Financial Operations Analyst (Data Engineering And Cloud Technologies)

Financial Operations Analyst/Business Analyst

Duration: 6-24 month(s), contract to hire

Rate: $72-$82/hr W-2 including medical benefits

Location: Onsite 5 days a week in Seattle, WA

Client: THE most world famous entertainment company

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This is a cloud first Financial Operations strategy role focused on the following business areas!

• Cloud Provider Billing and Allocation

• Data Analysis and Reporting

TOP SKILLS required:

• 5+ years’ experience in product engineering or Data Engineering

• 5+ years cloud experience (AWS, Google, Azure)

• 5+ years of experience in a cloud business operations role with an emphasis on forecast accuracy and cost optimization.

• Experience with Databricks

• Deep knowledge of Excel (arrays formulas) and SQL (creating complex queries joining multiple datasets)

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Extensive Details, this role supports the following:

Billing and Allocation:

• Support Data Engineering team during monthly invoice processing and validation across all billing sources (10+), inclusive of appropriate chargeback and credit allocation

• Work closely with segments and third-party cloud providers on billing issue resolution

• Consult with non-cloud product owners when billing issues arise

• Drive new billing vendor intake and onboarding

Reporting:

• Support leadership reporting asks as necessary based on FinOps datasets in Databricks

• Own cloud billing and optimization reporting including creating self service queries and reports segment strategic partners can leverage to run efficiently

Cloud Enablement

• Partner with Cloud Vendors and Segment Strategic Partners to support training activities

• Consult on cloud cost estimates including managing self service cloud cost calculators

• Act as a trusted advisor providing thought leadership on new cloud service provider optimization product launches

• Provide cost optimization guidance to segments

Overall Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in product engineering or Data Engineering

• 5+ years cloud experience (AWS, Google, Azure)

• 5+ years of experience in a cloud business operations role with an emphasis on forecast accuracy and cost optimization.

• Deep knowledge of Excel (arrays formulas) and SQL (creating complex queries joining multiple datasets)

• Both technically adept in multi-cloud strategies & technologies and highly skilled at building strong partnerships that deliver critical organizational outcomes.

• Excellent written and verbal communications; proven ability to develop and deliver presentations geared for Senior and Executive Management

• Experience with cloud application development platforms, tools and utilities

• Experiencing managing multiple engineering projects across public and private cloud solutions

• Ability to work with large data sets for analysis and interpretation of business results

• Prioritizes work effectively, making tradeoffs as necessary

• Date driven and manages to deliverables.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with other functions, such as designers, product managers, data scientists, engineers, or SRE, to deliver products

• Positive can-do partnership attitude while working with teams, cross-functional teams and cross-functional business units

• Must be detail oriented, self-organized, and capable of simultaneously tracking multiple issues of varying complexity

• Strong principles of financial analysis

• Exercises good judgment when faced with risk, blockers, or tradeoffs

• Leverage accurate documentation, best practices, and creative problem solving

• Deep empathy for customer requirements - both the goods and the bads

• Ability to dive deep and validate data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of third-party cloud providers (AWS, Google, and Azure)

• Experience using Databricks

Required Education:

BS in Computer Science/Data or Finance

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