Overview
This entry-level Financial Analyst role supports budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. The position emphasizes organizing information, verifying 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: $65,000-$75,000 USD
No prior full-time analyst experience is required. Relevant coursework, projects, or internships can demonstrate the foundation for the role.
Responsibilities
- Trace unusual figures back to supporting records and raise unresolved differences for review.
- Record assumptions and maintain organized working files so calculations can be reviewed.
- 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.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $65,000-$75,000 USD
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Financial Statements
- Data Reconciliation
- Communication