IT Financial Analyst
*Local to Mechanicsville, VA only please
*This is a hybrid position
Description:
- This role is pivotal in analyzing modeling and forecasting financial data related to Azure cloud services and on-premises data center workloads.
- The ideal candidate combines financial acumen with strong data analytics skills to support strategic decision-making and cost optimization initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments including consumption billing and chargeback models.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends server migration impacts and workload optimization opportunities.
- Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
- Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio Azure Portal and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
- Collaborate with the technical cloud team IO team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
- Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
- Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.
Preferred Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- FinOps certification or training.
- Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time JIT capacity planning.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.
Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field., Required 4 Years
- Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices., Required 5 Years
- Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources, Required 5 Years
- High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures., Required 5 Years
- Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling., Required 5 Years
- Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers, Required 5 Years
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