Senior Finops Analyst

As a Senior FinOps Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing financial performance, providing actionable insights, and fostering a cost-conscious culture throughout the organization. Your expertise will directly support key business objectives, such as achieving EBITDA targets, improving resource utilization, and enhancing our overall cloud governance maturity.
What Youll Do:
Financial Optimization:
Analyze cloud usage and spend to identify optimization opportunities and deliver actionable insights and recommendations.
Develop, refine, and monitor cloud cost allocation and chargeback models.
Lead cost-saving initiatives such as rightsizing, reserved instance planning, and waste reduction.
Reporting and Insights:
Build and maintain FinOps dashboards to provide real-time visibility into cloud costs and usage trends.
Present financial insights to stakeholders, highlighting key drivers and trends in spend.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with engineering, finance, procurement, and cloud operations teams to align on financial objectives and cost-saving strategies.
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
Experience:
5+ years of experience in financial analysis, cloud cost management, or a related field, with a strong focus on FinOps or cloud financial governance.
Proven track record of identifying and implementing cost-saving initiatives in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Technical Skills: Proficiency with cloud cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, CloudHealth, or similar).
Advanced knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets and familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
Ability to analyze large datasets and provide clear, actionable insights. Experience with Container cost reporting and optimization Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation principles. Experience with TCO analysis and financial modeling for cloud and IT infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications: FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional certification (or a strong willingness to achieve certification within the first six months).