Senior FinOps Analyst: Cloud Cost Optimization & Analytics

CAI Cox Automotive Corp Svcs., LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cox Automotive seeks a Sr FinOps Analyst to lead financial analysis and reporting across cloud platforms and SaaS vendors, creating cost chargebacks and presenting cost trends to leadership. You will identify cloud and AI cost anomalies, develop optimization strategies, and collaborate with product engineering to implement savings and best practices, supported by dashboards and regular reports.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in cloud/finops, a Bachelor's, strong Excel skills, and excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of demonstrated technology experience.
• Ideal mix of cloud operations and finops experience.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills; good written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Create monthly accounting chargeback and showbacks for strategic technology spend.
• Identify cloud and AI cost anomalies and alert stakeholders.
• Develop optimization recommendations and calculate potential savings.
• Monitor cloud/AI expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with product engineering to implement cost optimization best practices.
• Visualize usage data to tell cost stories and drive optimization.

Skills

Cloud cost management

FinOps and cost optimization

Data analysis

Excel PivotTables

Communication skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCN)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree with 2+ years of experience

Ph.D with 1+ year of experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Anthropic

Microsoft Copilot

AWS Bedrock

Excel

Job description

Cox Automotive seeks a Sr FinOps Analyst to lead financial analysis and reporting across cloud platforms and SaaS vendors, creating cost chargebacks and presenting cost trends to leadership. You will identify cloud and AI cost anomalies, develop optimization strategies, and collaborate with product engineering to implement savings and best practices, supported by dashboards and regular reports.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in cloud/finops, a Bachelor's, strong Excel skills, and excellent