroll and absence processes. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical ability, careful attention to detail, and the communication skills needed to work effectively with employees, leaders, vendors, and internal partners.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Coordinate the collection, review, and submission of time, absence, and payment-related data to help ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.</p><p>• Examine payroll tax wages and related liabilities on a quarterly and annual basis, reconciling findings and identifying issues that require follow-up.</p><p>• Oversee leave of absence administration by tracking claim status, communicating with stakeholders, and confirming that records remain current across systems.</p><p>• Prepare reporting and analytics from payroll, timekeeping, and leave platforms to support operational decisions, compliance needs, and audit readiness.</p><p>• Review control documentation for each pay cycle and help maintain support for internal compliance requirements and financial reporting accuracy.</p><p>• Validate leave-related information between external vendors and HRIS records, including retroactive payments, return-to-work documentation, and job protection timelines.</p><p>• Import and confirm payment requests, review off-cycle payroll activity, and verify garnishment and third-party payment data for accuracy.</p><p>• Partner with payroll and technical teams on system updates, testing, troubleshooting, and post-implementation review when payroll-related changes are introduced.</p><p>• Monitor payroll and leave integrations, resolve processing errors or warnings, and help ensure data flows correctly between inbound and outbound systems.</p><p>• Support specialized payroll activities such as equity-related record updates, reduction-in-force tracking, and separation or severance documentation management.</p>
Our client recently went live with Tyler Munis in May and is seeking an experienced consultant to provide post-go-live support, with a primary focus on benefits administration. They need someone who can bring strong Tyler Munis expertise to help stabilize and optimize the system, particularly in the areas of benefits setup, campaign configuration, open enrollment, and FMLA administration.