Overview
This role is an entry-level Financial Analyst position supporting budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting.
- Location: Remote - United States
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Entry level
- Annual base salary: $60,000-$75,000 USD
The work involves preparing accurate financial schedules, documenting assumptions, and communicating questions or items that require further review. Applicants may rely on coursework, project work, or internship experience to demonstrate skills; no previous full-time analyst role is required.
Responsibilities
- Support periodic financial reporting by reviewing spreadsheet formulas and the schedules behind reported figures.
- Help investigate discrepancies by tracing figures to their source and requesting clarification.
- Record assumptions and maintain organized working files so calculations can be reviewed.
- Gather figures from approved records and review them for missing information or inconsistencies.
- Maintain budget and forecast schedules, recording the assumptions used in each update.
- Prepare actual-versus-budget comparisons and explain material differences in revenue or spending.
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.
- Strong 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 can serve as examples of your skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $60,000-$75,000 USD
Desired Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Financial Statements
- Data Reconciliation
- Communication