Financial Analyst II

The Fountain Group LLC

North Chicago, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Accounting, Actuals, Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Contract Review, Cross-Functional, Expense Tracking, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Problem Solving Skills, Reconciliation
LOCATION
North Chicago, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago
I am a Recruiter with The Fountain Group. We are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking a Financial Analyst II A for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in  North Chicago, IL. Details for the position are as follows:

Pay Rate  : $41 Hourly 

Title :  Financial Analyst II - 100% Onsite
Location: North Chicago, IL 
Duration :  6 months+ months assignment, possibility for extension or conversion based on performance and budget.


What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:
1. Excel. Analytics with large amount of data. At least Pivots, Vlookups, Trend Analysis.
2. SAP, SRM, Conga
3. A/P background. Invoice review (many pages), Contract review (many pages)
4. Finance background, strongly preferred

Job Description
Title: Analyst

Purpose: Works independently performing tracking, gaiting and reconciliation of external spend to contracted amounts. Drives resolution of payment issues related to outstanding balances. Serves as key resource to leadership enabling external spend with third parties to proceed smoothly and efficiently. Works Diligently and accurately with both internal and external parties. Foresees challenges and recommends alternative paths forward contractually and financially. Is accountable for accuracy of reconciliation.

Responsibilities:
•Utilize internal systems to create, collect, summarize, analyze & consolidate payment history and reconcile with plan.
•Work with cross-functional partners to accurately track forecasted spend.
•Accurately enter plan and track actuals.
•Challenge status quo ensuring accuracy of final deliverable.
•Key contributor to improvement initiatives.
•Utilize internal systems to submit track and reconcile contracts, invoices and vendors.

Qualifications:
•Bachelor's Degree with 2+ years relevant experience; 4-6 years experience in accounting and financial reporting as well as contracting without Bachelor's.
•Flexible, able to work with minimal supervision; have good analytical organizational & team skills
•Familiar with basic financial/accounting principles with experience working with budgets & contracts required.
•Thorough knowledge of Excel & Microsoft Word.
•Ability to multi-task effectively & efficiently as well as adapt quickly to change.

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About the Company

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The Fountain Group LLC

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://www.thefountaingroup.com/