Financial Analysis Associate

Looking for a professional financial analyst position, but with a flexible schedule? Utilivate Technologies is an emerging-growth company, based in downtown Chicago, which is experiencing strong growth in its target areas of Change Management, Business Transformation, and Energy Management and Training. Utilivate is pleased to announce an opportunity for a Financial Analyst Associate for several of our Chicago based projects. We’re looking for talented people who share our passion for putting clients first. Assignments would include special projects, budgeting, forecasting, new business models, and special analysis. This position is critical to us reaching our aggressive growth goals for 2007 and beyond. We are seeking candidates who share our professional development model: Provide exceptional service and retain our current customer base, identify and grow new customers, and provide leadership and mentoring to an expanding Utilivate staff.

COME GROW ALONG WITH UTILIVATE:

• Experiencing a phenomenal annual 35%+ growth rate – open positions due to continuous expansion

• Consistent growth provides plenty of opportunities for career advancement

• Competitive compensation and bonus programs for every team member

• Work on a flexible basis in a professional, informal setting

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Manage preparation of annual budget

• Prepare and present budget summaries

• Monitor and audit all spending

• Produce necessary reports on spending status and submit to project managers

• Monitor and analyze spending patterns to prevent overspending and noncompliance with budgetary guidelines

• Manage contracts, contract routing and coordinate contract payments for all divisions and programs

• Manage purchasing activity

• Ensure all purchases are properly justified and coded to proper budget accounts

• Prepare annual revenue projections and ensure they are justifiable

• Ensure actual revenues are properly tracked and coded into budget

• Interpret and present financial reports and summaries as needed for the CEO and VP of Finance

• Monitor salary reports

• Prepare and present budget amendment requests to VP of Finance

• Serve as fiscal manager for budget issues

• Train project managers on use of financial software, budget oversight and preparation, and monitoring of expenditures

• Analyze financial statements of for-profit and non-profit organizations

• Develop, maintain and enhance critical Microsoft Access databases

• Work with users to develop MS Access, Excel and other applications to solve business problems

• Proposal development

• Perform other related duties as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited institution with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance plus six years of experience working in a financial or accounting environment. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Ability to skillfully execute above job responsibilities

• Must be well organized, meticulous and able to prioritize tasks. Knowledge of current office procedures, Business English, proper correspondence format and composition. Must be able to communicate effectively with all staff levels within an organization.

• Expert level skills on MS Excel. Intermediate level skills on MS Word and PowerPoint. Ability to learn and use financial software.

• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and relate well with co workers, supervisors and other employees.

• Must have home office with personal computer, cell phone available for business communications, and fax machine.

Desired Qualifications:

• An MBA or Masters of Accountancy

• Prior “hands-on” programming experience in VB, VBA, SQL

• Prior heavy use of stored procedures

• Strong development knowledge of Microsoft SQL and advanced SQL queries

WHO WE ARE:

Since 2001, Utilivate has built a solid client based that values our rigorous approach and creative solutions while maintaining a primary focus on our clients. We develop and implement strategic energy plans, business transformation plans, and implement significant projects for our client base. By utilizing the latest technologies, the best practices in the industry, and implementing a leading edge business model, Utilivate prides itself on our ability to provide our clients with long lasting successes.

As we grow, we are seeking additional well-rounded, innovative people who appreciate our primary goal: delight and surprise our clients with our high level of commitment, professionalism, and energy. Each of our team members have exceptional oral and written communication skills, analytical and computer skills, and the ability to work independently toward a common goal. All staff must be able to work effectively and comfortably in an independent setting, as well as within teams of Utilivate teammates as well as client staff members. All Utilivate team members have high ethical and work quality standards.