Financial Analyst

Overview

This role supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis of business performance. The work focuses on producing accurate financial analysis and clearly explaining what the numbers mean in practical terms.

• Location: Remote — United States
• Job Type: Full Time
• Compensation: $67,000–$75,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Communicate financial findings in concise business language, including risks, limitations, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Perform trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to show how changing assumptions may affect expected results.
• Reconcile information across schedules or reports and investigate material inconsistencies.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, management summaries, and ad hoc analyses for stakeholder review.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and other financial or operating measures to identify performance drivers.
• Compare actual financial results with budgets, forecasts, and prior periods and explain meaningful variances.
• Update forecasts and review actual results against budget, when assigned.
• Organize inputs, check calculations, and summarize the most meaningful drivers.

Forecasting involves uncertainty; assumptions should be visible rather than hidden inside calculations. Where information allows, identify the operational or financial drivers behind variances and explain whether differences appear temporary, recurring, assumption-driven, or in need of further review.

Requirements

• Clear written communication and the ability to summarize financial information for non-specialist stakeholders.
• Foundational understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and basic accounting principles.
• Interest in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Comfort using Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software for calculations and organized financial schedules.
• Ability to compare results, identify material variances, and explain the drivers behind financial changes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote setting with steady follow-through and organized communication.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Financial analysis and financial modeling
• Microsoft Excel
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Variance analysis
• Financial reporting
• Data analysis
• Financial statements
• Scenario analysis