Finance Manager
JLL - Chicago, IL
Position Summary:
Objective of Role
We are currently seeking a Finance Manager to join our Americas Regional Finance and Accounting team at our Global headquarters in downtown Chicago, IL. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in a career in finance within an organization that will provide opportunities for growth. The successful candidate will play a significant role in the Company’s M&A activity and in resolving technical accounting issues.
The Americas Regional Finance Team provides accounting guidance and stewardship to the $2.8 billion revenue Americas Region, partnering with divisional finance teams to understand and advise the organization. We are a cross-functional and a truly collaborative environment, while also empowering every team member to make decisions that drive results.
The Finance Manager will,
- Manage and participate in due diligence engagements related to acquisitions. Analyze financial/operational results of targets through reviewing accounting records and conducting interviews with management.
- Identify issues for purchase price negotiation/deal structuring. Identify post-acquisition action steps to achieve anticipated earnings/cash flow improvements
- Actively contribute to the generation of due diligence summary reports and review of valuation models
- Develop, train and mentor team members at the Staff and Senior levels
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Serve as a technical accounting resource for the Americas region by:
- Staying current with new and pending pronouncements;
- Incorporating rule changes into the Company’s existing accounting policies;
- Researching complex transactions and assisting in conversations regarding those transactions with the Company’s external auditors;
- Documenting and presenting the results of your research
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Analyze the Region’s financial results
- Maintain and improve financial analysis tools and models to proactively identify variances requiring further research during the month-end close
- Summarize and report key findings
- Help manage the external auditors requests and relationship throughout the year
- Lead other special projects as requested by senior leadership
Skills & Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting or business and at least 7-10 years of overall work experience
- Experience in a Transaction Advisory practice of a Big 4 or Regional Accounting Firm, investment bank, or other related experience in a corporate finance role for an organization
- Experience in reviewing and building Financial Models in Excel
- Achievement of or significant progress toward CPA or related certification
- Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and teaming skills
- Willingness and ability to travel, when necessary
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Posted: 30+ days ago
