Sr Financial Analyst - Cloud
About The Position
The Sr Financial Analyst – Cloud plays a central role in planning, forecasting, reporting, and accounting for Cloud costs, one of the fastest-growing and most strategically important investment categories in our Technology portfolio. This role sits within Technology Finance & Strategy, provides direct support to the Cloud FinOps team, and partners cross-functionally with IT, Business, Product, and Finance teams to ensure accurate, timely financial insights drive decisions at every level and help shape the strategic direction and continued evolution of cloud investment across the enterprise. This is a data-rich role where questions are often open-ended and the path to an answer is not always obvious. The right candidate enjoys working through complex datasets, building scalable models and pipelines, and turning ambiguity into clear, actionable insights, while maintaining the rigor and accuracy required for month-end close. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in both finance and technology, thrives in fast-moving environments, and operates with a high level of ownership. They connect the details of close and accounting to the broader story behind cost trends, while continuously improving processes and reporting.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
- 3+ years in Finance, Financial Analytics, Technology Finance, FinOps, or a similar role
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Economics, or equivalent
- Familiarity with cloud billing and usage-based cost models
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with complex data pipelines
- Superior Excel skills with experience building complex financial models
- Experience with Tableau or similar BI tools, with a strong emphasis on data accuracy and quality controls
- Experience supporting month-end close, including accruals, reclasses, or chargebacks
- Ability to work through ambiguous problems and translate large datasets into clear, actionable recommendations
- Strong communicator with the ability to present complex data visually and partner effectively across all levels
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Nice To Haves
- GCP and FinOps experience a plus
- Google BigQuery preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reports.
- Utilize advanced financial modeling techniques to create detailed forecasts and provide variance analysis to explain key financial trends.
- Deliver clear, comprehensive reporting to senior leadership, highlighting critical insights and potential risks.
- Support month end close processes.
- Develop and present financial analysis both visually and verbally to business leaders.
- Address projects and strategies, and answer questions through the lens of strong financial controllership.
- Provide actionable recommendations through a solid understanding of business operations and financial impacts resulting from decisions.
- Work closely with business leaders up to and including VPs to understand their business operations.
- Partner with stakeholders across finance and accounting operations to develop strong line of sight to financial inputs and outputs so that business and financial stories can be explained.
- Conduct detailed analyses for purposes of investment initiatives and capital allocation.
- Complete financial modeling to project “what if” scenarios, and explain underlying causes of possible metric variations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
