Senior Financial Analyst, G/L Management

Wintrust Financial Corporation•Rosemont, IL

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” This position within the Corporate Controller’s Group is central in further developing and maintaining the general ledger for the entire Company during daily, monthly, quarterly and annual accounting and reporting activities. This position will be a dedicated resource responsible for Fixed Assets and Projects (CIP) transaction processing, reconciliations, and problem solving while following established internal financial controls and ensuring consistency of GL financial data by analyzing and interpreting transactions recorded to the GL. The individual will also assist in general ledger transformations creating a unified and streamlined financial systems architecture across the Company by maintaining and updating module configurations and standardizations.

Requirements

Advanced Excel skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Outlook
Excellent written and verbal skills
Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize
Ability to work in a team environment, building and maintaining a network of contacts and coordinating with a large number of stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting
A minimum of 2 years of experience
Experience in fixed assets or construction-in-progress and Workday GL system
Understanding of processes and accounting related to banking/financial services

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing analytical and accounting skills for the monthly, quarterly and annual accounting and reporting activities and audits for the entire Company, including maintaining and overseeing the controls for accounts in areas such as fixed assets, projects, sponsorships, accruals and intercompany items.
Responsible for interpreting and analyzing financial information related to general ledger journal entries and transactions.
Manage accounting rules and business processes and provide real-time reporting and analysis to Management and stakeholders.
Ensure adherence to proper internal controls and interface with key internal customers as part of daily responsibilities and project teams.