FinOps Analyst

QUICK USA; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,208 - 123,984; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Contract position (DOE)

Job summary

QUICK USA is seeking a seasoned FinOps Analyst to drive cloud cost management and AI-related financial governance from Plano, TX. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives for enterprise AI initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in FinOps/FP&A, strong Excel skills, and experience with BI dashboards like Power BI or Microsoft Fabric. This contract role offers hybrid work from Plano with potential travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years in Financial Operations (FinOps), FP&A, technology finance, procurement, or cloud cost management.
• Strong understanding of AI economics including token-based pricing, inference costs, cloud consumption, API pricing, and AI usage metrics.
• Experience designing and implementing showback, chargeback, billback, cost allocation, and cost recovery models.
• Knowledge of TCO, unit economics, cost optimization, ROI analysis, and business case development for tech investments.
• Experience analyzing enterprise software contracts, licensing, vendor negotiations, and financial governance.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and BI tools for financial reporting and dashboards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management for presenting insights to executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage AI FinOps processes including TCO, cost-to-value analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning for AI services.
• Design and administer showback, chargeback, and cost recovery models based on AI usage, token consumption, compute utilization, and business value.
• Analyze AI platform costs across cloud infrastructure, foundation models, licensing, APIs, and enterprise AI platforms to identify optimization opportunities.
• Partner with procurement, finance, legal, and technology teams to evaluate vendor contracts, pricing structures, renewals, and licensing strategies for AI solutions.
• Build financial dashboards and executive reporting that provide transparency into AI spend, utilization, adoption, unit economics, and ROI.
• Develop financial models that connect AI consumption, operational costs, and business outcomes to support investment decisions and value realization.
• Establish governance, financial controls, and reporting processes to ensure efficient and responsible AI spending.

Skills

FinOps

FP&A

Cloud cost management

Vendor negotiations

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Excel

Job description

Position

FinOps Analyst

Summary

Seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cloud AI FinOps, Cost & Contracts Analyst to support a newly established AI Business Strategy & Value Realization team. This position is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in financial operations, cloud cost management, vendor and contract administration, budgeting, forecasting, and technology investment analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing financial governance for enterprise AI initiatives, optimizing AI-related spending, managing vendor contracts, and delivering financial insights that maximize business value while ensuring fiscal accountability and operational excellence.

Essential Duties

• Develop and manage AI FinOps processes, including total cost of ownership (TCO), cost-to-value analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning for AI services.
• Design and administer showback, chargeback, and cost recovery models based on AI usage, token consumption, compute utilization, and business value.
• Analyze AI platform costs across cloud infrastructure, foundation models, licensing, APIs, and enterprise AI platforms to identify optimization opportunities.
• Partner with procurement, finance, legal, and technology teams to evaluate vendor contracts, pricing structures, renewals, and licensing strategies for AI solutions.
• Build financial dashboards and executive reporting that provide transparency into AI spend, utilization, adoption, unit economics, and ROI.
• Develop financial models that connect AI consumption, operational costs, and business outcomes to support investment decisions and value realization.
• Establish governance, financial controls, and reporting processes to ensure efficient and responsible AI spending.

Working Hours / Working style

09:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday
Hybrid
Occasional Business trip is required.

Working Location

Plano, TX

Salary / Benefit

$80-$90/hr (DOE, Contract)

Holidays

Saturday, Sunday and Company holidays

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Operations (FinOps), financial planning and analysis (FP&A), technology finance, procurement, or cloud cost management.
• Strong understanding of AI economics, including token-based pricing, inference costs, cloud consumption, API pricing, model licensing, and AI usage metrics.
• Experience designing and implementing showback, chargeback, billback, cost allocation, and cost recovery models.
• Knowledge of total cost of ownership (TCO), unit economics, cost optimization, ROI analysis, and business case development for technology investments.
• Experience analyzing enterprise software contracts, licensing agreements, vendor negotiations, and financial governance.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and experience using BI tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Fabric for financial reporting and executive dashboards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership.