Financial Analyst

Overview

This role is for a Financial Analyst supporting stakeholders by reviewing financial assumptions, analyzing variances, and identifying trends that matter for decision-making.

You will move between financial statements, spreadsheet schedules, operating metrics, and forecast assumptions during the same week. Core expectations include:

• Calculations are checked
• Assumptions are clear
• Conclusions are communicated in a way that supports decisions

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Review source information and validate calculations before analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Identify operational or financial drivers behind variance movements (when information allows), and explain whether differences appear temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review.

Qualifications

• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Clear written communication skills and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Ability to make forecasting assumptions visible rather than hidden within calculations; comfortable presenting alternative scenarios when a single estimate could create a false sense of precision.
• Good judgment when financial information is incomplete or inconsistent, including the ability to investigate the source, document limitations, and avoid overstating uncertain results.
• Reliable remote communication and self-management, including organizing work, responding to reasonable update requests, and using shared digital tools to keep responsibilities and handoffs clear.

Preferred Skills and Experience

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

Compensation & Benefits

• $66,000-$74,000 per year

Location

• Remote — United States

Job Type

• Full Time