Financial Analyst

Overview

This Financial Analyst role supports reliable financial analysis for planning and informed decision-making. Responsibilities include maintaining reports, comparing actual results with expectations, and helping communicate key performance drivers.

Work involves building and maintaining financial models and schedules so they remain understandable after completion. Clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas are expected to help others review work and reduce the risk of unnoticed errors during future updates.

Responsibilities

• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Review source information and validate calculations before financial analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, and explain meaningful variances.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Present visible assumptions and, when appropriate, alternative scenarios to avoid an unwarranted sense of precision.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Clear written communication and ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain drivers behind financial changes.
• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing analysis.
• Ability to identify what changed, understand the assumptions behind results, and communicate implications without overstating what the information can prove.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $71,000–$79,000 per year

Location & Work Type

• Remote — United States
• Full-time

Desired Skills and Experience

• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Microsoft Excel
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Financial Statements
• Scenario Analysis