Overview
This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. You will help colleagues use accurate financial schedules and understand clear explanations of results when reviewing information and planning next steps.
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Location: Remote - United States
- Annual base salary: $75,000-$85,000 USD
Responsibilities
- Maintain budget and forecast schedules, recording the assumptions used in each update.
- Prepare actual-versus-budget comparisons and explain material differences in revenue or spending.
- Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
- Trace unusual figures back to supporting records and raise unresolved differences for review.
- Keep supporting files and model assumptions organized so colleagues can follow your calculations.
- Gather figures from approved records and review them for missing information or inconsistencies.
Qualifications
- Foundational knowledge of accounting concepts and the relationship between income statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow statements.
- Familiarity with Excel formulas, lookup functions, and pivot tables.
- Ability to work carefully with numerical information and explain calculations.
- Good organization, written communication, and attention to deadlines.
- Understanding of the importance of handling financial information confidentially.
Relevant study in finance, accounting, economics, or a related subject is helpful. Academic budgeting and financial modeling projects are useful examples.
Preferred Qualifications / Desired Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Financial reporting
- Financial modeling
- Accounting fundamentals
- Financial statements
- Data reconciliation
- Communication
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $75,000-$85,000 USD