Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports recurring financial reporting and helps answer questions about revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and operating performance. It is an entry-level position with meaningful analytical responsibility.

Forecasting involves uncertainty, so assumptions should be visible rather than hidden inside calculations. You should be comfortable presenting alternative scenarios when a single estimate could create a false sense of precision—especially when outcomes depend on variables that may change.

The position includes both routine reporting and forward-looking analysis. Some work follows regular financial cycles, while other assignments require comparing scenarios, investigating variance, or connecting financial results to the operational activity behind them.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.
• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, explaining meaningful variances.
• Build and maintain spreadsheet-based financial models for planning, comparison, and scenario analysis.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications / Desired Skills

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

Compensation & Benefits

• $68,000-$76,000 per year
• Full Time

Location

• Remote — United States

Additional Notes

• Financial models and schedules should remain understandable after the immediate task is complete, with clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas.
• You should be prepared to investigate the source of incomplete or inconsistent financial information, document limitations, and avoid presenting uncertain results as more precise than they are.
• Professional communication, responsible time management, and consistent ownership of assigned work are expected from request through completion.