Business Intelligence Analyst - Cloud Finops

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, and they are seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to join their Cloud Economics team. This role involves analyzing cloud spending, forecasting costs, and optimizing resource efficiency while partnering with engineering and finance leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze cloud spend and usage across AWS, GCP, and related platforms to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities
• Build and maintain forecasting and cost models that support business growth and financial planning
• Partner with engineering teams to improve resource efficiency through rightsizing, commitment strategies, and better usage patterns
• Develop and maintain tagging, cost allocation, and chargeback frameworks
• Explore and apply AI/ML techniques to improve prediction, automation, and insight generation in cloud cost management
• Work closely with engineering, finance, and procurement partners on optimization initiatives, budgets, vendor management
• Identify cross-team opportunities to improve pricing, licensing, and cloud usage efficiency
• Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Translate complex billing and usage data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations
• Build and maintain dashboards and automated reporting that highlight cloud efficiency, ROI, and FinOps maturity
• Use automation and AI to streamline recurring analysis and reporting workflows

Requirements:

• Strong analytical skills, including SQL and data analysis
• 5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost analysis, financial analysis, or a related analytical role
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and cloud billing models
• Interest in applying AI/ML to analytics, forecasting, or automation
• Experience with data visualization, scripting (e.g., Python), or infrastructure tooling
• Exposure to large-scale or multi-cloud environments
• Experience with cloud cost management and reporting tools
• Familiarity with tagging, cost attribution, and usage-based pricing
• Certifications in FinOps or cloud platforms
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with a pragmatic problem-solving approach
• Collaborative and comfortable working across teams with different priorities
• Clear communicator who can tailor messages to different audiences
• Curious and motivated to learn new tools and approaches