Remote Junior Financial Analyst – Data & Reconciliation

CertiK International; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with company matching

Life and AD&D insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

CertiK is seeking an entry-level Financial Analyst to join our US finance team. You will maintain records, scrub data, and support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and solid communication. This remote-friendly role offers a target salary of $60,000–$80,000 and comprehensive benefits to help you build foundational corporate finance experience.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or in process of completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or related field.
• Minimum GPA of 3.6.
• Completion of mid-level finance and accounting courses.
• Proficient with excel, word, and powerpoint, with a strong emphasis on data manipulation.
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Data Maintenance & Record Keeping: Maintain, scrub, and organize large sets of financial records, ensuring absolute data integrity across ledgers and reporting systems.
• Reconciliations & Variance Investigation: Assist with and perform detailed daily and monthly reconciliations (e.g., bank, revenue, COGS), including the rigorous investigation of variances and discrepancies.
• General Accounting Support: Provide comprehensive general accounting support, including preparing journal entries and organizing month-end close documentation.
• Analysis & Modeling: Assist with financial modeling, statistical analysis, and provide support with the budget and forecasting process.
• Reporting: Present data-driven recommendations to the finance team based on variance analysis and special project findings.
• Process Improvement: Support senior analysts in streamlining financial reporting workflows (bonus points for familiarity with tools like Python or Google Apps Script to assist in automating routine reconciliation tasks).

Skills

Record maintenance

Data scrub / data manipulation

Reconciliations

Month-end close support

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance

Tools

Python

Google Apps Script

Job description

CertiK is seeking an entry-level Financial Analyst to join our US finance team. You will maintain records, scrub data, and support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and solid communication. This remote-friendly role offers a target salary of $60,000–$80,000 and comprehensive benefits to help you build foundational corporate finance experience.