Overview
This entry-level Financial Analyst position focuses on budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. The role involves organizing financial information, checking your work, and preparing accurate financial schedules with clear explanations of results.
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Location: Remote - United States
- Annual base salary: $75,000-$85,000 USD
Applicants may use coursework, project work, or internship experience to demonstrate the required skills; no previous full-time analyst role is required.
Responsibilities
- Investigate discrepancies by tracing figures to their source and requesting clarification.
- Keep supporting files and model assumptions organized so colleagues can follow calculations.
- Compile financial information from approved sources and check it for completeness and consistency.
- Maintain budget and forecast schedules, recording the assumptions used in each update.
- Compare actual revenue and expenses with budgeted amounts and summarize significant differences.
- Support periodic financial reporting by reviewing spreadsheet formulas and the schedules behind reported figures.
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 of skills.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 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