Overview
This full-time, entry-level Financial Analyst role supports budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting for the Cleveland State University College of Law Mock Trial Team.
Location: Remote - United States
Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Entry level
Annual base salary: $65,000-$75,000 USD
The role involves preparing accurate financial schedules and providing clear explanations of results. You’ll communicate questions that require further review and ensure budget comparisons include both arithmetic and context.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
- Investigate discrepancies by tracing figures to their source and requesting clarification.
- Maintain organized supporting files and model assumptions so colleagues can follow calculations.
- Gather figures from approved records and review for missing information or inconsistencies.
- 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.
Requirements
- Foundational knowledge of accounting concepts, including 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.
You can demonstrate required skills through academic work, personal projects, or internships. Prior full-time analyst employment is not a requirement.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $65,000-$75,000 USD
Desired Skills and Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Financial Statements
- Data Reconciliation
- Communication