368,634open jobs
9,437companies
50,578added this week
Browse all
Location
Remote (Kenya, South Africa)
Seniority
Junior · 2+ years exp
Overview
Company
Impact
Profile match
Pavago is an offshore recruitment and staffing firm that helps small and medium-sized businesses source, hire, and manage pre-vetted remote talent from regions like Latin America, South Asia, and Africa. Headquartered in the United States, the company specializes in placing remote professionals across functional areas including operations, product management, software engineering, digital marketing, and customer support.

Financial Analyst / Data Analyst (FP&A, SQL, BI & Financial Modeling)

Full-Time Remote | U.S. Business Hours

About the Role

We’re hiring a highly analytical and data-driven Financial Analyst / Data Analyst to help transform financial and operational data into actionable business insights.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys:

  • financial modeling,
  • business intelligence,
  • reporting,
  • forecasting,
  • and turning complex datasets into clear strategic recommendations.

You’ll work closely with leadership, finance, operations, and cross-functional teams to improve visibility into company performance and support smarter decision-making through accurate reporting and analysis.

This role combines:

  • FP&A,
  • financial analysis,
  • data analytics,
  • dashboarding,
  • and business intelligence.

What You’ll Own

Financial Modeling & Strategic Analysis

  • Build and maintain:
    • 3-statement financial models
    • ROI models
    • IRR calculations
    • break-even analyses
    • forecasting models
  • Conduct:
    • scenario analysis
    • sensitivity analysis
    • variance analysis
  • Support strategic business and investment decisions with financial insights
  • Improve model accuracy and reporting reliability

Data Analysis & Business Intelligence

  • Query and analyze large datasets using SQL
  • Extract and transform financial and operational data
  • Identify:
    • trends,
    • anomalies,
    • risks,
    • and growth opportunities
  • Build scalable reporting frameworks and KPI tracking systems
  • Ensure data consistency and reporting accuracy across teams

Dashboards & Executive Reporting

  • Build dashboards using:
    • Power BI
    • Tableau
    • Looker
  • Prepare:
    • monthly reporting packages
    • KPI dashboards
    • executive summaries
    • board-level reporting
  • Present actionable insights clearly to leadership and stakeholders
  • Improve reporting visibility across departments

Forecasting & Budget Support

  • Support rolling forecasts and budgeting processes
  • Incorporate real-time business performance into forecasting models
  • Analyze budget vs. actual performance
  • Help leadership understand operational and financial drivers

Data Quality & Governance

  • Validate datasets and reporting outputs for accuracy
  • Maintain documentation for:
    • models,
    • methodologies,
    • assumptions,
    • and reporting logic
  • Improve data hygiene and reporting consistency
  • Ensure reporting processes remain scalable and repeatable

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with:
    • finance,
    • operations,
    • sales,
    • and leadership teams
  • Translate data into actionable business recommendations
  • Help stakeholders understand performance metrics and trends
  • Support strategic planning and operational decision-making

Required Experience & Skills

  • 2+ years of experience in:
    • financial analysis,
    • FP&A,
    • business intelligence,
    • or data analytics
  • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills:
    • pivot tables
    • INDEX/MATCH
    • nested formulas
    • macros
    • scenario modeling
  • Strong SQL skills for querying and joining datasets
  • Experience preparing:
    • variance analyses
    • management reporting
    • KPI dashboards
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with:
    • Python
    • R
    • advanced analytics workflows
  • Familiarity with:
    • Tableau
    • Power BI
    • Looker
  • ERP experience:
    • NetSuite
    • SAP
    • Oracle
  • Experience in:
    • SaaS
    • finance
    • healthcare
    • professional services
  • Exposure to forecasting and strategic finance initiatives

What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You enjoy solving business problems through data
  • You can simplify complex financial insights clearly
  • You combine strong technical skills with business thinking
  • You care deeply about accuracy and reporting quality
  • You proactively identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities
  • You thrive in fast-paced, data-driven environments

What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Pull and analyze financial and operational data using SQL
  • Update forecasting and financial models with new actuals
  • Build or refine dashboards for leadership reporting
  • Conduct variance analysis and identify performance trends
  • Collaborate with finance and operations teams on reporting needs
  • Prepare executive-ready insights and recommendations
  • Improve reporting workflows and automate repetitive tasks

In short:

You help leadership make smarter, faster decisions by turning raw financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Forecast accuracy within target ranges
  • Timely delivery of reporting and dashboards
  • Reduction in reporting errors and inconsistencies
  • Quality and usability of dashboards and insights
  • Positive stakeholder feedback on analysis and recommendations
  • Improved visibility into business performance and KPIs

Why This Role Stands Out

  • High visibility across finance and leadership teams
  • Blend of finance, analytics, and business intelligence
  • Exposure to strategic planning and operational decision-making
  • Opportunity to build scalable reporting infrastructure
  • Strong growth path into:
    • Senior FP&A
    • Business Intelligence
    • Strategic Finance
    • Analytics Leadership

Interview Process

  • Initial Phone Screen
  • Video Interview with Recruiter
  • Practical Assessment (financial model or dashboard exercise)
  • Client Interview
  • Offer & Onboarding

Apply Now

If you:

  • love financial modeling and analytics,
  • enjoy working with data and dashboards,
  • can translate numbers into strategic insights,
  • and thrive in fast-moving business environments,

this role is a strong fit for you.

Free account
Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.
One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.
Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.
368,634 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.
Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.
3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.
Create a free account
Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Your match

How well do you fit this role?
Two answers are enough for a real match. No account needed.
Check my fit
Answers stay in this browser until you create an account.

Recommended for you based on this role

Similar stack
Same company
In your city
$103k – $213k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Singapore
SQL
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
Design
Figma
Management
Confluence
Jira
Marketing
Mixpanel
Apply
$320k per year • In office • Contractor • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
SQL
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Anthropic
Cybersecurity
CAPA
Analytics
Power BI
Apply
$108k – $135k per year • Equity 0.1–1% • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • London
Go
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Embeddings
LLM
RAG
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
React.js
DevOps
GCP
Vercel
GitHub
Design
Figma
Apply
Data Engineer 4 days ago
$17k – $41k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bengaluru • Pune
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
Git
Google Cloud Run
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Apply
$21k – $55k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Mumbai • Pune • Bengaluru
JavaScript
Node JS
Perl
SQL
TypeScript
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Git
Kubernetes
Apply
Remote • 3+ years exp
SQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Apply
$43k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Remote • 3+ years exp
SQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Apply
Remote • 5+ years exp
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
C#
C#
.NET
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Rest API
Apply
Remote • 5+ years exp
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
C#
C#
.NET
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Rest API
Apply
$16k – $45k per year (Estimated) • Remote • 5+ years exp
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
C#
C#
.NET
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Rest API
Apply
See all jobs
This is one of many
368,634 more open roles from verified company boards, updated every day.