Cloud Business Analyst [FinOps]

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a Cloud Business Analyst with FinOps experience to strengthen the financial management and business value of cloud services. In this role, you will work across finance, engineering, product, procurement, and operations to analyze cloud costs, develop actionable insights, and support cost allocation, forecasting, optimization, and governance. The ideal candidate combines business analysis and communication skills with knowledge of cloud platforms, financial data, and FinOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud spending, usage, and cost trends across platforms, services, teams, and business units

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into FinOps processes, reporting requirements, and improvement opportunities

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and metrics covering cloud costs, budgets, forecasts, utilization, and optimization progress

• Support cloud cost allocation and showback or chargeback models, including tagging standards and cost attribution practices

• Investigate cost variances and anomalies, determine their causes, and work with technical teams to agree on appropriate actions

• Support cloud budget planning and forecasting by gathering assumptions, analyzing trends, and collaborating with finance teams and service owners

• Identify opportunities to optimize cloud consumption and spending, and track the financial impact of recommendations

• Facilitate discussions across finance, engineering, product, and business teams to build cost awareness and accountability

• Document business processes, requirements, data definitions, controls, and reporting specifications related to cloud financial management

• Assess the quality and consistency of cloud billing and usage data, and work with relevant teams to resolve gaps and discrepancies

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of FinOps governance, policies, controls, and operating practices

• Monitor cloud commitments, discounts, reservations, and savings plans, helping stakeholders assess utilization and financial impact

• Prepare clear presentations and recommendations for technical and nontechnical audiences, including senior stakeholders

• Track FinOps actions, decisions, risks, dependencies, and benefits, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis, financial analysis, cloud cost management, FinOps, or a related role

• Understanding of cloud billing, consumption-based pricing, and cost drivers across services such as compute, storage, networking, and databases

• Ability to analyze financial and operational data, identify trends and anomalies, and develop practical recommendations

• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements, defining processes, and translating stakeholder needs into reporting or analytical solutions

• Proficiency with spreadsheets and data visualization or reporting tools, such as Excel, Power BI, or equivalent platforms

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills

• Ability to communicate cost analysis and technical concepts clearly to finance, engineering, product, and business stakeholders

• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams with different priorities

• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost allocation, and financial reporting principles

• Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities while delivering accurate analysis on schedule

• Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a FinOps team or supporting the adoption of FinOps practices and governance

• Knowledge of the FinOps Framework, including its principles, capabilities, and operating model

• Experience using cloud cost management, billing, or optimization tools, including native cloud services or third-party platforms

• Experience developing cloud tagging strategies, cost allocation models, or showback and chargeback reporting

• Familiarity with SQL, data modeling, or data analysis tools for working with cloud billing and usage datasets

• Experience analyzing cloud commitments, reservations, savings plans, or other discount programs

• FinOps, cloud, business analysis, or financial analysis certification