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Financial Analyst II

Echo Global Logistics
United States, Illinois, Chicago
600 West Chicago Avenue (Show on map)
Nov 03, 2025
As a Financial Analyst at Echo Global Logistics, you will be involved in all aspects of business unit level reporting including the monthly close processes, quarterly/annual forecasts and the annual budget process that aligns business needs with short and long-term financial goals. You must be self-motivated with a proven ability to meet deadlines in a timely fashion. The environment is fast-paced and you will be privy to proprietary information, so a proven history of discretion is also required.

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are required and prior experience with Anaplan is strongly preferred.

This role will report to the Director of Finance but will interact with all departments on a regular basis, including the Executive Leadership team and Business Unit leaders to ensure engagement, accuracy and consistency in all aspects of financial reporting.

This is a hybrid role out of our Chicago office.

Essential Job Functions

Department Support

  • Create and update reports weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually as needed using Anaplan and Excel

  • Create ad hoc reports to support Echo in all capacities

  • Develop and analyze financial and operational metrics and report on developing trends

  • Work with the Reporting team to enhance and/or develop internal reports

  • Provide analytical support to Business Unit leaders as directed by Echo Leadership

Communication

  • Prepare accurate, easy to read, concise and insightful analysis and presentations

  • Constantly communicate relevant information to stakeholders on any project

  • Drive change, resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion

  • Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully

Leadership & Teamwork

  • As a cross-departmental resource, constantly solicit feedback from supervisors, department VPs and directors to make yourself and your department a more efficient and better place to work

  • Ability to mentor other analysts and collaborate with other reporting arms to ensure consistency and avoid duplicative work

Requirements

Qualified candidates will possess the following characteristics and experience:

  • Bachelors Degree is required

  • Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

  • Prior experience with Anaplan is strongly preferred.

  • Very organized and detail oriented

  • Willingness to work collaboratively

  • 2-4 years of work experience within and FP&A, investment banking or other financial modeling function

  • Transportation/Supply Chain experience a plus

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Self-managed and motivated, able to work independently on most projects

  • Enjoys and thrives in fast-paced, fluid work environment

  • Ability to follow through with tasks to their completion

  • Ability to deal with confidential information and maintain privacy

Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.

Work environment/physical demands summary:

This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.

Benefits

For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.

Compensation

$56,550.00-81,400.00 per year This role is eligible for a bonus that is based on a combination of personal and business performance.
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