FinOps Analyst

jda; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

jda in Hyderabad, India is seeking a FinOps Analyst to drive cloud cost allocation, anomaly detection, and optimization analyses across Azure environments. You will translate usage data into actionable financial insights for internal stakeholders.

You will build automated reports and dashboards (Power BI/Databricks) to improve visibility on cost, margin, and utilization, and apply AI/ML techniques to forecast spend and identify optimization opportunities at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, CS or related field.
• 3+ years in financial analysis, cloud cost management, or software asset management.
• Proficiency in SQL and Excel; Python is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and applying them to financial analysis or automation.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud cost allocation, anomaly detection, and optimization analysis across Azure environments.
• Build and maintain automated reports and dashboards for cost, margin, and utilization metrics.
• Leverage AI/ML to enhance anomaly detection, forecast cloud spend, and identify optimization opportunities.
• Analyze cognitive product margins and contribute to gross margin improvements.
• Maintain software asset inventory and track licenses and entitlements.
• Coordinate software renewal calendar with stakeholders for timely renewals.
• Identify AI-powered automation opportunities within FinOps and SAM workflows.
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, Procurement and IT to support cloud optimization and contract management.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Python

AI/ML concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/IT/CS

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Azure cost management tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support cloud cost allocation, anomaly detection, and optimization analysis across Azure environments, translating usage data into actionable financial insights
• Build and maintain automated reports and dashboards to improve FinOps visibility across cost, margin, and utilization metrics for internal stakeholders
• Leverage AI and machine learning techniques to enhance anomaly detection, forecast cloud spend, and identify cost optimization opportunities at scale
• Analyze cognitive product margins and contribute to gross margin improvement initiatives through data-driven recommendations
• Maintain the software asset inventory, ensuring accurate tracking of licenses, entitlements, and consumption across the organization
• Manage the third-party software renewal calendar, coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and cost-effective renewals
• Identify and prototype AI-powered automation opportunities within FinOps and SAM workflows — including contract analysis, license reconciliation, and spend alerting
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, Procurement, and IT teams to support both cloud optimization strategies and software contract management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in financial analysis, cloud cost management, software asset management, or a related role
• Proficiency in SQL and Excel; experience with Python is a plus
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and tools — experience applying them to financial analysis, anomaly detection, or automation workflows is a strong plus
• Hands-on experience with Azure cost management tools, Databricks, or Power BI is preferred
• Understanding of software licensing models — including SaaS, subscription, consumption-based, and perpetual structures
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to present findings clearly to finance and non-finance audiences
• Experience in enterprise SaaS, cloud technology, or supply chain industry is a plus

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