Business analyst
CFS
Chicago, IL
FINANCE BUSINESS ANALYST
COMPESNATION: $125,000 - $135,000 + Bonus
As part of the IMO team, you step into a highly visible role as the company’s “Face of the Company,” creating exceptional, white‑glove experiences while championing innovation, consistency, and excellence across financial operations. Your work directly shapes and drives the advancement of financial operations through automation, scalability, and operational excellence.
Why You’ll Love This Opportunity:
- Stability & Growth: Work for a fast-growing company that has been a trusted partner in major projects for decades, with a strong reputation for quality and reliability.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values integrity, teamwork, and professional development.
About the Role: The Business Analyst supports Finance ERP integration and M&A initiatives through advanced data analysis, process documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration. This role partners closely with Finance, IT, Operations, and acquisition partner teams to analyze financial data, identify process gaps, and support scalable enterprise reporting and integration.
Key Responsibilities:
Analyze and manipulate large financial datasets using SQL, Power BI, and other tools to support ERP integrations and reporting
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and workshops with Finance, Operations, and acquisition partner teams
Develop understanding of current state processes and perform process gap analysis to support detailed data integration
Map and harmonize data between partner legacy systems to new platforms
Develop and optimize SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and analysis
Translate finance and business requirements into clear process documentation and analytical outputs
Perform data validation, reconciliation, and analysis to ensure accuracy during system integrations
Contribute to the development of a scalable finance integration playbook for future M&A activity
Support change management efforts related to new systems, processes, and reporting standards
Collaborate with external consultant, IT, and finance to ensure timely and accurate integration deliverables
Up to 25% travel, including overnight stays, to support integration and partner firm needs
Required Skills & Experience:
Degree Accounting, Finance, or Similar
Strong SQL skills for querying, validating, and reconciling financial data
Experience with Power BI (or similar analytics tools)
Solid understanding of finance and accounting processes
Experience supporting ERP implementations or system integrations
Ability to communicate effectively with Finance, Accounting, and business stakeholders
Experience working in fast paced, M&A driven environments preferred
MaxSalary: USD135000
MinSalary: USD120000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.