Senior FinOps Analyst

Aptean# Senior Fin Ops Analyst##

Job Description Overview  Senior Fin Ops Technical Analyst, Cost & Revenue Strategy  Alpharetta, GA (Onsite)    We are seeking a Fin Ops Technical Analyst to bridge the gap between Technology, Cloud Engineering, R&D, and Corporate Finance (FP&A). This role is responsible for driving the business value of our technology and cloud spend, ensuring AWS and Azure costs are accurately reported, understood, and aligned to business revenue at a global scale.  

This is a technology-first role with strong financial acumen — not a traditional finance analyst position. The ideal candidate is hands-on in cloud platforms, understands how systems are built and consumed, and can translate that usage into clear cost, unit economics, and total cost of ownership insights.  About

The Role  The Fin Ops Technical Analyst sits at the intersection of technology, finance, and the business. You will work closely with Cloud Engineering, R&D teams, Architecture, and FP&A to understand what is being built, how it is consumed, and what it means from a cost and revenue perspective.  Fin Ops in this role goes beyond cloud alone and extends to technology spend as a whole within a global software organization.

You will be expected to go directly to source systems, analyze usage and configurations, and clearly explain cost drivers, variances, and optimization opportunities to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  

Key Responsibilities  FP&A Collaboration & Cost-to-Revenue Strategy  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 the technical and business drivers behind cost variances  Hands-On Cloud Cost Review & Optimization  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  Data Visualization & Dashboards  Build unified, cross-cloud dashboards using advanced SQL and Power BI (or similar analytics tools) that merge AWS, Azure, and internal financial data  Enable stakeholders to slice and dice costs by product, environment, team, or business unit  Create executive-level summaries highlighting cost efficiency trends, optimization outcomes, and forecasting insights  Governance & Enablement  Define and enforce tagging and metadata standards required for accurate and complete cost allocation  Establish repeatable Fin Ops and reporting practices that scale across a global organization  Serve as a subject-matter expert for technology cost transparency and Fin Ops 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 & Technical Requirements  5+ years of experience in Fin Ops, 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…