Seeker Research
Original analysis based on aggregate career intelligence data collected through Seeker. Sample: 76,403 job postings.
Hiring Data|October 13, 2026
What Financial Analyst hiring actually asks for (October 2026 data)
By Seeker Research
Here are the skills that set Financial Analyst job postings apart: the ones they ask for far more often than job postings overall.
8.7% of Financial Analyst job postings ask for Financial Reporting.
Across all job postings it's 1.192%, so Financial Analyst roles ask for it 7.3 times as often.
What else Financial Analyst postings ask for
- Financial Analysis: 7.0% of these postings, 6.8 times the share across all job postings.
- Internal Controls: 5.7% of these postings, 7.1 times the share across all job postings.
- GAAP: 4.2% of these postings, 8.0 times the share across all job postings.
Data: 6,645 of 76,403 Financial Analyst postings in SeekerScore's job index on Oct 12, 2026.
Methodology
Based on analysis of 76,403 job listings.
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