Principal FinOps Analyst

MiniMed • Duluth, GA

8d • $116,000 - $174,000

About The Position

The Principal FinOps Analyst drives financial transparency, accountability, and optimization across the organization’s cloud footprint. This role partners with engineering, finance, and business leaders to analyze cloud spend, improve cost allocation accuracy, and support data-driven budgeting and forecasting. The Principal FinOps Analyst focuses on financial insight and reporting, while collaborating closely with engineering to influence cost-efficient architectural and operational decisions. This role ensures every dollar of cloud spend is attributable, visible, and aligned to business value.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree or 12+ years of experience with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• 2–5 years of experience in finance, FP&A, cloud cost analysis, or related analytical roles.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, SQL, or data visualization tools.
• Working knowledge of cloud billing constructs (compute, storage, data transfer, licensing).
• Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with FinOps or cloud cost management tools.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP billing structures.
• Understanding of tagging strategies and cost allocation models.
• Experience supporting chargeback/showback in enterprise environments.
• FinOps Foundation Practitioner certification or cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily cloud spend across providers and identify anomalies, waste, and optimization opportunities.
• Produce recurring cost reports by cost center, business unit, and application.
• Maintain and validate tagging compliance for financial allocation accuracy.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes with trend analysis and variance reporting.
• Assist in modeling and tracking savings mechanisms (e.g., committed use discounts, reserved capacity).
• Partner with engineering teams to review high-cost workloads and recommend optimization strategies.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for executive and operational stakeholders.
• Participate in monthly business reviews to explain cost drivers and trends.
• Support chargeback and showback frameworks.
• Contribute to ongoing maturity of FinOps processes, documentation, and governance standards.

Benefits

• MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.
• Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long-term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account.
• In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level