550+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Chicago, IL

Observed local wage data for accountants and auditors puts Chicago at $72,280 at the 25th percentile and $82,360 at the median, while recent posted salary ranges across the broader category center on about $90k to $125k and Illinois new-opening offered pay averaged about $94,174 with a sample of n=3,446.

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Advertised pay

Across the 500 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $73,715 at the 25th percentile, $89,500 at the median and $102,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is still a real Finance & Accounting market, with 41,360 accountants and auditors employed locally and more than 1,900 recent postings across more than 900 companies in the broader category. But it is not an easy market: metro unemployment was 4.9% in July 2026, while overall metro employment and labor force were both down year over year. The better read is selective demand rather than weak demand, because Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Illinois Finance & Accounting employment up 2.6% year over year and active postings up 4.5% even as Illinois postings across all occupations were down 2.7%.

Best positioned: Candidates with a CPA, strong Excel and reporting skills, and either financial-services depth or analyst/FP&A experience in hybrid-capable roles have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Chicago is a remote-first market; about 65% of postings are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 593 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Intuit, Inc.: 36 open roles
2. American Accounting Association: 24 open roles
3. Kraft Heinz, Inc.: 7 open roles
4. Wipfli LLP: 6 open roles
5. Archchicago: 5 open roles
6. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC: 5 open roles
7. Confidential: 5 open roles
8. Google Inc: 5 open roles
9. Aston Carter, Inc.: 4 open roles
10. CDW Co.: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 266
• Oak Brook: 18
• Naperville: 14
• Rosemont: 14
• Schaumburg: 13
• Deerfield: 11
• Aurora: 11
• Oakbrook Terrace: 10

Work arrangement

on-site 362 (63%), hybrid 188 (33%), remote 22 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than a single dominant cluster. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 1,900 postings across more than 900 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. Within that sample, the heaviest industry mix sat in financial services, insurance, finance, software development, and manufacturing. That matters because Chicago Finance & Accounting hiring is not just a public-accounting story. A curated early-September snapshot showed openings across EVERSANA, Ripple, Topstep, Smiths Group, Vivid Seats, The Scion Group, Braze, Metropolis, Rewards Network, Enova International, and Ocorian, while a senior local posting from Performance Trust Capital Partners points to especially strong demand where accounting depth meets regulated financial-services knowledge. The practical takeaway is that your odds improve when you choose a lane. Public tax work, corporate accounting and FP&A inside financial firms, and project-based consulting each show different hiring patterns and different salary ceilings.

• Public accounting and tax (high): Tax preparation remains visible in local skill demand, CPA is the leading credential, and consistently active employers include H & R Block, Inc. and Intuit, Inc.
• Corporate accounting and FP&A in financial services and insurance (high): Financial services and insurance account for about 35% combined of the local posting mix, and local controller hiring is rewarding CPA plus regulated-industry experience.
• Project-based consulting and contract finance (moderate): City Staffing and DLC both point to demand for contract, contract-to-hire, and consultant-level accounting and finance talent in the metro.
• Fully remote generalist finance (limited): Remote is the smallest work-arrangement slice in the local sample, so remote-only searches have fewer shots on goal.

Where to focus: If you can, focus first on hybrid mid-career roles in financial services, insurance, or tax-driven employers, then widen into project-based consulting and analyst openings.

Roles worth searching next

• ERP or financial systems analyst: This is a strong bridge for accountants who have touched ERP upgrades, workflow automation, or reporting redesign.
• Business or data analyst: Financial analysis, modeling, budgeting, and data analysis transfer well into broader analyst roles.
• Revenue operations or business operations analyst: Chicago openings span software and tech-adjacent employers, and finance candidates with business-partnering instincts can translate well into ops roles.
• Fintech implementation or solutions consultant: Candidates who mix finance process knowledge with systems fluency and financial-services context can move into product-facing implementation work.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): CPA is the most commonly requested credential in the local posting mix at about 20%, and it shows up directly in high-paying controller hiring. Who: Accountants aiming for senior accountant, controller, audit, tax, or financial-services tracks.
• Excel and financial reporting (table_stakes | immediate): Financial reporting and Microsoft Excel are among the most-requested hard skills in local postings, making them baseline screening items rather than nice-to-haves. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Financial analysis, modeling, and budgeting (differentiator | immediate): Financial analysis, financial modeling, data analysis, and budgeting all show up repeatedly in local demand, which is why hybrid accountant-analyst profiles travel better across employers. Who: Mid-career accountants who want to move toward FP&A or finance manager work.
• ERP upgrades and workflow automation (premium | near-term): Employers are prioritizing candidates who can handle ERP upgrades, process enhancement, workflow automation, and analytics, which helps you stand out from candidates who only do transactional work. Who: Mid-career candidates, managers, and anyone targeting systems-heavy teams.
• Data literacy and AI-tool fluency (differentiator | near-term): Data literacy is now treated as essential in accounting, and AI skill requirements have risen into a meaningful share of accountant and FP&A job ads nationally. Who: Analysts, FP&A candidates, tax professionals, and ambitious early-career applicants.
• Regulated financial-services experience (premium | near-term): A recent Chicago Assistant Controller opening tied top pay to both a CPA and financial-services background, and the 2026 banking outlook keeps raising the value of people who understand controlled environments. Who: Senior accountants, controllers, auditors, and bankers moving into corporate finance roles.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Observed local wage data for accountants and auditors puts Chicago at $72,280 at the 25th percentile and $82,360 at the median, while recent posted salary ranges across the broader category center on about $90k to $125k and Illinois new-opening offered pay averaged about $94,174 with a sample of n=3,446. That gap usually means the broad category includes higher-paid controller, FP&A, consulting, and specialized finance openings on top of core accountant jobs, and Chicago's overall wage level runs above the U.S. average.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than a single dominant cluster. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 1,900 postings across more than 900 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. Within that sample, the heaviest industry mix sat in financial services, insurance, finance, software development, and manufacturing. That matters because Chicago Finance & Accounting hiring is not just a public-accounting story. A curated early-September snapshot showed openings across EVERSANA, Ripple, Topstep, Smiths Group, Vivid Seats, The Scion Group, Braze, Metropolis, Rewards Network, Enova International, and Ocorian, while a senior local posting from Performance Trust Capital Partners points to especially strong demand where accounting depth meets regulated financial-services knowledge. The practical takeaway is that your odds improve when you choose a lane. Public tax work, corporate accounting and FP&A inside financial firms, and project-based consulting each show different hiring patterns and different salary ceilings.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (125 postings), Intuit, Inc. (100 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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