Overview
This role supports budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting as an entry-level Financial Analyst.
- Location: Remote - United States
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Annual base salary: $70,000-$85,000 USD
You will prepare accurate financial schedules and provide clear explanations of results so colleagues can review and use them.
Responsibilities
- Compile financial information from approved sources and ensure completeness and consistency.
- Maintain budget and forecast schedules, including recording the assumptions used in each update.
- Compare actual revenue and expenses to budgeted amounts and summarize significant differences.
- Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
- Trace unusual figures back to supporting records and raise unresolved differences for review.
- Record assumptions and maintain organized working files so calculations can be reviewed.
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 skills, 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 your skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base-salary range: $70,000-$85,000 USD
Desired Skills and Experience
Microsoft Excel; Budgeting; Forecasting; Variance Analysis; Financial Reporting; Financial Modeling; Accounting Fundamentals; Financial Statements; Data Reconciliation; Communication