Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports recurring financial reporting and helps answer questions related to revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and operating performance. It is an entry-level position with meaningful analytical responsibility.

Location: Remote – United States
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $68,000–$76,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Support KPI reporting by connecting financial measures with relevant operational context.
• Build and maintain spreadsheet-based financial models for planning, comparison, and scenario analysis.
• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Compare actual financial 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.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.

Requirements

• Ability to learn company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Strong numerical reasoning, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind a financial change.
• Financial models and schedules must remain understandable after the immediate task is complete (clear labels, documented assumptions, reasonable checks, and organized formulas).
• Use good judgment when financial information is incomplete or inconsistent: investigate the source, document the limitation, and avoid presenting an uncertain result as more precise than it is.

Preferred Skills and Experience

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

Location & Work Style

Work is remote from within the United States, collaborating through common digital workplace tools. Professional communication, responsible time management, and consistent ownership of assigned work from request through completion are expected.