Capgemini is looking for our next Cloud FinOps Analyst to join our team to work for a top 10 US Insurance Carrier.
The Cloud FinOps Analyst is responsible for managing and optimizing cloud financial operations within an organization. This role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure cost-effective and efficient use of cloud resources. The Cloud FinOps Analyst will analyze cloud usage patterns, forecast expenditures, chargeback/showback, identify cost optimization opportunities, provide cost estimation and prepare cost benefit analysis, establish and enforce cloud governance policies, and implement strategies to minimize costs while maximizing performance.
Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premiums well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our Client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world.
Location: México
Responsibilities
1. Cloud Cost Management
- Monitor and analyze cloud spending across multiple accounts and services.
- Develop and implement cost-saving strategies without compromising performance.
- Ensure accurate tracking and allocation of cloud costs to respective departments.
- Provide regular cost reports and insights to stakeholders.
- Coordinate ad-hoc meetings with IT peers, Infrastructure Team, IT Finance, etc. to review questionable or complicated items and manage through to resolution.
2. Financial Planning and Analysis
- Collaborate with finance and operations teams to create cloud budgets and forecasts.
- Analyze historical cloud usage data to predict future expenditures.
- Identify trends and provide actionable insights for cost optimization.
- Propose and implement discount programs, such as reserved instances, savings plans, and volume discounts, tailored to our specific usage patterns and business needs
- Assist in financial audits related to cloud expenditures.
3. Governance and Management
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
- Establish and enforce governance policies for cloud usage and expenditures.
- Collaborate with security teams to maintain compliance with data protection regulations.
4. Vendor Management
- Manage relationships with cloud service providers.
- Collaborate with the Infrastructure Team and Suppliers to analyze monthly supplier billing and ensure that billing practices are appropriate and accurate, and dispute any irregularity.
- Evaluate new cloud services and offerings for potential cost-saving opportunities, such as discount programs, private pricing agreements, enterprise discount programs.
5. Performance Optimization
- Identify and implement best practices for cloud resource utilization.
- Work with engineering teams to optimize application performance and costs.
- Continuously evaluate and improve cloud architecture for efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field.
- English fluency
- 5+ years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or a related role.
- Proven track record in cost optimization and financial analysis.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including PowerApp, Power BI.
- FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification.
- Experience with cloud cost management tools and platforms, preferably IBM Cloudability
- Familiarity with data analytics and visualization tools.
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements related to cloud operations.
Other Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting tools.
- Knowledge of cloud architecture and services.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
Software / Tool Skills
Power BI - Advanced
Excel - Advanced
PowerPoint - Intermediate
Cloud Cost Management tool - Intermediate
Cloud Native Billing - Advanced
This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Career development and training opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
- Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
- Private Health Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group €22.5 billion in revenues in 2023.
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Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 270,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. With its strong 50 year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2020 global revenues of €16 billion.
