FinOps Analyst

Bengaluru

India

Information Technology

Job Description

Your Responsibilities:

• Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Operations to deliver actionable Azure spend transparency through reports and dashboards.
• Develop and maintain showback and chargeback models based on Azure consumption data.
• Monitor Azure usage patterns and proactively identify cost anomalies, optimization opportunities, and trends.
• Educate business and technical stakeholders on Azure cost structures, FinOps practices, and savings strategies.
• Drive adoption and governance of Azure Resource Tagging to support cost attribution.
• Collaborate with FinOps Engineers to align financial reporting with technical enforcement of policies, tagging, and automation.
• Participate in the design and rollout of FinOps policies and governance frameworks specific to the Azure platform.
• Assist in the evaluation and operational use of Azure-native financial tools and cost governance features.
• Measure and track the financial impact of cost reduction initiatives across Azure subscriptions and resources.
• Maintain FinOps KPIs and metrics focused on Azure efficiency and spend accountability.
• Analyze Azure billing data using Azure Cost Management + Billing, Azure Advisor, and Log Analytics.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards that visualize Azure spend by subscription, resource group, and business unit.
• Support Azure cost forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Lead monthly Azure cloud cost review meetings to present findings and savings opportunities.
• Identify untagged or misallocated Azure resources and drive improvements in tag compliance.
• Work with FinOps Engineers to ensure automated tagging remediation and guardrail policies align with financial allocation needs.
• Maintain a showback model using Azure Cost Allocation and EA portal.
• Utilize Azure Reservations and Savings Plans data to support ROI tracking and optimization.
• Review Azure cost recommendations via Advisor and help prioritize implementation.
• Collaborate with FinOps Engineers to validate the impact of cost optimization actions in both infrastructure and reporting.
• Prepare executive reports summarizing Azure usage, costs, and forecast performance.

Your Profile:

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in IT, with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and enterprise environments.
• Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in a FinOps, cloud cost optimization, or cloud financial management role.
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles, with certification as a FinOps Practitioner or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge and experience with the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) standard, including how it supports normalized and consistent cloud cost data modeling across Azure environments.
• Advanced analytical skills using Microsoft Excel, SQL, and Power BI.
• Experience with Azure Cost Management and Billing, including the EA or MCA portal, cost analysis blades, and exports.
• Familiarity with Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, budgets, and cost alerts.
• Proficient in analyzing consumption across subscriptions, resource groups, and services.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of Azure tagging strategies, governance, and compliance reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with FinOps Engineers to align data insights with automation and tooling.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Cloud Engineers, Architects, Finance, and Procurement.
• A broad knowledge and understanding of infrastructure systems and technologies, including:
• Cloud Networking & Security
• Databases
• Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AAD), Hybrid AAD, and AAD Domain Services
• DNS and Azure DNS
• Awareness of holistic infrastructure engineering solutions comprising multiple elements such as:
• On-premises private cloud and Azure public cloud environments

• Solutions incorporating cloud and middleware capabilities

• Ability to collaborate effectively with FinOps Engineers and Cloud Architects to ensure financial goals are considered in infrastructure design and lifecycle decisions.

• Experience with FinOps tools that integrate with Azure (e.g., Apptio Cloudability, Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization for Azure).

• Familiarity with Azure Policy, Management Groups, and other governance features that support cost control.
• Exposure to IT financial planning and cloud budgeting cycles within an enterprise Azure environment.

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For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Culture, Engagement & Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at

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