Overview
Entry-level Financial Analyst position supporting budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. This role is fully remote within the United States and is full-time.
- Location: Remote - United States
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Annual base salary: $65,000-$80,000 USD
This position involves preparing accurate financial schedules and providing clear explanations of results, including communicating questions that require further review.
Previous full-time analyst experience is not required. Relevant coursework, projects, or internships can demonstrate the foundation for this role.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
- Help investigate discrepancies by tracing figures to their source and requesting clarification.
- Keep supporting files and model assumptions organized so colleagues can follow calculations.
- Gather figures from approved records and review them for missing information or inconsistencies.
- Update budget and forecast worksheets using documented assumptions.
- Compare actual revenue and expenses with budgeted amounts and summarize significant differences.
Qualifications
- Foundational knowledge of accounting concepts and the relationship between income statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow statements.
- Familiarity with Excel formulas, lookup functions, and pivot tables.
- Ability to work carefully with numerical information and explain calculations.
- Strong organization, written communication, and attention to deadlines.
- Understanding of the importance of handling financial information confidentially.
Relevant study in finance, accounting, economics, or a related subject is helpful. Academic budgeting and financial modeling projects are useful examples of skills for this role.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $65,000-$80,000 USD
Desired Skills and Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Financial Statements
- Data Reconciliation
- Communication