Cloud FinOps Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive increased visibility into all the financial aspects (capacity, usage, cost and value) of the Cloud Portfolio 
Establish analytical and reporting capabilities to enable cloud cost planning and performance benchmarking
Create cloud usage and cost reporting to grant the needed transparency into our cloud portfolio and enable us to proactively manage all aspects of cloud usage and spend
Establish analytical reporting which will drive financial rigor (capacity provisioning, capacity usage, KPIs, etc) to support cost and optimization efforts.
Bring an ‘end to end’ perspective on Technology Cloud investments; partner with relevant stakeholders and provide analysis, reporting and presentations to effectively communicate the ROI and Strategic Value of our Cloud investments.
Work with various tech teams and stakeholders to provide the needed analytical supports to help in their ongoing cloud optimization efforts
Implement regular communications with stakeholders on opportunities to achieve higher cloud cost optimization.

WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor's degree (preferably a masters degree) in Data Analytics, Statistics or Data Science
Strong understanding of public cloud provider platforms and services (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
7+ years experience in cloud spend (cash flow & amortized) reporting, financial modeling, economic/profit analysis, financial planning and/or portfolio management. Experience in a Fortune 500 consumer products, retail, technology, and/or digital/ecommerce company is preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of public cloud provider billing methods and concepts
Proficiency using third-party or cloud-native cloud cost reporting products and tools (e.g. CloudHealth, Cloudability, Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Mgmt+Billing)
Working knowledge of financial close activities and accounting principles
Validated strong financial analysis skills; proven ability to complete sophisticated quantitative and qualitative analysis, financial and/or valuation models
Strong executive presence; ability to present POV clearly and influence leaders through presentation, logical reasoning, and scenario alternatives
Work independently with large amounts of data, deal with ambiguity, be organized
Problem solve through curiosity, diving deep, finding solutions, delivering results
Strong PowerPoint and Excel experience
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple concurrent projects