Financial Analyst

Overview

This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports recurring financial reporting and forward-looking analysis. You will help answer questions about revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and operating performance—balancing routine reporting cycles with scenario comparisons, variance investigation, and analysis of what drives financial results.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods and explain meaningful variances.
• Perform variance analysis beyond identifying whether numbers are higher or lower; where information allows, identify operational or financial drivers and assess whether differences appear temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review.

Qualifications

• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Strong numerical reasoning, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Clear written communication, with the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Financial analysis
• Financial modeling
• Microsoft Excel
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance analysis
• Financial reporting
• Data analysis
• Financial statements
• Scenario analysis

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $72,000–$80,000 per year

Location

• Remote — United States

Job Type

• Full-time