Cloud FinOps Analyst

Job Description

Location – Edinburgh

In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Computershare have a very exciting opportunity for a FinOps Analyst to join our team in Edinburgh.

Role

Why is this role exciting when there are so many other positions in the market? Well, there are a few things that make this role stand out:

• This is a new role in a brand-new team/function, so you will be in at the ground level helping us define the team going forward.
• We’re a global business, so you will continuously get exposure to different areas and development opportunities.
• We encourage flexible working, allowing you to work in the way that suits you best.

Interested? Keep on reading to find out a bit more about what you’ll be doing, and the type of person that we’re looking for.

A role you will love

As one of our FinOps Analysts, you will support the financial management and optimization of cloud resources, with an initial focus on Azure. This role is responsible for collecting, analysing and reporting on cloud cost data to ensure transparency, accountability, and cost efficiency across teams.

In this role, you will be working closely with finance, engineering, and operations, the analyst helps track usage patterns, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support budgeting and forecasting efforts.

Some Key Responsibilities Include

• Track and report on cloud spend across platforms, providing usage summaries and variance analysis.
• Assist in identifying opportunities by analysing usage patterns and generating data to support optimisation activities.
• Contribute to the development and execution of FinOps processes, aligning with ITSM workflows and change management practices.
• Assist in cloud cost reporting, forecasting and budgeting by preparing historical spend reports and usage trend analysis.
• Monitor policy compliance related to cloud usage and cost control.

What will you bring to the role?

As you’ve probably gathered by now, we are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of FinOps practices and successful execution of them. The role also requires very strong data analysis and reporting skills and the ability to make recommendations based on the data. With this role being global and a key part of our team, we are looking for someone with experience in a similar role in a complex organisation. As this role will be dealing with various different stakeholders and teams, you will need excellent communication skills to effectively provide clear verbal and written communications with internal stakeholders, their teams and the leadership team.

Other Key Skills Required For The Role Include

• Proven experience working within the FinOps space, ideally within a financial services environment.
• Excellent cloud experience, particularly in Azure and AWS.
• Reporting skills to effectively provide updates and analysis for stakeholders and teams.
• Experience of creating and maintaining PowerBI & Grafana dashboards.
• Excellent attention to detail and evaluative judgement based on best practice and previous experience.
• The ability to co-ordinate and direct efforts, ensuring that quality standards and time constraints are continuously delivered to a high standard.

If this sounds like just the role you’ve been looking for, be sure to apply today!

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture

We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

About The Team

Our Technology Services team is a place where new ideas and approaches are welcomed, and every individual is equipped and empowered to create change. We're a rapidly evolving and diverse global business and there is always something to learn, opportunities to explore and a broad range of career paths to progress along.