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Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst & Power BI

Serenity Info Tech, Inc.Richmond, VA🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This hybrid role offers significant growth potential in cloud financial management and data visualization, allowing you to hone your Power BI and Azure FinOps expertise while contributing to critical cost optimization initiatives. You'll thrive here if you possess strong analytical skills, a knack for translating complex data into actionable insights, and a collaborative spirit ready to make a real impact on state IT finances. Embrace this opportunity to advance your career in a dynamic environment that values your skills and contributions.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationRichmond, VA, United States
AzurePower BI

Job description

Title: Senior IT Financial Analyst Azure FinOps & Power BI

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Client: State of Virginia

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
  • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.
  • Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
  • Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
  • Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
  • Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
  • Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
  • Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
  • High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
  • Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
  • Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers

Preferred Qualifications:

  • FinOps certification or training.
  • Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Bachelor s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.

Required

4

Years

Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.

Required

6

Years

Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources

Required

5

Years

High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.

Required

5

Years

Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.

Required

5

Years

Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers

Required

5

Years

Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking to analyze complex financial data and develop actionable recommendations.

Required

4

Years

Proficiency in Power BI, including independently updating data, performing queries, and managing and analyzing datasets with little to no assistance.

Required

6

Years

Ability to translate complex data into clear, accurate, and actionable information for leadership and decision-making.

Required

4

Years

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