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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. Right now 1,366 entry-level financial analyst jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

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?

22 of the 1,366 open entry-level financial analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 10 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

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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Open entry-level financial analyst jobs
1,366

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
22

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
10

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$89,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (414 with pay).

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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.

Across 414 open entry-level financial analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $77,000 to $108,000, with a median of $89,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

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

Where entry-level financial analyst jobs are

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Employers hiring financial analysts now

  • Creative Financial Staffing 23
  • Houlihan Lokey 21
  • Google 14
  • Raintree Systems 12
  • Anduril Industries 11
  • Direct Counsel 9
  • ClearanceJobs 8
  • Datadog 7
  • Sysco 7
  • Conagra Brands 6

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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?
22 of the 1,366 open entry-level financial analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 10 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
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.
How much does an entry-level financial analyst make?
Across 414 open entry-level financial analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $77,000 to $108,000, with a median of $89,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
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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