Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst

EchoStar Corporation; Englewood, Littleton (CO, CO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

flexible spending accounts

HSA

a 401(k) plan with company match

employee stock purchase plan

career opportunities

a flexible time away plan

Job summary

EchoStar seeks a finance professional to drive cloud and on‑prem cost visibility, connecting engineering, finance, and leadership to align roadmaps with budgets and GAAP standards.

The role uses automation and data analysis to shorten close cycles, resolve spending anomalies, and establish a single source of truth for cloud asset allocations across multi‑cloud and on‑premises environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of financial analysis experience in tech or telecom environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain TBM cost allocations and tagging standards across multi-cloud and on-premises footprint.
• Deliver monthly cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses for capacity planning.
• Identify idle resources and execute right-sizing to report savings.
• Reconcile vendor invoices and manage month-end close including accruals and prepaids.
• Automate reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation workflows using SQL and scripting.
• Apply AI tools to improve cost forecasting, anomaly detection, and data reconciliation.

Skills

Cloud cost management

SQL

GAAP knowledge

Data reconciliation

Cross-functional communication

AI for cost forecasting

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or MS in Finance/Accounting

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Budgets

CUR

Harness

ERP/ CPM systems

Job description

This role drives financial visibility, cloud governance, and unit cost optimization across cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The incoming professional acts as a strategic bridge between engineering, finance, and leadership to align technical roadmaps with corporate budgets and GAAP standards. By implementing automation and advanced data analysis, this role shortens close cycles, resolves spending anomalies, and establishes a clear source of truth for cloud asset allocations.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

• Maintain TBM cost allocations and tagging standards across multi-cloud and on-premises footprint to ensure accurate team-level usage reporting
• Deliver monthly cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses that support capacity planning and optimize usage commitments
• Partner with DevOps and Engineering teams to identify idle resources, execute right-sizing strategies, and report realized savings
• Reconcile vendor invoices and manage month-end close procedures including accruals, prepaids, and discount verifications
• Automate manual reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation workflows using SQL, scripting, and cloud management tools
• Leverage AI tools to streamline cost anomaly detection, predictive forecasting, and automated data reconciliation

Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)

• Strong working knowledge of cloud-native cost management tools, cloud cost platforms, and core compute, storage, and containerization services
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Power Query, MS Excel, and scripting languages like Python for data analysis and automation
• Solid understanding of GAAP principles, accrual accounting, prepaid amortization, and capital versus operating expense treatments
• Expertise in reconciling spend data across ERP, CPM, and asset management systems to maintain a single source of truth
• Exceptional cross-functional translation skills to articulate usage-based technical consumption into clear financial insights for leadership
• AI literacy and practical application skills to enhance cloud cost forecasting, reporting efficiency, and anomaly identification

Additional Qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA
• FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst or TBM Council certification (CTBA)
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum Experience: 4 years of experience in financial analysis
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 2 years of experience with:
  • Supporting cloud or IT infrastructure spend in technology or telecom environments
  • Cloud cost management platforms (such as AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, CUR, or Harness)
  • FinOps Practitioner standards and practices

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Salary Range

Compensation: $72,350.00/Year - $118,800.00/Year

About Our Department

Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.

About Our Company

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Benefits

• flexible spending accounts
• HSA
• a 401(k) plan with company match
• employee stock purchase plan
• career opportunities
• a flexible time away plan

We offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

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