FP&A Analyst — Growth-Focused Corporate Finance

Connect Search, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC is seeking an early-career FP&A professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across the firm’s business lines. You'll gain exposure to how the business runs, interact with leadership, and build a long-term corporate finance career.

The role offers broad exposure to budgeting processes, variance analysis, and financial modeling, with opportunities to automate reporting and improve tools. A strong foundation in finance and Excel is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Early-career FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, audit, or related analytical function.
• Strong Excel skills with modeling, pivot tables, and lookups.
• Clear written and verbal communicator.
• Experience with planning or BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and reforecasting across business lines.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly management reports with variance analysis.
• Analyze revenue and expense drivers with clear narratives.
• Develop and maintain financial models for planning and scenario work.
• Partner with accounting on month-end close deliverables and allocations.
• Prepare materials for senior leadership reviews and business meetings.
• Provide ad hoc analyses for strategic initiatives and headcount planning.
• Drive process improvements and automate recurring reporting.

Skills

Excel modeling

Financial statements

Data analysis

BI tools

Communication

Narrative reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Workday Adaptive

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Connect Search, LLC is seeking an early-career FP&A professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across the firm’s business lines. You'll gain exposure to how the business runs, interact with leadership, and build a long-term corporate finance career.

The role offers broad exposure to budgeting processes, variance analysis, and financial modeling, with opportunities to automate reporting and improve tools. A strong foundation in finance and Excel is essential.