Cloud FinOps Analyst

Description

The Cloud FinOps Analyst will be responsible to set the strategy and serve as a subject matter expert in the FinOps practice, cloud service costs monitoring and alerts, lead the Cloud Community of practice and provide best practices and governance on cloud services and standards. They will be responsible for developing, maintaining, governing and supporting the cloud optimization practices for our cloud infrastructure. This role will be a blend of hands on, partnering with our finance organization, working with vendors, coordinating with other technical and business teams around their plans and setting strategy on future use-based savings.

The Challenge

• Support the monthly cloud budget process and monthly Invoice approval process by providing reporting, cost allocation and ownership of the Cloud POs
• Support stakeholders by providing visibility on cloud spend and analysis of the spend through custom and ad hoc reporting
• Monitor cloud consumption at the appropriate levels of granularity and set policies to detect cost spikes, budget overage detection and anomaly detection and resolution
• Build dashboards and automated reporting that support the teams mission to provide insight into cloud spend, usage, financial reporting and commitment to spend tracking leveraging tools like CloudHealth, JIRA, Looker Dashboards etc
• Design, develop, and maintain reports and KPIs that provide detailed usage statistics of resources across the cloud landscape
• Support the Cloud Community of Practice (CCoP) and provide back up to the team on various CCoP events
• Participate in business case development, cost modeling, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Participate in automating, integrating, and maturing the Cloud FinOps processes and data
• Support the VMO in implementing and supporting SaaS governance process
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business/Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Knowledge of Python, SQL, APIs and experience in building dashboards and automated reporting will be a plus
• 7 years of experience in financial operations or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 2 years of IT experience or 2 years of experience working with multiple cloud providers; Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI
• Experience managing cloud spending data to identify areas to optimize or reduce costs
• Experience in FinOps practices; FinOps certification and Cloud certification is a plus
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, i.e.,Knowledge of cloud financial practices and cost controls, usage, patterns, and pricing
• Knowledge of financial and accounting principles and practices
• Legally authorized to work for any US employer
  
  

Desired Capabilities

• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with technical teams and financial teams and effectively communicate information at all organizational levels including executive leadership
• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills
• Comfortable working in a changing environment and ability to deal with ambiguity
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
  
  

At Global Payments our vision is to be “Champions of Inclusion.” We are fully committed and focused on creating a better tomorrow in the communities in which we live and work. We aspire to ensure fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for all team members. We believe all team members should be able to bring their true, authentic selves to the workplace and feel accepted, engaged and understood.

Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package to all of our team members, including medical, dental and vision care, EAP programs, paid time off, recognition programs, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service. To learn more, review our Benefits page at: https://jobs.globalpayments.com/en/why-global-payments/benefits/