Hiring: Manager Financial Planning & Analysis - Information Technology Company: Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:41:37 Employment Type: Contract / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CFA, Financial Planning, Microsoft Excel, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •10 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or accounting, including direct support of an IT or technology organization. Required Skills: •How You'll Make An Impact •Drives informed IT investment decisions by delivering clear budget to actual and forecast variance analysis, identifying key cost drivers, trends, and emerging risks across technology spend. •Provides forward looking insights through scenario and sensitivity analysis to support prioritization of IT initiatives, capacity planning, and funding trade offs. •Acts as a trusted finance partner to IT leadership, advising on cost management, vendor spend, project timing, and run the bank versus change the bank investments. •Strengthens accountability by linking financial results to IT operational drivers, project delivery milestones, and service outcomes. •Enables executive and Board visibility into IT financial performance through consistent, high-quality management and executive reporting. •Improves financial discipline and transparency by standardizing IT budgeting and forecasting assumptions, methodologies, and documentation. •Ensures alignment across Finance by partnering with Accounting on capitalization, expense treatment, and reconciliation between planning outputs and financial reporting. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field (MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred). •5–10 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or accounting, including direct support of an IT or technology organization. •Hands on experience leading budgets and forecasts. •Strong financial modeling, Excel, and analytical skills. •Demonstrated capacity to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders, particularly IT leaders and project managers. •In-depth knowledge of IT financial concepts, including rolling forecasting practices, workforce and project cost planning, and the economic drivers of IT labor and vendor spend. •Evaluates and leverages AI capabilities to strengthen FP&A decision support, scenario analysis, and investment planning for Information Technology initiatives. •Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail and data integrity. •Demonstrated capacity to challenge assumptions constructively and translate technical activity into financial insights. •Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, enabling effective partnership and influence with senior IT leadership. Compensation: •$125,825 - $221,275 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!