Overview
This role is for an entry-level Financial Analyst supporting budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. The position emphasizes a careful, organized approach to assigned work.
- Location: Remote - United States
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Annual base salary: $60,000-$70,000 USD
Previous full-time analyst experience is not required. Relevant coursework, projects, or internships can demonstrate your foundation for the role.
Responsibilities
- Compare actual revenue and expenses with budgeted amounts and summarize significant differences.
- Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
- Help investigate discrepancies by tracing figures to their source and requesting clarification.
- Keep supporting files and model assumptions organized so colleagues can follow your calculations.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications / Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Financial reporting
- Financial modeling
- Accounting fundamentals
- Financial statements
- Data reconciliation
- Communication
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $60,000-$70,000 USD