Financial Analyst

Overview

This role involves supporting financial analysis through spreadsheet-based modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance/trend review. You will help stakeholders understand both what changed in the numbers and why it may matter, while ensuring models and schedules remain clear and reviewable after the immediate work is complete.

Responsibilities

• Review source information and validate calculations before financial analysis is distributed or relied upon.
• Support budgeting and forecasting by organizing assumptions, updating schedules, and checking calculations.
• Connect KPI reporting with relevant operational context.
• Improve recurring financial reporting processes while maintaining appropriate review controls.
• Document model logic, assumptions, and analytical methods so work remains understandable and reusable.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Present alternative scenarios when a single estimate could create a false sense of precision.

Requirements

• Comfort learning company-specific reporting definitions, schedules, and planning processes.
• Strong numerical reasoning, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to checking financial information.
• Ability to manage assigned priorities independently while collaborating through digital tools in a remote environment.
• Willingness to question inconsistent inputs and resolve or escalate discrepancies before completing an analysis.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind a financial change.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation & Benefits

• $65,000–$73,000 per year
• Full Time

Location

• Remote — United States

Additional Notes

This is a full-time, entry-level remote position for candidates located in the United States. You should be prepared to manage assigned priorities responsibly, communicate progress when appropriate, and collaborate through shared digital tools while maintaining professional standards for accuracy and documentation.