Overview
This role is for an entry-level Financial Analyst.
- Location: Remote - United States
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Annual base salary: $75,000-$85,000 USD
In this position, you will support budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting while maintaining a careful, organized approach to assigned work.
Relevant projects and study are welcome as evidence of your skills. Prior full-time analyst experience is not required to apply.
Forecasts depend on stated assumptions. Your work will help keep those assumptions visible and distinguish projected figures from actual results.
Responsibilities
- Compare actual revenue and expenses with 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.
- Compile financial information from approved sources and check it for completeness and consistency.
- Update budget and forecast worksheets using documented assumptions.
Requirements
- 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.
- Good 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 your skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $75,000-$85,000 USD
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