FinOps Data Analyst

Job Description

FinOps Data Analyst
Chennai

About Job

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented FinOps Data Analyst to join our Cloud Financial Operations team. This role focuses on analyzing cloud cost, usage, and consumption data across multiple platforms to uncover insights that drive cost efficiency, application optimization, and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between finance, engineering, and product teams to ensure cloud investments align with business goals and deliver maximum value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret large datasets related to cloud cost, usage, and consumption across AWS, Azure, GCP, or other cloud providers.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports using DAX to monitor cloud spend, usage trends, and anomalies.
• Perform causality and correlation analysis to understand cost drivers and usage patterns.
• Identify cloud resource right-sizing and scaling opportunities to optimize performance and cost.
• Collaborate with application teams to uncover application improvement opportunities based on usage and performance data.
• Integrate and analyze application reference data and revenue streams to correlate with cloud cost (COGS) and provide actionable insights.
• Support billing profile optimization and recommend changes to pricing models, reservations, and commitments.
• Deliver executive-level reporting and presentations that translate complex data into clear, strategic insights.
• Partner with finance and engineering teams to support forecasting, budgeting, and cost allocation efforts.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data analysis, cloud cost optimization, or FinOps roles.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their pricing models.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and transformation.
• Advanced skills in Power BI and DAX for building interactive dashboards and performing complex data modeling.
• Familiarity with FinOps principles, cloud billing tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management), and tagging strategies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex data to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or similar certification.
• Experience with COGS modeling and revenue-cost correlation analysis.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL processes.
• Experience working in Agile or cross-functional teams.

Additional Information

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms. 
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family. 
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools. 
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities. 

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion