Handling financial products, reporting on revenue, overseeing budgets, or auditing financial processes within a company falls under the scope of a Finance Analyst. These analysts have many responsibilities and spend their time overseeing the financial processes of a business.
A Finance Analyst usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Completing reports, journals and audits
• Managing fixed assets
• Handling tax submissions and reviews
• Conducting audit procedures
• Reconciling accounts
• Tracking budgets
• Forecasting and projecting
• Reducing costs and expenses
• Implementing financial processes
• Reviewing reports, income and expenditure
• Checking data integrity
• Working with auditors, analysts, executives and managers
• Using Excel and financial software
Skills
• Keen team players
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Proficiency in using financial and computer applications
• Innovative ideas
• Effective leadership abilities
• First rate capabilities in financial reporting, analysis and accounting
• Being approachable and confident
• Attentive to details
• Learn quickly
• Being mature and professional
• Being ethical and dependable
• Investigative thinking
Education
People who work in a Finance Analyst position have at least a first Degree. Their Bachelor's Degree is typically in Accounting, Finance or Business. These professionals also join professional bodies and associations and have CPA certifications. Many analysts also hold a Master's Degree.
- Senior Finance Analyst
- Public Finance Analyst
- Project Finance Analyst
- Junior Finance Analyst
- Graduate Finance Analyst
- Corporate Finance Analyst
- Client Finance Analyst
- Finance Research Analyst
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- Ups Finance
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- Accounting Clerk
- Audit Manager
- Audit Senior
- Auditor
- Bank Manager
- Bookkeeper
- Business Management
- Controller
- Credit Analyst
- Data Management
- Entry Level Financial Analyst
- File Clerk
- Finance Manager
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Associate
- Financial Consultant
- Financial Planning Manager
- Financial Reporting Manager
- Fraud Investigator
- Insurance Agent
- Insurance Sales
- Internal Audit
- Investment Banking
- Leasing Agent
- Leasing Consultant
- Loan Officer
- Premium Auditor
- Private Equity
- Relationship Manager
- Risk Management
- Tax Manager