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Associate Accountant

Company: Dearborn Group

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 03, 2024

Dearborn Group values its employees, offering career development opportunities and a supportive work environment. The Associate Accountant - Fund Coordinator role involves managing claim funds, daily ECHO balancing, and claims account maintenance. The job requires 1-3 years of finance experience, computer proficiency, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. Preferred qualifications include an associate's degree and Workday experience. The compensation range is $17.28/hr. - $32.44/hr., with an annual incentive bonus plan. Dearborn Group is committed to diversity and equal opportunity employment.

Physical Therapist

Company: Eden Health

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 04, 2024

Eden Health is seeking a Physical Therapist to join their team in Chicago, Illinois. The role involves providing patient care in a collaborative environment, working alongside medical professionals. The focus is on delivering high-quality, individualized care, leveraging technology for streamlined experiences. The ideal candidate will have at least 4+ years of experience, a Master's or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy, and relevant certifications. They should be passionate about patient care, have experience with various patient age groups and conditions, and be comfortable with telehealth. The role requires an active Illinois state license and full vaccination against COVID-19.

Sales Engineer - Midwest

Company: Highway9 Networks Inc.

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 03, 2024

Highway9 Networks is a Silicon Valley startup specializing in Private 5G solutions. The company offers a SaaS-based Enterprise Mobile Network, leveraging a private cellular underlay to provide in-building and campus wireless services. As a Sales Engineer, you will drive sales of these innovative solutions to enterprise customers, identifying and qualifying leads, developing technical proposals, and showcasing the benefits of private 5G. The role requires a strong technical background, experience in sales, and understanding of 5G technologies, enterprise network fabric architectures, and cloud infrastructure. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Trade Desk Representative

Company: IG - tasty

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 02, 2024

tastytrade is seeking a Trade Desk Representative with a strong background in retail brokerage services. The role involves providing customer service, assisting with complex option order execution, and analyzing customer positions. The ideal candidate should be FINRA certified, proficient with technology, and have at least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role. The company offers a range of benefits including performance bonuses, stock purchase options, and continued education support. The office is located in Chicago's West Loop, a vibrant tech hub with excellent dining and entertainment options.

Senior Software Engineer (ETH MEV)

Company: bloXroute

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 04, 2024

bloXroute is a high-performance blockchain distribution network that optimizes network performance for Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon. It offers mempool services, block streaming, and DeFi performance tools. bloXroute's BDN network propagates transactions and blocks at near-light speed, enabling fast and reliable crypto transactions. The company is a leader in MEV services, providing cutting-edge tools for DeFi searchers and market makers. bloXroute Labs offers competitive salaries, stock options, healthcare benefits, and remote work. The company is seeking experienced professionals with a strong background in blockchain, MEV, and trading, who are creative, independent, and can-do attitude.

Intermediate Distressed Analyst - Aegon AM

Company: Aegon

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 03, 2024

Aegon Asset Management is seeking an analytical professional to support public and private distressed and stressed securities. The role involves developing financial models, understanding credit documents, monitoring holdings, presenting investment recommendations, and compiling reports. The ideal candidate should have a finance degree, relevant work experience, and advanced Excel skills. Aegon values diversity and offers competitive benefits. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Experienced Software Developer

Company: IBM

Location: IL Givatayim

Posted Mar 04, 2024

<div class=jddescription datafield=description> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> Introduction <span> <span class=showjobdescr> <span> <br> IBM recently announced that it acquired Polar Security a DSPM pioneer Polars agentless solution automatically finds unknown and sensitive data across the cloud including structured and unstructured assets SaaS apps and within cloud service providers such as AWS Once discovered Polar classifies the data maps the potential and actual flow of that data and identifies vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations overentitlements and behavior that violates policy or regulations IBM intends to integrate Polars DSPM technology into IBM Securitys Guardium family of data security products <p> We are seeking a skilled backend developer to join our IBM Software team As part of our team you will be responsible for developing and maintaining highquality software products working with a variety of technologies and programming languages <br> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> <span> <br> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> Your Role and Responsibilities <span> <span class=showjobdescr> <span> <br> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Your main duties will include designing and implementing new features optimizing and maintaining existing code and ensuring the software meets highquality standards through testing and debugging You will also work closely with other developers designers and product managers to ensure the software meets user needs <b> What youll do <b> <span> <span> <span> <span> <p> <ul> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Collaborate with stakeholders to identify potential automation opportunities and define project requirements <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> You will take part in the architecture design and implementation <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Write clean concise code that is stable extensible and unittested appropriately <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Diagnose complex issues evaluate recommend and execute the best solution <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Test software to ensure proper and efficient execution and adherence to business and technical requirements <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Write code that meets the production requirements and design specifications and anticipate potential errorsissue <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <ul> <p> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> <span> <br> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> Required Technical and Professional Expertise <span> <span class=showjobdescr> <span> <p> <ul> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> 3 + years of experience and a great passion for software engineering and code <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Experience in enterpriserelated development scalability performance <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> 2+ years of development experience with Dockers or Kubernetes <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Experience developing SaaS platforms <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Backend development experience preferably in NodeJS and Typescript <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Experienced in working with microservice architecture amp cloudnative services <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Experience working with continuous integration and delivery CICD tools such as Jenkins Git <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <li style=marginleft8px textalignleft marginbottom11px> <span style=fontsize11pt> <span style=tabstopslist 360pt> <span style=unicodebidiembed> <span style=lineheight107> <span calibrisansserif= style=fontfamily> Excellent communication skills selfmanaged and a team player <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <li> <ul> <p> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> <span> <br> <span class=showjobdescr style=fontweight bold> Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise <span> <span class=showjobdescr> <span> <p> <ul> <li style=marginbottom11px> Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent or relevant background Advantage <li> <ul><div>

