# Variance Analysis

Skill · Finance and Accounting

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/variance-analysis

Variance analysis is a financial and management accounting technique that compares actual results to budgeted or planned figures to identify and explain differences. Finance professionals, controllers, and business analysts use it to investigate discrepancies in costs, revenues, or production efficiency and to inform corrective action. Common types include cost variance, price variance, and volume variance, often used in standard costing systems.

## Variance Analysis in the job market

- Open roles: 22
- Employers hiring: 19
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Variance Analysis

Measured from the 22 open roles that name Variance Analysis, not from a curated list.

- [Financial Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-modeling) — 17 roles (77.3%)
- [Microsoft Excel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-excel) — 11 roles (50.0%)
- [Forecasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/forecasting) — 9 roles (40.9%)
- [Budgeting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budgeting) — 6 roles (27.3%)
- [PowerPoint](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/powerpoint) — 5 roles (22.7%)
- [Financial Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-analysis) — 3 roles (13.6%)
- [Financial Forecasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-forecasting) — 3 roles (13.6%)
- [Google Sheets](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/google-sheets) — 3 roles (13.6%)

## Roles that use Variance Analysis

- [Financial Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-analyst) — 18
- [Financial Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for Variance Analysis

- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 4 open roles
- [Apollo Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/apollo-management) — 1 open role
- [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — 1 open role
- [Cambia Health Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambia-health-solutions) — 1 open role
- [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro) — 1 open role
- [Copper](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/copper) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Budgeting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budgeting), [Financial Forecasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-forecasting), [Cost Control](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cost-control), [Budget Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budget-management), [Cost Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cost-accounting), [Project Cost Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-cost-management), [Business Budgeting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/business-budgeting), [Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-planning-analysis-fp-a), [Management Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/management-accounting), [Cash Flow Forecasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cash-flow-forecasting), [Operating Budget](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/operating-budget), [Resource Consumption Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/resource-consumption-accounting)

## Open roles requiring Variance Analysis (22)

- [Financial Analyst, FP&A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/370b53bc-f0b0-4153-81f6-f9efa1e8a20d/financial-analyst-fp-a-at-hims-and-hers) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, US Remote, $100,000 – $125,000
- [Sr. FP&A Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3c90447d-355e-4a3e-a7ef-11687e69684a/sr-fp-a-manager-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Twinsburg, OH
- [Senior Strategic Finance Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/adf22dd3-954e-432d-83e7-7a814f530ccb/senior-strategic-finance-analyst-at-cambia-health-solutions) at [Cambia Health Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambia-health-solutions) — Full-time, $101,200 – $136,900
- [Director, Investment Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/abf2dfcf-902c-4f48-8a02-ea752b22543c/director-investment-accounting-at-apollo-management) at [Apollo Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/apollo-management) — El Segundo, CA, $190,000 – $250,000
- [Sr Director, Finance - FP & A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2763996e-486a-453f-b6d3-d85f5aab1071/sr-director-finance-fp-a-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — United States - California - Foster City, $243,100 – $314,600
- [Financial Analyst II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3e3311c0-fb1a-4918-9f05-f7b7bb7da34d/financial-analyst-ii-at-norwegian-cruise-line) at [Norwegian Cruise Line](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/norwegian-cruise-line) — Miami, FL
- [Senior Analyst, Distribution Finance (3PL Operations)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a28f20d5-8c8a-4a43-a74e-db712246c9b0/senior-analyst-distribution-finance-3pl-operations-at-levi-strauss-co) at [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — Full-time, $80,100 – $117,500
- [Division Finance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/978bb950-7859-4f85-bbb2-846420e47071/division-finance-manager-at-axiom-space) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Houston, TX
- [Sr. Analyst, Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4bfa08ae-e754-4886-a73a-ca2119347d47/sr-analyst-finance-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Philadelphia, PA
- [Financial Analyst III, Merrell](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cb50b73d-4597-4d27-b665-56e674d9f379/financial-analyst-iii-merrell-at-saucony) at [Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/saucony) — Full-time, Rockford, MI

All 22 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=da2843bd-1fb3-4001-b022-b89cf038f6d7