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Entry-level financial analyst jobs in Illinois: 99 open roles

99 open entry-level financial analyst jobs in Illinois, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $86,000 a year. A financial analyst studies a company's numbers: budgets, forecasts and results compared with plan. The entry version builds models and reports for a manager to use.

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The financial analyst job in Illinois

The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.

A typical day

  1. 1. Update budgets and forecasts
  2. 2. Build financial models in Excel
  3. 3. Explain variances
  4. 4. Prepare management reports
  5. 5. Support month-end

Skills it uses

  1. 1. Excel and modeling
  2. 2. Accounting basics
  3. 3. Presentation of numbers
  4. 4. SQL or BI tools
  5. 5. Business judgment
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Employers hiring in Illinois

  • Houlihan Lokey 4
  • Atticus Recruiting 3
  • Creative Financial Staffing 3
  • Google 3
  • Direct Counsel 2
  • Illinois Attorney General (IL) 2
  • Jobot 2
  • University of Chicago 2

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