Financial Data Analyst Remote

Jobs via Dice; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial services provider is looking for a Financial Data Analyst to support financial planning and analysis in a remote capacity. The role involves examining hosting cost trends, forecasting expenses, and creating financial models using Excel and SQL data. Candidates should have a background in finance or accounting, with strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel. The position offers competitive hourly pay ranging from $35 to $60, along with various benefits. Applications are due by Feb 20, 2026.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of financial analysis experience, ideally supporting IT or technology organizations.
• Experience extracting and transforming data from SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cost drivers across on-prem data centers, private cloud, and public cloud.
• Build and maintain forecasts for hosting charge.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field

Tools

Apptio Cloudability

Power BI

Microsoft SQL

Job description

Financial Data Analyst

Division: IT Infrastructure & Hosting Services

Location: Fully Remote – Must be US based.

Overview

The IT Infrastructure organization is seeking a Financial Data Analyst to support financial planning, analysis, and reporting across all hosting-related activities. This role is critical to understanding, forecasting, and optimizing the costs of on‑premises data centers, private cloud platforms, and public cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze cost drivers across on‑prem data centers, private cloud, and public cloud environments.
• Provide clear insights into hosting cost trends and consumption patterns.
• Build and maintain monthly, quarterly, and multi‑year forecasts for hosting charge.
• Track budget burndown and identify risks and opportunities versus plan.
• Use Apptio Cloudability to monitor, interpret, and report on public cloud spend.
• Analyze usage patterns to support optimization and forecasting efforts.
• Extract data from Microsoft SQL databases and transform it into Excel‑based financial models.
• Develop scalable models to support scenario analysis and long‑range planning.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, including variance analysis and executive summaries.
• Create cost transparency dashboards to support leadership decision‑making.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of chargeback and showback models for internal business units.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve utilization, and optimize infrastructure and cloud spend.
• Partner with technical teams to validate assumptions and savings opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of financial analysis experience, ideally supporting IT or technology organizations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and scenario modeling.
• Experience extracting and transforming data from SQL databases.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large, complex datasets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, especially when working with technical partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud financial management tools, particularly Apptio Cloudability.
• Understanding of public cloud pricing models (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Familiarity with IT infrastructure concepts such as compute, storage, networking, and data center operations.

Experience with Chargeback/Showback Financial Models

• Experience using Power BI or similar data visualization tools.

Details

• 100% remote – must be based in the US.

• Pay: $35 – $60 per hour, based on related experience.

• Pay cycle: weekly.

• Benefits: medical, dental & vision offered.

• Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST).

Job Type & Location

Contract position based out of Farmington, CT.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 – $60.00 per hour.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: medical, dental & vision, critical illness, accident, and hospital; 401(k) retirement plan (pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available); life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for employee and dependents); short and long‑term disability; health spending account (HSA); transportation benefits; employee assistance program; time off/leave (PTO, vacation or sick leave).

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 20, 2026.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.