Data Analyst 3 - Hybrid Richmond, VA

This role is pivotal in analyzing, modeling, and forecasting financial data related to Azure cloud services and on-premises data center workloads. The ideal candidate combines financial acumen with strong data analytics skills to support strategic decision-making and cost optimization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.

• Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.

• Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis

• Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.

• Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.

• Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.

• Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.

• Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources

• High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.

• Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.

• Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers

Preferred Qualifications:

• FinOps certification or training.

• Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.

Requirements

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field. Required 4 Years

Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices. Required 6 Years

Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources Required 5 Years

High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures. Required 5 Years

Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling. Required 5 Years

Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers Required 5 Years

Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking to analyze complex financial data and develop actionable recommendations. Required 4 Years

Proficiency in Power BI, including independently updating data, performing queries, and managing and analyzing datasets with little to no assistance. Required 6 Years

Ability to translate complex data into clear, accurate, and actionable information for leadership and decision-making. Required 4 Years