Finance Analyst

DJE Holdings; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical and dental insurance

vision

401K

life insurance

disability insurance

paid time off

travel assistance

wellness programing

Job summary

DJEH Holdings is seeking a Financial Analyst in Chicago to manage billing, financial analysis, and reporting for multiple projects. You will support client finance partners, prepare client reporting, and help drive accurate revenue recognition and invoicing processes.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting, or one year of related experience, plus strong MS Office skills and excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; in lieu of a degree, one year of financial or accounting experience.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Client servicing: maintain files and relevant documentation.
• Support client finance partners and internal client teams across one or more clients.
• Assist with client reporting, audits and data collection; run financial queries on request.
• Maintain repository of critical client information; process ad hoc requests and projects.
• Calculate and track monthly revenues based on active contracts and client billings; ensure timely submission of invoices.

Skills

Financial analysis

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Analyst is responsible for the facilitation of billing process, financial analysis, and reporting for individual projects. This role will handle financial management for smaller clients.

Basic Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting. In lieu of a degree, one year of Financial or Accounting experience. Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills: The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal communication skills, is client service orientated and fosters positive working relationships, and is well organized with strong time management skills and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Servicing Maintain files, documents, and other relevant documentation
• Support client finance partners and internal client teams across one or more clients
• Assist with client reporting, audit requests and data collection
• Run financial queries upon staff request
• Maintain repository of critical client information
• Ad hoc requests and projects
• Calculate and track monthly revenues based on active contracts and client billings
• Ensure timely submission of invoices and supporting documentation to client
• Financial Management and Planning Gain exposure of client staffing and pricing process under supervision of Finance Manager
• Review and approve sourcing department’s service orders (with oversight)
• Fee Reconciliation Review and escalate to senior finance lead on any write-offs in billing review
• Assist project managers with billing review Assist in collecting commentary on aged receivables Review project request forms for compliance and open project codes Process purchase orders upon request Provide time and expense details to PM’s as incurred on project(s) Review missing time reports weekly and follow up with delinquencies Update client budget tracker monthly
• People Management Contribute to performance appraisal process for peers and managers

Measures of Success (Metrics)

• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
• Set and pursue challenging stretch goals for yourself
• Commit to continuous learning and improvement of your technical and leadership skills
• Take responsibility for personal growth and development using available resources such as ELI, on-the-job training, and mentoring

$50,000 - $70,000 a year #LI-PP1

Benefits

• medical and dental insurance
• vision
• 401K
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid time off
• travel assistance
• wellness programing

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.

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