Senior Finops Analyst

**Responsibilities** * Support cloud cost allocation, anomaly detection, and optimization analysis across Azure environments, translating usage data into actionable financial insights * Build and maintain automated reports and dashboards to improve FinOps visibility across cost, margin, and utilization metrics for internal stakeholders * Leverage AI and machine learning techniques to enhance anomaly detection, forecast cloud spend, and identify cost optimization opportunities at scale * Analyze cognitive product margins and contribute to gross margin improvement initiatives through data-driven recommendations * Maintain the software asset inventory, ensuring accurate tracking of licenses, entitlements, and consumption across the organization * Manage the third-party software renewal calendar, coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and cost-effective renewals * Identify and prototype AI-powered automation opportunities within FinOps and SAM workflows — including contract analysis, license reconciliation, and spend alerting * Partner with Finance, Engineering, Procurement, and IT teams to support both cloud optimization strategies and software contract management **Requirements** * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field * 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, cloud cost management, software asset management, or a related role * Proficiency in SQL and Excel; experience with Python is a plus * Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and tools — experience applying them to financial analysis, anomaly detection, or automation workflows is a strong plus * Hands-on experience with Azure cost management tools, Databricks, or Power BI is preferred * Understanding of software licensing models — including SaaS, subscription, consumption-based, and perpetual structures * Strong analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to present findings clearly to finance and non-finance audiences * Experience in enterprise SaaS, cloud technology, or supply chain industry is a plus If you are a motivated analyst with a passion for cloud financial management, software optimization, and an eagerness to apply AI and automation to drive smarter, faster decisions — we encourage you to apply. Join Blue Yonder's FinOps team and help shape how we manage cloud economics and software assets across our global supply chain platform. **Our Values** If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: [Core Values](https://blueyonder.com/about/core-values) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.