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FP&A Analyst

Connect Search, LLC
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/3/2026

The Company

An established, employee-owned diversified financial services firm with a long track record across investment management, capital markets, and advisory services. The organization combines the resources of a scaled platform with a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture and a strong reputation for developing talent internally.


The Opportunity

This is an early-career seat on the FP&A team supporting budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across the firm's business lines. The role offers broad exposure to how the business actually runs, regular interaction with business unit leadership, and a clear development path for someone looking to build a long-term career in corporate finance.


What You'll Own

  • Support of the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasting cycles across business lines
  • Preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting packages, including variance analysis against budget and forecast
  • Analysis of revenue and expense drivers, with clear commentary on what's moving and why
  • Development and maintenance of financial models supporting planning and scenario work
  • Partnership with accounting on month-end close deliverables and expense allocations
  • Preparation of materials for senior leadership reviews and business unit meetings
  • Ad hoc analysis supporting strategic initiatives, headcount planning, and profitability review
  • Process improvement work, including automation of recurring reporting and enhancements to existing tools


What You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
  • Early-career experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, audit, or a related analytical function
  • Strong Excel skills, including modeling, pivot tables, and lookups
  • Solid grasp of financial statements and how the three statements connect
  • Comfort working with large data sets and translating numbers into a clear narrative
  • Exposure to planning or BI tools (Workday Adaptive, Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau, or similar) a plus
  • Financial services background helpful but not required
  • Detail-oriented self-starter comfortable managing multiple deadlines
  • Clear written and verbal communicator


Compensation

Competitive base salary plus performance bonus. Comprehensive benefits package.

Salary : $90,000 - $110,000

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