Financial Analyst

Job Title: IT Finance Analyst Job Description
The IT Finance Analyst supports the IT Finance and Accounting team by processing invoices, performing month-end close activities, and assisting with financial analysis and forecasting. This role focuses on IT-related expenses and offers broad exposure to corporate finance operations, including expense management, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and basic capitalization concepts within a large, established financial services environment.
Responsibilities
- Process and code IT-related invoices to the appropriate accounts with high accuracy.
- Submit coded invoices to Accounts Payable for timely payment.
- Maintain accurate tracking of processed invoices and monitor payment status.
- Update payment information against open purchase orders and ensure records remain current.
- Assist with approximately half of the teams invoice volume, with the team processing around 20 invoices per day on average.
- Support various month-end expense accrual activities and ensure proper documentation.
- Complete monthly account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies as needed.
- Assist with month-end close activities, including preparing and reviewing supporting schedules.
- Review actual financial results as needed to support reporting and analysis.
- Assist with expense forecasting and provide input on expected IT spend.
- Apply basic capitalization concepts to relevant IT finance transactions.
- Support the VP and the IT Finance team with daily and monthly deliverables.
- Complete ad hoc accounting and finance tasks as needed to support the department.
- Collaborate with multiple members of the finance team while managing individual responsibilities.
- Handle transactional financial work with strong attention to detail in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Essential Skills
- Experience working in accounting, corporate finance, or a similar financial environment.
- Hands-on experience with month-end close activities.
- Solid understanding of expense accruals and their impact on financial statements.
- Experience completing account reconciliations on a regular basis.
- Experience with invoice processing and invoice coding to appropriate accounts.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling transactional financial work.
- Ability to work independently while supporting multiple members of a finance team.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced corporate environment.
- Proficiency with financial analysis and reporting concepts.
- Ability to use Excel, including pivot tables, for financial reporting and analysis.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with Workday Financials.
- IT Finance experience, particularly related to IT expense management.
- Purchase order (PO) tracking experience and familiarity with open PO management.
- Experience with expense forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Exposure to actual vs. forecast or budget variance analysis.
- Knowledge of capitalization concepts and their application in a corporate finance setting.
- Financial reporting experience within a corporate finance or accounting environment.
- Prior experience in a large, established financial services organization.
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional, fast-paced corporate office environment focused on IT finance and accounting within a large financial services organization. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The role follows a hybrid work model with one work-from-home day per week, rotating between Tuesday and Friday (for example, first week Tuesday, second week Friday, third week Tuesday, and so on). You will work closely with an experienced IT Finance and Accounting team, using tools such as Excel and enterprise financial systems, and have the opportunity to build relationships and gain exposure across month-end accounting, IT expense management, forecasting, and broader financial operations.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Rosemont, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $40.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Rosemont, IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Rosemont,IL.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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