Highlights
The ideal candidate will bring a blend of financial analysis, business partnership, and operational finance experience, along with a desire to drive results and influence decision-making. This newly created position offers significant visibility across the organization and serves as a strong stepping stone into future finance and accounting leadership roles.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Des Plaines, IL |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $120,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
Finance Manager
$120,000 – $140,000
Our client is seeking a Finance Manager to join its growing corporate finance team. This newly created position offers significant visibility across the organization and serves as a strong stepping stone into future finance and accounting leadership roles. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of financial analysis, business partnership, and operational finance experience, along with a desire to drive results and influence decision-making.
Why Consider This Opportunity as the Finance Manager?
- Newly created role with strong growth potential and leadership exposure
- Clear path for advancement within a stable and expanding organization
- Collaborative, supportive corporate culture with strong executive visibility
- Opportunity to influence financial strategy and business performance
- Consistent work schedule with limited travel requirements
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
Key Responsibilities for the Finance Manager
- Support finance and accounting activities across multiple business locations
- Lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes
- Manage and support month-end close activities and financial reporting
- Partner with operational and business leaders to provide financial analysis and actionable insights
- Analyze business performance, identify trends, and recommend opportunities for improvement
- Develop financial models, reporting tools, and KPI dashboards to support strategic decision-making
- Drive process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Prepare presentations and financial reports for senior leadership
- Leverage advanced Excel and analytical tools to support data-driven decision-making
Qualifications for the Finance Manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, or accounting experience
- Strong background in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, formulas, and data analysis tools
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering capabilities
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact across all levels of the organization
- Self-motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
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About Company
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.
