Business Analyst/Financial BA/Financial Analyst | Remote
Posted 2 days ago by Apetan Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote or New Jersey
Summary: The role of Business Analyst/Financial BA/Financial Analyst focuses on analyzing financial data to support business planning and strategy. Key responsibilities include preparing financial models, monitoring KPIs, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The position requires strong technical and soft skills in financial analysis, communication, and problem-solving. This role is remote or based in New Jersey, depending on the candidate's preference.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and variance reports
- Prepare financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions
- Support business planning and strategy through data-driven insights
- Monitor KPIs, revenue trends, costs, and profitability
- Perform cost benefit analysis and ROI analysis
- Collaborate with stakeholders (finance, operations, IT, leadership)
- Identify financial risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Support regulatory compliance and internal controls
- Create dashboards, reports, and presentations for management
Key Skills:
- Financial analysis & modeling
- Accounting principles (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query)
- SQL (data extraction)
- BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Business acumen
- Stakeholder communication
- Attention to detail
- Presentation & storytelling with data
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Statistics
- MBA / CFA / FRM / CA / CMA (preferred for senior roles)
- 2-7+ years of experience (depending on role level)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and variance reports
- Prepare financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions
- Support business planning and strategy through data-driven insights
- Monitor KPIs, revenue trends, costs, and profitability
- Perform cost benefit analysis and ROI analysis
- Collaborate with stakeholders (finance, operations, IT, leadership)
- Identify financial risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Support regulatory compliance and internal controls
- Create dashboards, reports, and presentations for management
Required Skills
Technical Skills
- Financial analysis & modeling
- Accounting principles (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query)
- SQL (data extraction)
- BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite preferred)
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Business acumen
- Stakeholder communication
- Attention to detail
- Presentation & storytelling with data
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Statistics
- MBA / CFA / FRM / CA / CMA (preferred for senior roles)
- 2 7+ years of experience (depending on role level)