ENTRY LEVEL FINANCIAL ANALYST

Lucas Group, a National Executive Search firm partnered with The Wall Street Journal and Career Journal.com is growing their contract division in Chicago.

We are currently seeking professionals for an outstanding contract to permanent ENTRY LEVEL FINANCIAL ANALYST opportunity with one of our fortune 500 clients!

If you are in-between jobs, looking for a new opportunity, and would like to get your foot in the door with a super organization on a contract basis, then Lucas Group can help you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

•Ensure that projects are on target as it relates to budget

•Understand and comply with Client Contracts as it relates to billing and financial reporting or other deliverables

•Monitor and facilitate collection of past-due A/R (i.e. with account group or directly with client)

•Generate labor and staff utilization reports and miscellaneous financial reports as required

•Reconcile client unbillable travel to General Ledger

•Assist with the development of new systems and procedures to improve the billing process

•All other responsibilities as assigned by department management
REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor’s Degree (Finance or Accounting preferred). MBA or CPA encouraged.

•1-2 years-professional work experience in finance or accounting

•Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.