Financial Analyst

Applied Systems, Inc.•Chicago, IL

3d•$75,000 - $93,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re searching for a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team in a hybrid working environment out of our Chicago, IL office. To keep us headed in the right direction, we’re looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team’s diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun.

Requirements

Excel expertise, with the ability to build and manage complex models
Excellent financial management and analytical skills, with a deep and demonstrated understanding of financial modeling and analysis tools
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of an organization
Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, in particular, an understanding of key financial and operational needle movers
Willingness to accept new challenges, and a high level of curiosity and creativity as it relates to new projects and problem-solving
High energy and initiative
Excellent with numbers, math & logic
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in finance, business, or related field

Nice To Haves

Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, Vena software
Insurance or SaaS experience
Passionate about business: you like to understand what drives a business, and try to identify opportunities to go after and risks to mitigate

Responsibilities

Own and lead the end-to-end budgeting and forecasting process, serving as the primary administrator of the Vena Financial System — including P&L governance and cycle management across business units
Drive the monthly/quarterly close process, producing executive-ready operating materials including variance analyses, bridge explanations, and management commentary that tie actuals to plan/forecast
Serve as a strategic finance business partner to internal stakeholders — proactively monitoring company performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and delivering financial insights that influence decision-making
Spearhead automation and process improvement initiatives across daily and monthly reporting workflows, reducing cycle time and increasing forecast accuracy
Manage and synthesize large datasets, building scalable models and analyses that surface meaningful trends and directly inform business strategy
Champion AI adoption within the finance function — leverage AI tools, run pilots, and build internal best practices for responsible and effective use of AI in FP&A workflows