Financial Analyst

Overview

This Financial Analyst role supports planning and informed decision-making through dependable financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting. The position is remote within the United States.

• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: $66,000-$74,000 per year
• Location: Remote - United States

Responsibilities

• Review source information and validate calculations before financial analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Compare actuals with expectations and help explain material variances using appropriate operational or financial drivers when the information allows.

Requirements

• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain drivers behind financial changes.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Ability to present uncertainty by making assumptions visible and supporting alternative scenarios when a single estimate could create a false sense of precision.
• Strong self-management and communication skills suitable for a remote role, including organizing work, responding to update requests, and using shared digital tools to keep responsibilities visible and handoffs clear.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with variance analysis that goes beyond stating numbers are higher or lower (e.g., explaining whether differences appear temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review).

Desired Skills

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