FinOps Analyst

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🕒 March 13

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Octopus Energy

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2016

⚡ Energy

📡 Telecommunications

Energy • Telecommunications

Octopus Energy is a UK-based energy supplier that offers innovative smart tariffs and renewable energy solutions. Known for its award-winning customer service and commitment to a greener future, Octopus Energy provides great value for the long term with prices historically cheaper than any other large supplier. As one of Europe's leading investors in renewable energy generation, the company is highly trusted, holding a five-star customer service rating. Octopus Energy offers a variety of tariffs tailored for smart meters, solar energy, and electric vehicles, emphasizing cost savings and environmental benefits. Octopus Energy has also expanded internationally with operations in several countries, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and the USA.

📋 Description

• Own the visibility, management and optimisation strategy for our cloud spend, transforming data into actionable insights that align with business goals identifying and recommending opportunities related to rightsizing, utilisation and commitment plans. • Collaborate closely with engineering teams to embed FinOps principles and best practices into the development and operational lifecycle of their products, providing guidance and training to teams on cost optimisation strategies and management tools. Work with Platform Engineers to build supportive automation and tooling. • Develop, maintain and report on accurate cloud/SaaS consumption forecasts and budgets, working with stakeholders to address anomalies and manage changes in demand proactively. • Act as the primary FinOps contact for engineering leadership and finance, as well as liaising with our vendor account management teams, communicating cloud/SaaS cost models and performance metrics clearly and concisely.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in a FinOps, Cloud Cost Management or Financial Analyst role focused on cloud expenditure (preferably AWS) • Strong knowledge of cloud computing concepts, particularly AWS services and pricing models • Exceptional analytical skills and proficient in data analysis and visualisation tools such as AWS Quicksight, Excel, Tableau, or similar • Ability to work independently with strong attention to details and accuracy • Experience working closely with external IT vendors • Bonus points for... • Substantial experience with AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and other AWS cost management tools • AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Solutions Architect • FinOps Certified Practitioner certification • Previous experience with large-scale AWS organisations

🏖️ Benefits

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! • 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership • 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits