# Senior FinOps Analyst

– **Contract:** Permanent
– **Salary:** £50,850 per annum
– **Hours:** Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
– **Working pattern:** Hybrid, typically 3 days per week in the Skipton office and 2 days from home
– **Closing date:** Sunday, 16 August 2026

## About the Role

This role is responsible for building and embedding FinOps practices across Skipton’s technology estate. The focus is on creating the governance, reporting, processes, and financial insight needed to support better technology investment decisions.

You will act as the FinOps subject matter expert, helping the organisation understand where technology spend is going, what is driving it, and how to improve value from cloud investment. The role is centred on making cloud spend transparent, accountable, and aligned to business outcomes.

You will work closely with Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Architecture teams. The position supports better decision-making through clearer reporting, stronger financial control, and practical recommendations on cloud cost optimisation.

## Key Responsibilities

– Establish and lead FinOps capability, including governance, processes, and reporting standards.
– Improve cloud cost visibility across Microsoft Azure, including spend, usage trends, and cost drivers.
– Develop showback and chargeback models to strengthen financial accountability across technology teams.
– Work with Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Architecture teams to embed FinOps practices into decision-making.
– Identify and deliver cloud cost optimisation opportunities while balancing performance, resilience, and business value.
– Build forecasting, budgeting, and financial models to improve cost predictability and support investment planning.
– Produce cloud reports, dashboards, and KPIs, and lead financial reviews for senior stakeholders.

## Required Skills

– Proven experience in a FinOps, Cloud Financial Management, or similar role.
– Experience implementing FinOps practices in Azure or multi-cloud environments.
– Strong understanding of FinOps principles, including cost optimisation, forecasting, governance, and financial accountability.
– Strong financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting skills.
– Ability to translate data into business outcomes and actionable insight.
– Experience working with Technology, Finance, and Procurement teams.
– Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
– Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
– High attention to detail.
– Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

## Preferred Skills

– FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification.
– Experience using cloud cost management tools such as IBM Apptio or Cloudability.
– Knowledge of Technology Business Management (TBM) principles.
– Experience in Financial Services or another regulated industry.
– Understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure, and technology architecture.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– Microsoft Azure

### FinOps Platforms
– IBM Apptio
– Cloudability

### Frameworks & Methodologies
– FinOps
– Technology Business Management (TBM)

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Establish FinOps governance, reporting, and operating processes.
– Improve visibility of cloud spend, usage, and cost drivers.
– Build showback and chargeback models.
– Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for technology investment.
– Identify cloud cost optimisation opportunities.
– Produce dashboards, KPIs, and reporting for senior stakeholders.
– Support accountability for technology spend across teams.

## Benefits

– Annual discretionary bonus scheme
– 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
– Employer pension contribution up to 10% per annum
– Discounted colleague mortgages and access to Skipton products and services
– Flexible working arrangements
– Private medical insurance
– Health and wellbeing app
– Volunteering opportunities
– Cycle-to-work scheme
– Discounted gym memberships
– Home and Tech voucher usable at Currys and IKEA

## Why You Might Be Interested

This is a specialist FinOps role with clear ownership for building capability across the organisation. It offers the chance to shape governance, reporting, forecasting, and cost transparency for cloud spend in Microsoft Azure. The role also brings regular collaboration with Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Architecture teams, along with exposure to senior stakeholders. The package includes a range of benefits and a hybrid working pattern.