IS Financial Analyst

FinOps Weekly; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly in Columbus, OH is seeking a Financial Analyst to manage IT operating and capital expenditures, forecast budgets, and provide governance across a multi-cloud environment.

You will partner with cloud, engineering, and IT leadership to optimize cloud spend, build ROI analyses, dashboards, and executive reports that guide strategic technology investments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years IT financial management or financial analysis experience.
• Hands-on cloud billing experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Strong communication and ability to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT operating and capital expenditures, budgets, forecasts, and multi-year plans.
• Support vendor negotiations and ad hoc financial analysis for strategic decisions.
• Ensure financial decisions align with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee cloud spend across multiple vendors and identify optimization opportunities.
• Analyze cloud usage, reservations, savings plans, and rightsizing opportunities.
• Develop dashboards and executive reports on technology spend and ROI.

Skills

Cloud billing

AWS

Azure

GCP

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Excel

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

# IS Financial AnalystColumbusFinOpsNot Specified30/07/2026Full-timeHybridFavoriteAccess Job## Job Description## About the RoleThis position is responsible for managing, analyzing, and optimizing technology spending across a complex healthcare environment. The work centers on transparent cost management, accurate forecasting, financial governance, and support for data-driven investment decisions tied to clinical, operational, and strategic priorities.The role partners with cloud, engineering, and IT leadership teams to manage cloud spend across multiple vendors, improve visibility into cost drivers, and apply FinOps practices. It also supports software licensing optimization for major vendors, including compliance, renewal tracking, and cost efficiency.In addition, the role develops financial analyses for technology initiatives such as clinical systems, infrastructure upgrades, analytics platforms, and digital health solutions. A key part of the job is building business cases, tracking realized benefits, and validating return on investment after implementation.Jobs## Key Responsibilities– Manage IT operating and capital expenditures, including budgets, forecasts, multi-year financial plans, and variance analysis. – Support vendor negotiations, investment prioritization, and ad hoc financial analysis for strategic decisions. – Ensure financial decisions align with internal policies and regulatory considerations. – Oversee cloud spend across multiple vendors and identify optimization opportunities. – Analyze cloud usage, reserved instance commitments, savings plans, and rightsizing opportunities. – Work with cloud and engineering teams to apply FinOps practices. – Build dashboards and reports that explain cloud cost drivers and provide executive-level visibility. – Manage software licensing for major vendors, including utilization analysis, compliance, renewals, true-ups, and license changes. – Develop financial analyses for clinical systems, infrastructure upgrades, analytics platforms, and digital health solutions. – Define financial assumptions, benefits realization plans, and post-implementation tracking to validate ROI.## Required Skills– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field. – At least 3 years of experience in IT financial management, technology finance, or financial analysis. – Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud billing and cost management. – Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain financial data to both technical and executive audiences. – Presentation, budgeting, analysis, financial planning, and reporting skills.## Preferred Skills– Experience with Microsoft licensing models. – Experience building ROI models and business cases for IT projects. – Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and forecasting.## Cloud Platforms & Technologies– \*\*Cloud Providers:\*\* AWS, Azure, Google Cloud – \*\*Productivity / Analysis Tools:\*\* Microsoft Excel – \*\*Software Licensing:\*\* Microsoft licensing models## FinOps Responsibilities– Manage and optimize cloud spending across multiple cloud vendors. – Analyze usage patterns to identify rightsizing, reserved instance, and savings plan opportunities. – Partner with cloud and engineering teams to implement FinOps best practices. – Develop dashboards and reports that improve visibility into cloud cost drivers. – Produce executive-level reporting on technology spend.## Physical Requirements– \*\*Occasionally:\*\* Standing, walking – \*\*Continuously:\*\* Audible speech, computer skills, decision making, hearing acuity, interpreting data, problem solving, sitting## Why You Might Be InterestedThis role offers broad responsibility across IT finance, cloud cost management, and software licensing in a multi-cloud healthcare setting. It combines budgeting, forecasting, vendor optimization, and executive reporting with direct support for major technology investments. Candidates who enjoy building financial clarity around technical initiatives and measuring post-implementation value may find the scope especially relevant.