FINOPS CONSULTANT
A leading global financial services organisation is excited to welcome a FinOps Consultant for a vibrant 12-month contract based in London, offering an energising hybrid working model with three days onsite each week.
This role places you at the heart of data engineering, financial analysis and cloud economics, giving you the chance to work on innovative projects that drive cloud cost transparency, allocation, forecasting and optimisation.
You’ll join a knowledgeable team that thrives on collaboration, integrity and teamwork, and enjoy flexible working opportunities designed to support your growth and personal commitments.
The organisation is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment where your expertise in data analytics and cloud economics will be celebrated.
With generous pension contributions and continuous training opportunities, this is the perfect position for those eager to advance their career in a supportive and engaging setting.
- Experience the best of both worlds with a hybrid working model—three days onsite per week in London—allowing you to balance professional impact with personal flexibility while contributing to exciting projects.
- Join a collaborative and inclusive team environment that champions knowledge sharing, supportive leadership and ongoing learning through structured training opportunities designed for your development.
- Enjoy generous pension contributions and access to resources that fuel your professional growth, ensuring you are empowered to shine in the FinOps Consultant role.
What you'll do:
As a FinOps Consultant, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming complex billing, usage and telemetry data into actionable insights that empower business, technology and finance leaders.
Your daily activities will include developing dynamic Power BI dashboards for cost transparency, building robust forecasting models for cloud consumption, and designing advanced cost allocation frameworks.
You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across departments to uncover optimisation opportunities, size their financial impact, and track realised savings.
By maintaining high standards of data quality and compliance, you’ll ensure the integrity of all analytical outputs.
Your ability to translate intricate analysis into concise materials for senior executives will be key in driving strategic decision-making.
Success in this role means blending technical acumen with analytical rigour and interpersonal skills as you navigate the intersection of data engineering, financial analysis and cloud economics—all within an energetic team environment.
- Dive into billing data across multiple public cloud providers including AWS, Azure, GCP as well as SaaS platforms, ensuring every cost is tracked accurately and transparently.
- Create Power BI dashboards and self-service reporting tools that deliver clear metrics and analytics for business leaders to make impactful decisions.
- Spot, quantify and prioritise cost optimisation opportunities by sizing the financial impact of various initiatives across cloud environments.
- Craft and maintain cost allocation logic such as showback and chargeback models, including tailored cost recovery mechanisms for organisational needs.
- Build unit economics models that link cloud spend directly to business demand and technical requirements for enhanced visibility into consumption patterns.
- Design forecasting models, budget-to-actual comparisons and variance analyses to support strategic planning around cloud consumption.
- Model commitment portfolio economics including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans and committed spend agreements to optimise resource utilisation.
- Deliver quantitative analysis and scenario modelling that supports commercial insights and strategic vendor engagements for improved negotiation outcomes.
- Track optimisation actions meticulously and validate realised savings against forecast benefits to ensure accountability in cost management.
- Define and monitor data quality standards, tagging compliance metrics and allocation coverage benchmarks for robust governance.
What you bring:
Your experience as a FinOps Consultant will showcase your deep familiarity with analysing large datasets using advanced Excel functions like Power Pivot, Power Query and DAX.
You bring hands-on expertise in Python programming for automating repetitive tasks as well as constructing ETL pipelines that streamline data transformation processes.
Your understanding of IT infrastructure combined with public cloud concepts enables you to contextualise spending patterns effectively.
You possess strong interpersonal skills that allow you to communicate complex findings clearly to both technical experts and business leaders.
Attention to detail is second nature; you consistently uphold high standards of accuracy when reconciling billing information or developing forecasting models.
Your proactive approach ensures timely identification of optimisation opportunities while your capacity for independent work supports successful navigation within matrixed environments.
These qualities make you an invaluable asset capable of delivering meaningful insights that drive value across the organisation.
- Experience in data analytics or business intelligence roles handling large-scale datasets within complex environments is essential for success in this position.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel including Power Pivot, Power Query, DAX functions as well as financial modelling techniques is required.
- Working knowledge of Python for data manipulation tasks and automation processes will enable efficient workflow management.
- Experience building or maintaining ETL pipelines with structured data at scale is necessary for transforming raw information into analysis-ready formats.
- Understanding of IT infrastructure concepts alongside public cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure or GCP is vital for contextualising cost drivers.
- Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches demonstrates your problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong attention to accuracy, detail orientation and commitment to data integrity ensures reliable reporting outcomes.
- Experience creating clear data-driven materials tailored for both business stakeholders and technology teams enhances communication effectiveness.
- Proactive mindset coupled with the ability to work independently within large matrixed organisations supports seamless project delivery.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills facilitate productive collaboration across diverse teams.
What sets this company apart:
This organisation stands out as a global leader in financial services renowned for its commitment to innovation, integrity and teamwork.
Employees benefit from a culture that encourages collaboration across disciplines while supporting individual growth through structured training programmes.
Flexible working arrangements allow you to balance professional ambitions with personal priorities—three days onsite per week provides both stability and adaptability.
The company’s dedication to inclusivity ensures all voices are heard; your unique perspective will be welcomed as part of a diverse team striving towards shared goals.
Generous pension contributions reflect the organisation’s investment in your long-term wellbeing while ongoing access to knowledge resources empowers continuous learning.
Whether you are advancing your expertise in FinOps or broadening your skillset within the wider financial services sector, this employer offers an environment where dependability is valued alongside ambition—making it an ideal place for professionals seeking both challenge and support.
What's next:
Ready to energise your career as a FinOps Consultant? Join this collaborative team where your expertise will truly make an impact—apply now!