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Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

Glenview, IL

Job Description

Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

Location:

1901 Chestnut Ave
Glenview, Illinois, 60025
United States

Category:
Accounting and Finance

Date Needed by:
12/15/2025

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

You bring the motivation, teamwork, and integrity and we will provide the collaborative culture, professional development, and respect you deserve. And if you are good at what you do, you will have a career at Wespath Benefits and Investments. Join our team in Finance and Accounting, and if you like, teams such as our DEI Council or our Green Team on environmental sustainability – and make an impact through your work!

Wespath is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to a diverse and inclusive company culture and does not discriminate against applicants and employees because of disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.

Wespath, recognized as a 2017-2025 Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and a 2018-2025 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, has an opportunity for a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst that is responsible for cash flow monitoring and management. This position will also provide analytics and reporting across all asset class sectors for the Investment Accounting team. As a member of the Investment Accounting team, the Senior Financial Accounting Analyst will prepare daily and monthly performance reporting, as well as providing timely and accurate general ledger account reconciliations and related account analysis to support the monthly financial statements and ad hoc reporting to management.

More specifically, as a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst you will have the following key responsibilities:

  • Monitor daily cash positions across various accounts and funds.
  • Implement cash forecasting models to optimize liquidity management.
  • Execute cash movements, including wire transfers, redemptions, and subscriptions.
  • Reconcile cash transactions and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Perform monthly reconciliations (including, but not limited to, detailed research, internal and external follow-up and journal entry reclassifications as needed) of the balance sheet accounts and the investment income, expense, gains and losses accounts to ensure proper recording in the general ledger and accurate financial statement presentation.
  • Prepare the monthly analytical support for the financial statement balance sheet and investment income, expense, gains and losses.
  • Assist in the day-to-day activities of the Accounting and Finance Department, including, but not limited to, compliance and/or development of policies, processes, procedures and internal controls.
  • Support the Investment and Operations Accounting Manager with Investment Team related projects, including but not limited to automation projects and excel training.
  • Create and distribute a variety of daily and monthly investment performance related reports.
  • Respond to various ad hoc requests from the Investment and Operations Accounting Director.

Senior Financial Accounting Analyst Benefits and Compensation:

  • Medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits from our HealthFlex Exchange on day one.
  • 8% employer contribution to retirement plan with an additional match up to 2% on day one.
  • 22 days of PTO + 12 paid holidays.
  • Hybrid working arrangement (two days per week in the office).
  • The compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $144,000 with a bonus opportunity and customary benefits. Final compensation will be set based on the hired applicant’s qualifications (education, training, and/or experience related to this role), and as such, may fall outside the range shown.

           #LI-CW1 #LI-hybrid


Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of analytical experience related to investment and financial data.
  • Expert Excel skills; high-level proficiency in other MS Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of financial markets.
  • Experience with or demonstrated aptitude for learning industry-standard investment analytics software such as Bloomberg, FactSet and NEXEN.
  • CPA designation.


Wespath Benefits and Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring.


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Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

Location:

1901 Chestnut Ave
Glenview, Illinois, 60025
United States

Category:
Accounting and Finance

Date Needed by:
12/15/2025

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

You bring the motivation, teamwork, and integrity and we will provide the collaborative culture, professional development, and respect you deserve. And if you are good at what you do, you will have a career at Wespath Benefits and Investments. Join our team in Finance and Accounting, and if you like, teams such as our DEI Council or our Green Team on environmental sustainability – and make an impact through your work!

Wespath is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to a diverse and inclusive company culture and does not discriminate against applicants and employees because of disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.

Wespath, recognized as a 2017-2025 Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and a 2018-2025 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, has an opportunity for a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst that is responsible for cash flow monitoring and management. This position will also provide analytics and reporting across all asset class sectors for the Investment Accounting team. As a member of the Investment Accounting team, the Senior Financial Accounting Analyst will prepare daily and monthly performance reporting, as well as providing timely and accurate general ledger account reconciliations and related account analysis to support the monthly financial statements and ad hoc reporting to management.

More specifically, as a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst you will have the following key responsibilities:

  • Monitor daily cash positions across various accounts and funds.
  • Implement cash forecasting models to optimize liquidity management.
  • Execute cash movements, including wire transfers, redemptions, and subscriptions.
  • Reconcile cash transactions and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Perform monthly reconciliations (including, but not limited to, detailed research, internal and external follow-up and journal entry reclassifications as needed) of the balance sheet accounts and the investment income, expense, gains and losses accounts to ensure proper recording in the general ledger and accurate financial statement presentation.
  • Prepare the monthly analytical support for the financial statement balance sheet and investment income, expense, gains and losses.
  • Assist in the day-to-day activities of the Accounting and Finance Department, including, but not limited to, compliance and/or development of policies, processes, procedures and internal controls.
  • Support the Investment and Operations Accounting Manager with Investment Team related projects, including but not limited to automation projects and excel training.
  • Create and distribute a variety of daily and monthly investment performance related reports.
  • Respond to various ad hoc requests from the Investment and Operations Accounting Director.

Senior Financial Accounting Analyst Benefits and Compensation:

  • Medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits from our HealthFlex Exchange on day one.
  • 8% employer contribution to retirement plan with an additional match up to 2% on day one.
  • 22 days of PTO + 12 paid holidays.
  • Hybrid working arrangement (two days per week in the office).
  • The compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $144,000 with a bonus opportunity and customary benefits. Final compensation will be set based on the hired applicant’s qualifications (education, training, and/or experience related to this role), and as such, may fall outside the range shown.

           #LI-CW1 #LI-hybrid


Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of analytical experience related to investment and financial data.
  • Expert Excel skills; high-level proficiency in other MS Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of financial markets.
  • Experience with or demonstrated aptitude for learning industry-standard investment analytics software such as Bloomberg, FactSet and NEXEN.
  • CPA designation.


Wespath Benefits and Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring.


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About Wespath

About Wespath

Wespath Benefits and Investments has been serving The United Methodist Church for over 100 years. We are the largest reporting faith-based pension fund in the United States, serving more than 100,000 active and retired clergy and lay employees of the Church. As a sustainable investor, Wespath incorporates consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in our investment decision-making and aspires to make a positive impact on the environment and society. 


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