FinOps Analyst, Cox Enterprises

FinOps Analyst

Cox Enterprises

Location:

United States, Atlanta ▼

Burlington

Category:

Finance

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

79400.00 - 119000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Cox Automotive is hiring a Financial Analyst, FinOps. The Financial Analyst, FinOps will work across Cox Automotive to direct and perform financial analysis and reporting activities in support of short- and long-range technology strategy and operating budgets, focusing on Cloud platform providers and SaaS software. Creates accounting charge backs for an expanding roster of strategic technology vendors. Evaluates data and performs analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for technology spend, trended future requirements and operating forecasts. Develops, implements and monitors financial performance metrics, focusing on Cloud consumption. Consults with product development teams and executive leadership to share cost trends, cost drivers, and optimization opportunities.

Job Responsibility:

Create monthly accounting chargeback and showbacks for strategic technology spend to allocate costs to different business units or projects
Identify and alert on cloud cost anomalies in a timely fashion
Think independently to solve difficult data problems
Collate, analyze, and prioritize technology optimization recommendations and calculate potential savings
Monitor ongoing cloud expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities, such as unused or underutilized resources
Over time, develop expertise to provide expert knowledge of cloud cost optimization strategies (e.g. rightsizing, reservations, scheduling and scaling, etc.)
Collaborate with product engineering teams to implement cost optimization recommendations and best practices
Utilize data to tell compelling stories by visualizing technology usage, driving technology cost optimization practices within product engineering teams
Stay up to date with industry trends and regulations related to FinOps and technology cost optimization
Generate regular reports and dashboards to provide visibility into technology spending and cost trends
Conduct in-depth cost analysis to identify cost drivers and areas for improvement
Conduct analysis of multiple complex cost proposals
Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of demonstrated accounting and finance experience
Experience in IT financial management or FinOps
Detailed understanding of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform product line or other Cloud offerings
Strong business acumen, analytical, and with a degree of technical depth or strong interest in adding technical depth
Interested in developing deep knowledge of how purchased technology services are used to meet business needs
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Extensive experience with Microsoft Office products with an emphasis on Excel (particularly the use of PivotTables, graphing, and relevant formulas)
Exhibit sound business judgement, an ability to influence others, analytical skills, and a track record of taking ownership and influencing results
Experience driving high-impact projects spanning multiple teams and numerous stakeholders

What we offer:

Generous compensation & bonus structure
Flexible time off policies
Amazing healthcare plans at low cost to you
Free access to Care.com
Funds to pay for classes, certifications or school
Free access to Calm + counseling for mental wellbeing

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 26, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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