Finance Manager: AI-Driven, Scale-Up Finance

Midwest Startups; Chicago (IL); Hybride; USD 110 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k

Student loan repayment (tax-exempt)

Commuter benefits

Performance-based career growth

Work-life balance

Résumé du poste

AMOpportunities in Chicago is seeking a Finance Manager to own reporting, controls, and financial operations as we scale after acquisition. You will lead the month-end close, board and lender reporting, and build scalable finance infrastructure while leveraging AI tools.

This hybrid role requires local presence at the River North office and collaboration with auditors, tax advisors, and investors. You will drive internal controls, data integrity, and cross-functional finance partnerships, with a

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Four to seven years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, including ownership of month-end close and financial reporting
• Experience owning or supporting an external audit and preparing year-end financial statements
• Demonstrated experience preparing reporting for senior stakeholders — board, lenders, investors, or executive leadership
• Strong grasp of GAAP and financial controls
• Advanced Excel proficiency (pivot tables, lookups) and ability to handle large datasets
• Experience with cloud-based accounting systems (Xero, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, or similar)
• A "trust but verify" mindset — rigorous, self-directed, and proactive in surfacing risks and proposing solutions
• Excellent communication skills — proactive, clear, and confident with both finance and non-finance colleagues, and quick to raise issues early
• Comfort with modern tools and a genuine interest in using AI and automation to work smarter

Responsabilités

• Own the month-end close process end to end, ensuring accurate and timely financial records
• Own and run core financial operations — accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, and bank reconciliations
• Manage specialized payment runs, including weekly preceptor and physician stipend payments, affiliate and commission payments, and expense reimbursements
• Maintain cash position visibility and support liquidity and cash flow forecasting
• Support the acquisition integration of PreceptorLink as we move from Quickbooks to Xero
• Own monthly board reporting, including the financial package, key metrics, and supporting commentary
• Own external lender reporting across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles, including covenant compliance calculations and supporting schedules
• Deliver the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting cycle end to end — accurate, on time, and decision-ready
• Own the external audit and the preparation of the year-end financial statements, partnering with auditors from readiness through sign-off
• Build reporting that scales — repeatable, well-documented, and resilient as the business grows
• Design and maintain sufficient internal controls, including segregation of duties and review and approval workflows
• Safeguard data integrity, accuracy, and completeness across financial systems and reporting
• Leverage AI tools (including Claude) and data to streamline processes, drive efficiency, and strengthen controls
• Build and document the day-to-day finance infrastructure – standard operating procedures, workflows, and systems, that takes AMO from startup finance to a foundation ready to scale
• Identify manual, error-prone, or slow processes and redesign them for speed and reliability
• Build the control and data foundation that stands up to audit and investor scrutiny
• Serve as the go-to finance person and first point of contact for operational teams on day-to-day financial operations
• Develop strong working relationships with operational leaders to embed finance in day-to-day operations
• Support operational teams on invoicing, host payments, vendor set up, expense reimbursements and process questions, and help resolve issues quickly

Connaissances

Communication skills

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

External audit experience

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

CPA certification

Outils

Xero

QuickBooks Online

NetSuite

Description du poste

AMOpportunities in Chicago is seeking a Finance Manager to own reporting, controls, and financial operations as we scale after acquisition. You will lead the month-end close, board and lender reporting, and build scalable finance infrastructure while leveraging AI tools.

This hybrid role requires local presence at the River North office and collaboration with auditors, tax advisors, and investors. You will drive internal controls, data integrity, and cross-functional finance partnerships, with a