Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis of business performance for a remote team. The Financial Analyst will work with financial information and clearly explain what the numbers mean in practical terms.

Location: Remote - United States
Job Type: Full Time
Compensation: $70,000-$78,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, and explain meaningful variances.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Help improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• Update forecasts and prepare management reports as assigned.
• Organize inputs, check calculations, and summarize the most meaningful drivers.

Requirements

• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Ability to learn company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Financial models and schedules should remain understandable after the immediate task is complete (e.g., clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, organized formulas).

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Financial analysis
• Financial modeling
• Microsoft Excel
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance analysis
• Financial reporting
• Data analysis
• Financial statements
• Scenario analysis