Senior FinOps Analyst
About the role
The FinOps Technical Analyst bridges the gap between Technology, Cloud Engineering, R&D, and Corporate Finance (FP&A). This role drives the business value of technology and cloud spend, ensuring accurate reporting and alignment with business revenue.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with FP&A to correlate cloud and technology costs to specific products, services, or revenue streams to enable unit economics.
Report on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), clearly explaining Natural vs. Gross costs and margin impact to non-technical audiences.
Support monthly Actual vs. Budget reviews, identifying technical and business drivers behind cost variances.
Perform deep-dive analysis within AWS Cost Explorer and Azure Cost Management to investigate usage patterns and cost anomalies.
Drill down to resource-level details to explain why specific products, environments, or services are driving higher costs.
Identify inefficiencies such as orphaned resources, underutilized services, or suboptimal configurations.
Partner with Cloud Architects to recommend, track, and measure ROI from AWS Savings Plans and Azure Reservations.
Build unified, cross-cloud dashboards using advanced SQL and Power BI (or similar analytics tools) that merge AWS, Azure, and internal financial data.
Create executive-level summaries highlighting cost efficiency trends, optimization outcomes, and forecasting insights.
Define and enforce tagging and metadata standards required for accurate and complete cost allocation.
Serve as a subject-matter expert for technology cost transparency and FinOps best practices.
About You
Strong technical background with hands-on experience in AWS and Azure environments.
Comfortable navigating cloud platforms to analyze configurations, usage, and cost drivers directly.
Financial acumen with experience partnering with FP&A or performing cost, budget, and variance analysis.
Advanced SQL skills with experience building dashboards in Power BI or similar BI tools.
Ability to clearly explain complex technical and financial concepts to diverse audiences.
Comfortable operating in a global, cross-functional environment.
Experience partnering closely with FP&A and technology teams in a cross-functional environment.
FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification preferred.
Technical Requirements
5+ years of experience in FinOps, Cloud Cost Management, or Technology Financial Management roles.
Hands-on experience working directly with AWS Cost Explorer and Azure Cost Management / Azure Advisor.
Strong technical background with the ability to navigate cloud platforms to analyze usage, configurations, and cost drivers.
Advanced SQL skills, including joining and analyzing large billing and usage datasets.
Extensive experience building dashboards and reports using Power BI or similar BI/analytics tools.
Solid understanding of P&L structures, accrual accounting, and cloud billing cycles.
Proven ability to translate technical usage and cost data into financial and business insights.
What's in it for you?
Aptean offers competitive pay and robust benefit plans along with the opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, flexible, and casual environment. Aptean is a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions, serving over 10,000 highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 80 countries.