Job Summary:  The Cloud FinOps Analyst owns the full FinOps Lifecycle (Inform, Optimize, and Operate) and works very closely with the Information Technology and Finance leadership teams to analytically optimize our Cloud usage within business requirements, leading to maximum cost savings.

Essential Functions:

• Permanent Cost Optimization for all Cloud providers
• Plan, manage and deliver all FinOps projects
• Support the Finance and IT teams at each step of the FinOps Lifecycle
• Create FinOps best practices across the board, with cost optimization, efficiency and stability in mind at all times
• Organize data-driven and proactive financial management of our cloud tenants
• Use analytical techniques to assess spending patterns, identify trends, cost inefficiencies and cost drivers
• Provide billing reports to Finance, related to AWS, Azure and GCP client pass-through costs
• Work with Sales to determine estimated client storage and hosting pass-through costs
• Work with internal departments to determine budgets and monitor spend
• Propose and implement efficient and actionable solutions to all FinOps challenges (including, but not limited to: cost optimization, reservation & plan management, forecasting, usage reporting, cost visibility)
• Effectively communicate with business stakeholders, share analytical findings and proposed solutions to facilitate a common understanding of our current strategies and forecasting.

The most successful candidates for this role will have:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in a similar position
• Demonstrated understanding of FinOps processes, strategies and methods
• Excellent knowledge of Cloud Infrastructures, especially AWS (but Azure and GCP as well)
• Familiar knowledge of cloud cost management tools (such as CloudHealth, Cloudability or others)
• Good understanding of a SaaS platform & business model
• Ability to prioritize, manage projects, and communicate effectively
• Advanced Excel and / or Google Sheets user
• Experience developing systems that improve cost optimization and efficiency
• Growth mindset and interest in giving and receiving feedback with the goal of continuous improvement
• Excellent effectiveness strategies (organization, time management, and follow-up skills)
• Results & detail oriented and committed to operational excellence
• Self-sufficient with the ability to ask questions and request help when needed

Nice to have:

• Prior experience with Google Workspace
• A FinOps certification (Certified Practitioner or other)

AI Fluency

• This role operates in an AI-augmented environment
• We expect fluency in using AI tools to accelerate your own work, and the judgment to critically evaluate and correct AI output rather than take it at face value.