Financial Analyst

Job Description

• Analyze historical and current financial data to understand the company’s financial status
• Evaluate capital expenditures and depreciation
• Develop predictive financial models to support organizational decision-making
• Analyze processes to identify gaps that can improve profit margins
• Establish benchmarks for financial processes
• Track current financial data to alert stakeholders in case of deviation
• Provide guidance in buying or selling stocks, making investments and generating funds
• Study industry-specific research and available data to predict trends
• Create written reports that enable management teams to make strategic decisions to meet business goals
• Prepare documentation for startups and small businesses to get funding
• Develop forecasting tools to automate financial data analysis

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in finance, economics or statistics
• Proven experience working as a financial analyst
• Proven proficiency in spreadsheets, databases and financial software applications (including the software applications that you are currently using in your organization or plan to use in the future)
• Excellent reporting, presenting and communication skills
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
• Ability to work with large datasets
• Strategic thinking and organizational skills
• Proven analytical and financial modeling skills