Overview
This full-time, entry-level Financial Analyst role supports budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. Responsibilities include preparing accurate financial schedules, maintaining clear documentation for results, and communicating questions that require further review.
Applicants do not need prior full-time analyst experience. Relevant projects or study are welcome as evidence of skills.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Gather figures from approved records and review them for missing information or inconsistencies.
- Update budget and forecast worksheets using documented assumptions.
- Prepare actual-versus-budget comparisons and explain material differences in revenue or spending.
Qualifications
- Foundational knowledge of accounting concepts and the relationships among 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, 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant academic budgeting and financial modeling projects.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $60,000-$80,000 USD.
Location
Desired Skills and Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Financial Statements
- Data Reconciliation
- Communication