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Entry-level financial analyst jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A financial analyst studies a company's numbers: budgets, forecasts and results compared with plan. The entry version builds models and reports for a manager to use.

What a financial analyst does

In the finance and accounting family of jobs. Roles that keep the books, check the numbers and pay the bills.

A typical day

  1. 1. Update budgets and forecasts
  2. 2. Build financial models in Excel
  3. 3. Explain variances
  4. 4. Prepare management reports
  5. 5. Support month-end

Do you need experience?

Entry-level financial analyst jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.

Open entry-level financial analyst jobs

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Skills for financial analyst jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Excel and modeling
  2. 2. Accounting basics
  3. 3. Presentation of numbers
  4. 4. SQL or BI tools
  5. 5. Business judgment

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The market for financial analyst work

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among financial and investment analysts, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Financial and investment analysts”, the closest match to this job.

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Questions about financial analyst jobs

What does a financial analyst do?
A financial analyst studies a company's numbers: budgets, forecasts and results compared with plan. The entry version builds models and reports for a manager to use. A typical day includes: update budgets and forecasts; build financial models in excel; explain variances; prepare management reports; support month-end.
Can I get an entry-level financial analyst job with no experience?
Entry-level financial analyst jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
What skills do you need to be a financial analyst?
The skills this job uses most are excel and modeling, accounting basics, presentation of numbers, SQL or BI tools, business judgment. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
Where can a financial analyst job lead?
People in this job commonly move to business analyst, credit analyst, investment or research analyst. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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