Why Ryan?
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results
People:
- Create a positive team member experience.
- May supervise Financial Analyst(s).
Client:
- Supports senior management, region leaders, and Practice Leaders with in-depth analyses.
- Prepares and delivers presentations to the Ryan Board of Directors and senior management teams.
- Meets with division presidents and practice leads to discuss monthly financials and assist with analysis that may affect financials
Value:
- Analyzes current and past trends of key performance indicators, highlighting issues and causes of unexpected variances.
- Manages governance of FP&A reporting, standards and tools to ensure integrity and consistency of work products.
- Manages changes to GL metadata and financial hierarchy to ensure alignment across department, reporting & systems.
- Designs and develops monthly and/or quarterly financial reports and prepares variance analysis against annual and quarterly budget and prior periods.
- Manages consolidation, report development, and modeling for annual budging and quarterly forecasting processes.
- Maintain and enhance the design of FP&A reporting and process by leveraged corporate performance management tool.
- Analyzes complex financial information and reports (including all areas of revenue, expenses, and capital expenditures).
- Provides accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision-making purposes.
- Prepares presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company.
- Manages the continued development of budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plan, and modeling tools.
- Use business intelligence tools and dashboard reports to develop insights and analysis.
- Proactively looks to improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand return on investment (ROI) in new acquisitions, practice areas, and international expansions.
- Develops financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.
- Performs ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
- Other projects as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university, at least 5-7 years related experience.
- Proven experience successfully leading a team
- Must be able to perform complex analysis
- Must be articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to think creatively
- Must be highly driven, and self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to roll up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity.
- Experience in an international professional services environment preferred.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have advanced skills, in Microsoft® Excel, PowerPoint, and AI technologies. Experience using accounting software is preferred.
Certificates and Licenses:
Valid driver's license required
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
Supervisory Responsibilities:
May directly supervise employees on the FP&A team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm’s policies and applicable laws.
Compensation Pay Transparency:
- For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $115,000.00 - $158,000.00
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university
- 5–7 years of related experience
- Experience successfully leading a team
- Ability to perform complex analysis
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative thinking ability
- Highly driven and self-motivated with hands-on management ability
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and AI technologies
- Valid driver’s license
- Experience in an international professional services environment
- Experience using accounting software
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Ryan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ryan and has not been reviewed or approved by Ryan.
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Flexible Benefits — The myRyan model provides results-based flexibility for exempt staff alongside hybrid/remote options, while non‑exempt roles use a PTO bank and receive paid holidays. Many benefits are available from the date of hire, reinforcing practical flexibility in how benefits are used.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility support are highlighted as meaningful family-oriented offerings. Consistent emphasis on family-friendly policies positions this area as a standout.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A performance-driven culture offers bonuses and commissions in certain tracks, with role descriptions noting meaningful variable pay beyond base salary. Total compensation is often characterized as strong where these incentives are prominent.
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What We Do
Ryan is a tax services firm providing tax advisory and consulting services on a multi-jurisdictional basis. Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Ryan is a seven-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 2,500 professionals and associates serves over 14,000 clients in more than 50 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies.
