Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial performance analysis. The work focuses on reconciling numbers, explaining what the results mean in practical terms, and providing clear insights that can support business decisions.

Location: Remote — United States
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $67,000-$75,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Reconcile information across schedules and reports; investigate material inconsistencies.
• Improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to illustrate how changes in assumptions may affect expected results.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Compare actual results to budgets, forecasts, and prior periods; explain meaningful variances.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Ensure financial models and schedules remain understandable after the immediate task is complete by using clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Strong numerical reasoning and attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind financial changes.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote role, with steady follow-through and organized communication.

Preferred Skills and Experience

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