Job Description
About the role:
We are seeking a proactive and analytical Cloud FinOps Analyst to join our team and play a key role in shaping the financial governance and efficiency of our cloud infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on how Next leverages the cloud, driving value and fostering a culture of financial accountability.
As a Cloud FinOps Analyst, you will be central to our FinOps practice, with a primary focus on our Microsoft Azure environment. You will support the implementation and maintenance of our cloud financial management framework, helping to maximise the return on our cloud investments.
Your primary responsibilities will involve the continuous monitoring and analysis of our cloud spending, where you will identify trends, patterns, and anomalies. This analytical work will directly enable you to proactively identify and implement significant cost-saving opportunities through resource optimisation, rightsizing, and utilisation tracking. To support data-driven decision-making across the business, you will develop and manage financial dashboards, providing regular insights, reports, and forecasts to key stakeholders.
A key part of your role will be assisting in the creation and management of cloud budgets, ensuring that spending aligns with financial goals and is accurately allocated to the relevant teams. You will also be instrumental in the execution and continuous improvement of our FinOps policies and best practices, helping to define and report on the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure our success. Success in this position is built on strong cross-functional collaboration, requiring you to work closely with cloud engineers, DevOps, finance, and procurement teams to embed FinOps principles and promote a culture of responsible cloud usage.
About you:
You are a data-driven individual with a keen eye for detail and a passion for technology and finance. You are an excellent collaborator, comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve common goals.
We are looking for someone with:
Microsoft Azure Experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services, particularly Azure Cost Management, Reserved Instances and Azure Advisor.
FinOps Acumen
Demonstrable experience in a FinOps-related role, implementing cost-saving initiatives, and generating cost reports. A FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification is highly desirable.
Data Analysis And Visualisation Skills
Proficiency with tools like Microsoft Power BI and Google Sheets to build data models, create insightful reports, and visualise complex data.
Cloud Cost Management Tools
Familiarity with cloud cost management and monitoring tools such as Azure Cost Management or other third-party FinOps tooling.
Automation & Scripting
Basic proficiency in a scripting language (e.g., PowerShell) to automate reporting and cost monitoring tasks.
Budgeting and Forecasting
Experience with cloud budgeting and forecasting techniques, with a focus on cost reduction and budget adherence.
Cloud Performance Optimisation
A good understanding of performance optimisation practices like instance rightsizing, workload optimisation, and auto-scaling
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About The Team
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email
[email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
