Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A

LaSalle Network; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

LaSalle Network in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A to partner with senior leadership while staying hands-on in budgeting, forecasting and exec reporting. This direct-hire, hybrid role offers visibility to executive decision-making and ownership over corporate SG&A.

You will turn SAP data into Excel-based analyses, manage spend across labor, software, vendors, insurance, IT and R&D, and work with HR and functions on headcount and cost constraints.

Qualifications

• FP&A experience with significant business-partnering responsibility.
• Ability to influence leaders and challenge budget decisions.
• Advanced Excel and reporting capabilities; build analyses.
• Experience handling confidential corporate FP&A data.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting and actual-vs-plan analysis for corporate overhead and SG&A.
• Manage spend categories including labor, vendors/professional services, software, insurance, IT and R&D costs.
• Partner with HR and leaders on headcount, wages, and cost constraints.
• Partner with executives to plan functions, provide visibility into performance and budgets.
• Turn SAP data into Excel-based reporting and analysis for leadership.
• Maintain/rebuild reports to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Support reporting flowing to Executive Committee, C-suite and board.
• Operate as a utility across Global FP&A as needed.

Skills

FP&A partnership

Executive communication

Advanced Excel

Budgeting & forecasting

Reporting to leadership

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A

LaSalle Network is hiring for a Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A in Chicago, Illinois. Our client is seeking a high-potential Senior Analyst who is polished enough to partner with senior leadership while remaining hands-on in the work. This hybrid, direct-hire opportunity is especially exciting for someone who wants visibility to executive-level decision-making, meaningful ownership over corporate SG&A, and strong upward mobility within a Global FP&A organization. In this role, you’ll help drive budgeting, forecasting and executive reporting that supports key leadership decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting and actual-vs-plan analysis for corporate overhead and SG&A
• Manage key spend categories including labor, vendors/professional services, software, insurance, IT and R&D-related costs
• Partner with HR and corporate functional leaders on headcount, wages, organizational design and cost constraints
• Partner directly with executive leaders to plan their functions, provide visibility into performance and hold leaders accountable to budgets
• Turn raw SAP data into Excel-based reporting and analysis for leadership
• Maintain existing reports and rebuild/create reporting that improves visibility and drives decision-making
• Support analysis and information that flows to the Executive Committee, C-suite and board
• Operate as a utility player across Global FP&A as needed

Qualifications

• FP&A experience with significant business-partnering responsibility
• Ability to clearly articulate stakeholders supported and provide examples of influencing leaders through difficult decisions
• Comfort challenging business leaders and driving accountability (not just producing reports)
• Advanced Excel and reporting capabilities, with the ability to personally build analyses
• Ability to handle the confidentiality and dynamics of corporate FP&A, including exposure to organizational structures and compensation-related information
• Prior people-management experience preferred, with interest in potential future team-building

Key Details

• Employment Type: Direct Hire
• Compensation: $100,000-115,000
• Benefits (Direct Hire): Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Bonus Eligibility: Eligible to earn discretionary bonus.
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Work Model: Hybrid

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.