Financial Analyst

TekWissen • Chicago, Illinois • Full Time • $30–$45 / hour

Posted on Wed, Sep 2, 2026

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is the second largest private employer in Chicago. We are a multicultural, international community of more than 20,000 faculty and staff—each supporting UChicago's mission of inquiry and academic excellence. Our client is a Medical Center provides world-renowned patient care, while advancing medical science through groundbreaking research. Together, UChicago Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division are working to address the world's most pressing medical challenges. Job Title: Financial Analyst Duration: 3 Months Location: Chicago, IL 60637 Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Hybrid Shift: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Mon-Fri) Job Description: Qualifications:

Potential for extension or full time conversion, based on performance - not guaranteed.

Responsibilities:

Develops, maintains, provides and analyzes financial information, plans and projections.
Reconciles and maintains accurate financial records in conformance with the guidelines of accounting standards.
Compiles and prepares reports, and conducts special studies. Develops, maintains, provides and analyzes financial information, plans and projections in support of assigned program(s) and/or function(s) and in conformance with the guidelines of accounting standards.
Reconciles and maintains accurate financial records.
Compiles and prepares reports, and conducts special studies.
Prepares and/or presents training materials. analyzes and interprets financial data to provide technical advice and counseling to other departments, students, etc. May provide guidance and direction to lower level staff. Performs other similar and related duties as required.
Creates and executes journal entries to support correction of mis-posted items in the financial system,and performs regular account reconciliations to ensure financial data integrity.
Examine financial reports for consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
At the direction of the Finance & Grants Manager and research teams, resolve errors and work collaboratively to prevent repeat occurrences.
Assists the Finance & Grants Manager in annual or monthly fiscal closing, including preparing supporting schedules and reconciliation.
Drafts financial reports and data summaries for internal stakeholders, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency of data presentation
Maintains organized digital recordkeeping of financial and accounting data to support accessibility, transparency, and audit readiness
Coordinates and prepares active grant management activities, including preparation and submission of interim and final close-out financial reports and award modifications, amendments, no-cost extensions, re-budgeting, PI concurrence and carry-over requests.
Support coordination on grant audit requests, including compiling and organizing supporting financial data and documentation

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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