Financial Analyst

Overview

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

• Location: Remote - United States
• Job Type: Full Time
• Compensation: $67,000-$75,000 per year

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.

Financial models and schedules should remain understandable after the immediate task is complete, with clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas to support review and reduce the chance of unnoticed errors during future updates.

Requirements

• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind a financial change.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.
• Good judgment when financial information is incomplete or inconsistent, including the ability to investigate the source, document the limitation, and avoid presenting uncertain results as more precise than they are.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in (or demonstrated proficiency with):

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