The following are all aspects of a financial analyst’s duties:
- Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking
- Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support
- Analyze past results, perform variance analysis
- Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
- Familiarity with data query/data management tools is extremely helpful (Excel, Access, SQL, Business Objects)
Qualifications
- 0-3+ years of business finance or other relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics
- High proficiency in financial modeling techniques
- Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
- Strong analytical and data gathering skills
- Good business acumen