Assistant Controller

Company: Provi

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 04, 2024

<p>In 2016 we founded <b>Provi<b> as an innovative ordering solution aimed to disrupt the <i><b>240billion dollar<b><i> alcohol industry with a product that would move beyond the constant chaos the texts paper stacks missed phone calls and lost communication that has dominated the purchasing workflow between buyers and distributors for decades<p> <p><br ><p> <p>Today Provi is better than ever Weve created a bestinclass ordering solution that better connects beverage alcohol professionals across 35 states and growing with more than 750000 product listings that make up the most expansive and trusted database of US distributor portfolios<p> <p><br ><p> <p>If selected for a position in either Chicago or Austin youll enjoy a hybrid work arrangement allowing you to spend two days a week working from our office Additionally we provide an accommodation process for those who may require full remote work<p> <p><i>Hybrid positions are only applicable to employees within a 35mile radius of Provi offices<i><p> <p><br ><p> <p><br ><p> <p><span>The Assistant Controller is a key role responsible for overseeing various aspects of accounting operations with a specific focus on the unique challenges associated with the SaaS industry This position involves the direct management of BillingAR function two coordinators and a subset of general accounting one accountant that ideally this role hires The Assistant Controller plays a crucial role in maintaining financial integrity and supporting the companys growth within the dynamic SaaS landscape This role reports directly into the Controller and is expected to serve as the Controllers right hand<span><p> <p><br ><p> <p><b>Candidates must be located in Chicago IL and be open to a hybrid work schedule <b><p> <p><b>What youll be doing<b> <p><ul><li><b>Financial Reporting amp General Ledger Management<b><li> <li>Oversee and maintain the accuracy of the general ledger ensuring proper recording of revenueexpense and other transactions<li> <li>Conduct monthly reconciliations to ensure the integrity of financial data<li> <li>Assist in the preparation and analysis of accurate and timely financial statements including variance analysis and other relevant reports<li> <li>Collaborate with the rest of the accounting team to ensure compliance with accounting standards and with the FPampA team on daytoday financial management<li> <li><b>BillingAR Leadership<b><li> <li>Lead and mentor the BillingAR team fostering a collaborative and highperformance work environment<li> <li>Oversee the accurate and timely creation and distribution of invoices ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations<li> <li>Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to address billing discrepancies and improve billing processes<li> <li>Work closely with crossfunctional teams to review customer contracts for proper accounting treatment<li> <li><b>Audit Support<b><li> <li>Serve as a key point of contact during audits ensuring compliance with accounting principles and standards<li> <li>Provide documentation and support for auditrelated inquiries<li> <li><b>Process Improvement<b><li> <li>Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements in financial and accounting operations implementing changes to enhance efficiency and accuracy<li> <li>Collaborate with other departments to streamline financial workflows<li> <li>Enhance processes for managing subscriptions and revenue recognition policies in accordance with ASC 606 and other applicable standards<li> <li><b>Tax Compliance<b><li> <li>Ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations working with external tax advisors as needed<li> <li>Stay informed about tax implications specific to the SaaS industry<li> <ul><p><b>What we are looking for<b> <p><ul><li>Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field CPA Certified Public Accountant designation is preferred<li> <li>5+ years in accounting roles both as a leader and as an individual contributor in industry andor Public Accounting<li> <li>Strong technical accounting background with a thorough knowledge of US GAAP<li> <li>Experience with softwareSaaS revenue recognition under ASC 606<li> <li>Experience with general ledger functions and the monthendyearend close process<li> <li>Handson experience with accounting software packages like NetSuite and QuickBooks<li> <li>Experience working in both a larger enterprise and smaller more dynamic environment with rapid iteration and change<li> <ul><p> <p><p>What you can do at Provi<p> <p><br ><p> <p><b>Make an impact<b> Work directly with the management team to help grow the business<p> <p><b>Find your groove and grow<b> Provi keeps growing and you should too Expand your skill set diversify your experience and develop along with us<p> <p><b>Enjoy competitive benefits<b> Health Dental Vision 401K with match Commuter Perks LongShort Term Disability Employee Assistance Program Unlimited PTO and ½ day Fridays in the Summer<p> <p><b>Be a part of something big<b> Join a dynamic and innovative team that is working to change a major industry <p> <p><br ><p> <p>In compliance with local law we are disclosing the compensation range for this role above Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications experience skill level competencies and work location Base pay is just one component of the Companys total compensation package for employees Other rewards may include annual bonuses short and longterm incentives and programspecific awards In addition the Company provides a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance coverage life and disability insurance a retirement savings plan paid holidays and paid time off PTO<p> <p><br ><p> <p>Provi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equalopportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status<p> <p><br ><p> <p>If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position please contact us at jobsprovicom <p> <p><p>

