Finops Analyst

Nebula; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a FinOps Analyst, where you'll play a key role in optimizing cloud costs and driving data-driven decisions. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, enhancing your skills in cloud financial management. You'll engage in meaningful analysis, contribute to financial strategies, and help refine processes, all within a dynamic work environment that values innovation and teamwork. Embrace the chance to grow in a supportive setting while making a significant impact on cloud investments for businesses.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing program and services

Microsoft courses and certifications

Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives

Qualifications

• A strong interest in FinOps and willingness to learn.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations and analyze trends in cloud expenditure.
• Compile and present reports on financial optimization.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Creative Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Self-Management

Decision-Making

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Do you want to be part of a dynamic team constantly challenging the status quo and finding "smarter" ways of doing things?

If you answered yes, keep reading.

Who Are We?

1Nebula is a next-generation SaaS Technology Business focused on providing businesses with cloud & technology expense management services and tools to accelerate their cloud journey.

We hire people from across South Africa, making our diverse group of team members, called N48Xers, a force to be reckoned with.

Learn more about our people brand by watching our culture videos:

• Culture Video 1
• Culture Video 2

Your Role at 1Nebula

As a FinOps Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between teams to drive cloud cost analysis and optimization.

FinOps, an evolving cloud financial management discipline, empowers organizations to maximize business value by facilitating collaboration across engineering, finance, technology, and business teams.

Your primary responsibility will be to assist in making data-driven decisions that optimize cloud spending, ensuring the efficient use of resources and contributing to overall cost management strategies.

In this role, you will actively engage with cross-functional teams to understand cloud expenditure, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement best practices in financial governance, all while helping to refine the FinOps process within 1Nebula.

You will have the opportunity to influence both financial strategies and technical implementations to optimize cloud investments for businesses.

What You'll Do

• Offer Business Support and Analysis to drive client engagements
• Conduct investigations, gather and normalize data, analyse trends and results
• Compile and present reports
• Investigate and upskill on cloud concepts
• Conduct investigations into customer's cloud environments to identify areas of financial optimization
• Share knowledge with the greater Nebula team
• Document processes and methodologies
• Prepare and present findings
• Maintain an updated client Baseline
• Attend weekly client and service provider engagements and ensure adhoc requests are attended to in a timely manner
• Provide assistance to Nebula's FinOps team as required
• Understand and create new PowerBI dashboards, maintenance of existing dashboards and reports

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• A strong interest in FinOps and a willingness to learn and grow over the course of the internship
• A keen interest in analytics or cloud technology demonstrated through self-study or previous certifications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Strong self-management skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel experience
• Strong decision-making ability
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• PowerBI experience advantageous

Having the following certifications will make your application stand out:

• Azure Fundamentals : AZ
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• FinOps Cloud Practitioner

Our Amazing Perks!

• Flexible working hours.
• Access to our Wellbeing program and services – we believe in work / life balance being of utmost importance!
• Grow your skills and learn something new with amazing Microsoft courses and certifications.
• Give back by participating in our Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives.