Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis of business performance. Work involves handling financial information carefully and translating results into practical explanations for decision-makers.

Location & Employment Type

• Location: Remote - United States
• Job Type: Full Time
• Compensation: $70,000-$78,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Help improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• 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.
• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.

What You’ll Do

• Start analyses by comparing plan vs. actual performance.
• Identify accounts or operating factors that contributed to variances.
• Verify underlying information and communicate results with appropriate context.
• Present alternative scenarios when uncertainty requires it, making assumptions visible rather than hidden inside calculations.

Requirements

• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain drivers behind financial changes.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.

Preferred Work Style

• Maintain financial models and schedules that remain understandable after the immediate task is complete (clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas).
• Use financial analysis to identify what changed, explain the assumptions behind results, and communicate implications without overstating what the information can prove.
• Demonstrate dependable communication and self-management in a remote setting, including organizing work and responding with timely updates.

Desired Skills & Experience

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