Financial Analyst

Overview

This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports recurring financial reporting and helps answer questions about revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and operating performance. The work includes analyzing differences between plan and actual performance, verifying underlying information, and communicating results with appropriate context.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Build and maintain spreadsheet-based financial models for planning, comparison, and scenario analysis.
• Improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Review source information and validate calculations before financial analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial analysis, financial modeling, variance analysis, financial reporting, data analysis, financial statements, and scenario analysis.

Compensation & Benefits

• $70,000–$78,000 per year

Location

• Remote — United States

Job Type

• Full Time