Financial Analyst

Overview

This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports reliable financial analysis to inform planning and decision-making. The position involves maintaining reports, comparing actual performance to expectations, and helping communicate key performance drivers.

• Location: Remote - United States
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: $65,000-$73,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, and explain meaningful variances.
• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Ensure assumptions are visible and traceable, and present alternative scenarios when outcomes depend on variables that may change.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Strong numerical reasoning, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong performance producing financial work that is technically reliable and useful to decision-makers.
• Ability to provide clear assumptions, reasonable checks, and concise explanations of important drivers.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $65,000-$73,000 per year

Location

• Remote - United States

Desired Skills and Experience

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