Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis of business performance. The position is designed for someone who can work carefully with financial information and clearly explain what the numbers mean in practical terms.

Work includes both routine reporting and forward-looking analysis. Some assignments follow regular financial cycles, while others require comparing scenarios, investigating variances, or connecting financial results with underlying operating activity.

Responsibilities

• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.
• 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.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• Improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.

Requirements

• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• 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.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.

Preferred Skills and Experience

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

Variance Analysis & Judgment Expectations

• Variance analysis should go beyond stating that a number is higher or lower; where information allows, identify operational or financial drivers behind the movement and explain whether the difference appears temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review.
• Use good judgment when financial information is incomplete or inconsistent: investigate the source, document the limitation, and avoid presenting an uncertain result as more precise than it is.

Compensation & Benefits

• $72,000–$80,000 per year

Location

• Remote — United States

Job Type

• Full Time