Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports financial planning and performance monitoring through variance analysis, financial reporting, and spreadsheet-based modeling.

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

Responsibilities

• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Compare actual results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, and explain meaningful variances.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• Build and maintain spreadsheet-based financial models for planning, comparison, and scenario analysis.
• Perform variance analysis that goes beyond identifying higher/lower results by:
  • identifying operational or financial drivers behind movements (when information allows)
  • determining whether differences appear temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review
  • verifying underlying information and communicating results with appropriate context

Requirements

• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind financial changes.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Organized documentation habits and an appreciation for traceable financial analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial analysis and reporting, including financial statements.
• Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, data analysis, and scenario analysis.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $66,000-$74,000 per year

Location

• Remote - United States