Financial Analyst job description template with salary range

Financial Analyst
Location: [City, State] (on-site / hybrid / remote in [states])

About the role
You'll build the models and forecasts that guide our spending and growth.

What you'll do
• Build and maintain financial models
• Prepare budgets and forecasts
• Analyse variances and explain them
• Support leadership with ad-hoc analysis

What you'll bring
• Strong spreadsheet modelling
• Understanding of financial statements
• Clear communication

Compensation
Pay: $[MIN]–$[MAX] per year, based on experience and skills.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus.

Benefits
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• [Retirement plan and employer match]
• [Number] days of paid time off, plus paid holidays
• [Other benefits: parental leave, learning budget, etc.]

[Company] is an equal opportunity employer.

What makes this posting compliant

• A specific pay range. 15 states currently require a salary or wage range in job postings: California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Use the minimum and maximum you genuinely expect to pay.
• Variable pay, described. Several laws also ask for a general description of bonuses, commissions or other compensation. The template includes a line for it.
• Benefits. Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey and Washington also require a general description of benefits. The benefits block covers that; list what you actually offer.
• Where the job is done.Which law applies depends on where the role can be performed. For remote roles, name the states you’ll hire in, because each one’s law can apply.

Common mistake for this role: If a bonus is part of pay, describe it in the posting where state law asks for other compensation.

Thresholds, cities and effective dates differ by state; see every state that requires salary ranges or format a range with the pay range builder.