Financial Analyst

Overview

This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports recurring financial reporting and helps answer questions about revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and operating performance.

Location

Remote — United States

Job Type

Full Time

Compensation

$69,000–$77,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Review source information and validate calculations before financial analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Build and maintain spreadsheet-based financial models for planning, comparison, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• When conducting variance analysis, go beyond stating that a number is higher or lower; identify operational or financial drivers behind the movement (when information allows) and explain whether the difference appears temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review.

Requirements

• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Strong numerical reasoning, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind a financial change.
• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Good judgment when financial information is incomplete or inconsistent, including investigating the source, documenting limitations, and avoiding presenting uncertain results as more precise than they are.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities responsibly, communicate progress when appropriate, and collaborate through shared digital tools while maintaining standards for accuracy and documentation.

Preferred Qualifications / Desired Skills and Experience

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