How to hire a corporate finance analyst

How to hire a corporate finance analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step corporate finance analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a corporate finance analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new corporate finance analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the corporate finance analyst you need to hire. Certain corporate finance analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect corporate finance analyst also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of corporate finance analysts and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Corporate Finance Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Corporate Finance Analyst	Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.	$25-52
   Analyst	Analysts are employees or individual contributors with a vast experience in a particular field that help the organization address challenges. They help the organization improve processes, policies, and other operations protocol by studying the current processes in place and determining the effectiveness of those processes... Show more	$25-47
   Equity Analyst	An equity analyst's role is to help clients navigate through stocks and bonds using their expertise. In a company setting, their responsibilities revolve around performing extensive research and analysis on areas such as the stock market, coordinating with different departments to gather necessary data, identifying new opportunities, preparing and analyzing the company's financial records, and creating forecast models... Show more	$32-75

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Financial Analysis
   • Strong Analytical
   • Financial Models
   • Hyperion
   • Balance Sheet
   • Due Diligence
   • Financial Data
   • Data Analysis
   • Reconciliations
   • Process Improvement
   • Financial Performance
   • SQL
   • Variance Analysis
   • GAAP

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead finance project team to create site-wide (Essbase) reporting system under extremely tight deadlines.
   • Develop, maintain financial models/applications (VBA Excel/Access) to automate and streamline business processes and perform financial analysis.
   • Record related journal entries and general ledger account reconciliations and functions using journal entry and account reconciliation software tools.
   • Provide technical expertise in process design and implementation of the new Hyperion general ledger system and associate reports.
   • Reconstruct, modify and maintain operating expense planning model in HYPERION.
   • Reduce errors and rework in daily operations via visual basic (VBA) macros and SQL manipulation.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your corporate finance analyst job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A corporate finance analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a corporate finance analyst in Louisiana may be lower than in Michigan, and an entry-level corporate finance analyst usually earns less than a senior-level corporate finance analyst. Additionally, a corporate finance analyst with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average corporate finance analyst salary

   $76,023yearly

   $36.55 hourly rate

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   Entry-level corporate finance analyst salary

   $52,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average corporate finance analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$94,142	$45
   2	Michigan	$86,233	$41
   3	Pennsylvania	$83,996	$40
   4	New York	$83,086	$40
   5	District of Columbia	$79,831	$38
   6	New Jersey	$79,224	$38
   7	Connecticut	$78,004	$38
   8	Washington	$77,779	$37
   9	Virginia	$77,677	$37
   10	North Carolina	$76,885	$37
   11	Massachusetts	$71,318	$34
   12	Indiana	$70,858	$34
   13	Delaware	$70,083	$34
   14	Ohio	$69,390	$33
   15	Oregon	$67,727	$33
   16	Texas	$67,000	$32
   17	Illinois	$66,740	$32
   18	Maine	$63,030	$30
   19	Colorado	$62,337	$30
   20	Hawaii	$60,068	$29

   Average corporate finance analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$133,543	$64.20	53
   2	Western Digital	$127,201	$61.15	5
   3	Ep Energy	$126,161	$60.65
   4	Conning	$121,571	$58.45	2
   5	Intuit	$117,759	$56.61	30
   6	BNY Mellon	$115,788	$55.67	31
   7	Intuitive Surgical	$115,684	$55.62	2
   8	MUFG EMEA	$115,381	$55.47
   9	Chegg	$115,355	$55.46
   10	Univar	$114,865	$55.22	2
   11	Five Below	$114,831	$55.21	3
   12	Cal	$113,849	$54.74
   13	Goldman Sachs	$113,830	$54.73	36
   14	Yahoo	$113,745	$54.69
   15	State Street	$113,387	$54.51	21
   16	Santander Private Banking International	$112,969	$54.31	18
   17	Waters	$112,839	$54.25	21
   18	Aera Energy	$111,785	$53.74
   19	William Blair	$111,301	$53.51	19
   20	Autodesk	$110,968	$53.35	13

4. Writing a corporate finance analyst job description

   A job description for a corporate finance analyst role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a corporate finance analyst job description:

   Corporate finance analyst job description example

   What You'll Contribute
   Gather data relative to existing competitor capabilities including solution features/functions, in-market workforce investments, roadmap insights and pricing strategies based on external and FICO internal sources.Gather data on market size and growth rates, regulatory and technology trends, to identify key competitor and market demand trends.Build models to compile data and analyze FICO product/solution markets, including estimates of the total addressable markets (TAM) and service addressable markets (SAM) given FICO technologies, products, distribution capabilities, etc.Gather market data from various internal and external sources, data transformation, create the data models/structures for efficient utilization of data for the decision making Analyze and formulate insights from this data to inform FICO business strategies and investments.Present findings and recommendations for consideration to key stakeholders in sales, marketing, technology, and finance organizations.
   
   What We're Seeking
   Ability to gather, integrate, store, maintain and report on competitive data elements.Very strong business analysis skills with experience in effectively converting data to usable intelligence. Experience working in a leading strategy or marketing consulting firm is a plus.Strong spreadsheet and database management skills - willingness to personally handle all aspects including data input, model building, analysis, and reporting.Ability to interpret and present the information by performing various data analysis Analyze data to identify gaps, inconsistencies and ensure completion of data in the required format Ability to effectively communicate findings to key stakeholders in an objective and compelling manner, both orally and in written reports.Knowledge of the software industry, including industry analyst reports, trade publications and other publicly available data sources addressing competitive offerings and relative capabilities, is preferred.A self-starter, comfortable working autonomously in the development of project plans, analysis requirements, timelines, and deliverables.BS degree in business administration, marketing, economics or an analysis-based discipline required; an emphasis on data analysis, statistics, business systems or software engineering a plus.
   
   Why Make a Move to FICO?
   
   At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today - Big Data analytics. You'll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive and prescriptive modeling, and much more.
   FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:
   Credit Scoring - 150+ billion FICO Scores have been sold to date, making it the most used credit score in the world.Fraud Detection and Security - 2.6+ billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.Lending - 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.Anti-Money Laundering - our solutions check more than half a billion transactions a day to prevent criminal schemes such as terrorist financing
   
   Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO's solutions, placing us among the world's top 100 software companies by revenue. We support many of the world's largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success.
   
   Our success is dependent on really talented people - just like you - who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that's nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We'll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!
   
   Learn more about how you can fulfill your potential at www.fico.com/Careers
   
   FICO values the benefit that diversity and a culture of inclusion bring to our workplace. We are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and we're proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find corporate finance analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your corporate finance analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit corporate finance analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting corporate finance analysts requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new corporate finance analyst

   Once you've found the corporate finance analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new corporate finance analyst first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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