Financial Analyst

Overview

This role involves supporting financial planning, reporting, and analysis for an organization operating in the renovation industry. You will help organize financial information into clear views of actual performance, expected results, and the factors driving differences between plans and outcomes. Accuracy and clear communication are essential.

Location & Employment Type

• Location: Remote — United States
• Job Type: Full Time

Compensation

• Salary: $69,000–$77,000 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.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Compare actual results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, and explain meaningful variances.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Ensure forecasting assumptions are visible rather than hidden inside calculations, and present alternative scenarios when a single estimate could create a false sense of precision.

Qualifications

• Comfort learning organization-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind financial changes.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.

Preferred Skills & Experience

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