Trading Operations Analyst

Company: Aquatic Capital Management

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 03, 2024

Aquatic, a quantitative trading and investment company founded by Jon Graham, is recruiting for a Trading Operations Analyst in Chicago. The role involves daily execution and clearing of US strategies, data processing, and monthly reconciliation with the fund administrator. The candidate will also design and implement software tools, integrate with local and global teams, and work on automation of existing processes. The ideal candidate should have 2 years of experience in Trading and Operations, proficiency in SQL, Linux, Github, Python, and familiarity with event processing and Kafka. The role offers a base salary between $100,000 and $300,000 USD, additional compensation, and comprehensive benefits. Aquatic values collaboration, meritocracy, ambition, and calm determination.

Client Insights Analyst

Company: Circana

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 02, 2024

Circana, a leading advisor on consumer behavior, is seeking a data-driven professional with experience in market research, beverage alcohol, or CPG for a hybrid role in Chicago. The role involves leveraging data, analytics, and insights to inform growth strategy and address critical business issues. The ideal candidate should have strong analytic capabilities, quality control, planning and organizing skills, and a client-focused mindset. Circana values continuous learning, feedback, and diversity, offering a flexible work environment. The role requires 3+ years of experience with syndicated data, analytics, or category management, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Mainframe Software Developer

Company: Banyan Software

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 04, 2024

Banyan Software, a successful enterprise software company, is seeking a Mainframe Software Developer with extensive experience in IBM mainframe environment. The ideal candidate should possess robust IBM Assembler language skills, in-depth knowledge of z/OS internals, and expertise in VSAM internals. The role involves designing, developing, and implementing product enhancements, providing technical support, and participating in Quality Assurance testing. Banyan Software is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities.

Sales Manager

Company: Black Spectacles

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Mar 04, 2024

Black Spectacles is seeking an experienced Sales Manager with a strong background in B2B sales and management. The ideal candidate will lead sales efforts, develop strategies, and manage a team to exceed sales targets. The role offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic and growing company, providing architects with resources to pass the ARE and advance their careers. Benefits include a supportive culture, flexible work environment, and competitive compensation package.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the typical salary ranges for Background Investigation roles at different seniority levels?
Entry‑Level Investigators earn $50k–$70k; Mid‑Level Investigators $70k–$95k; Senior Investigators $95k–$130k; Lead/Director roles range $120k–$160k, depending on industry and clearance level.
What skills and certifications are essential for a Background Investigation professional?
Key skills include OSINT, forensic analysis, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance. Certifications such as Certified Background Investigator (CBI), Certified Security Professional (CSP), CISSP, ACIC, and ISO 27001 credential the candidate for advanced roles.
Are Background Investigation roles available for remote work?
Yes—many digital investigation, compliance, and risk analysis positions support fully remote work. On‑site roles typically require access to secure facilities and clearance, but remote work is common for data‑driven investigations.
What career progression paths exist within Background Investigation?
Typical progression: Investigator → Senior Investigator → Lead Investigator → Program Manager → Director of Investigations → VP of Security & Investigations. Each step adds leadership, policy‑setting, and cross‑agency coordination responsibilities.
What are the current industry trends impacting Background Investigation?
AI and machine‑learning platforms are automating evidence triage; blockchain is being used for tamper‑proof credential verification; regulatory shifts like GDPR, CCPA, and defense‑specific security directives are expanding compliance scopes; and fintech, healthcare, and defense sectors are driving higher demand for vetted talent.

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