Financial Analyst

Overview

This entry-level Financial Analyst role focuses on budgeting, expense analysis, and financial reporting. Responsibilities include organizing and reviewing financial information, preparing accurate financial schedules, and clearly explaining results.

• Location: Remote - United States
• Employment type: Full-time
• Experience level: Entry level
• Annual base salary: $60,000-$70,000 USD

Applicants may use coursework, project work, or internship experience to demonstrate skills; no previous full-time analyst role is required.

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.
• Update budget and forecast worksheets using documented assumptions.
• Compare actual revenue and expenses with budgeted amounts and summarize significant differences.
• Assist with recurring financial reports, including checking formulas and supporting schedules.
• Ensure financial summaries are traceable to supporting records by keeping source references and calculation notes alongside work.

Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Excel experience
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Modeling
• Accounting Fundamentals
• Financial Statements
• Data Reconciliation
• Communication