Financial Analyst
Deloitte
fulltime
Finance and Information Technology
5+ years
HIRING!!!
Role: Financial Analyst
Experience: 5-8 Years
Location: Hyderabad/Pune
FTE
Job Description – Cloud Financial Analyst / Cloud FP&A Analyst
Role Overview
The Cloud Financial Analyst will play a critical role in driving financial insights, optimizing cloud spend, and supporting strategic business decisions. This role combines strong FP&A fundamentals with cloud cost analytics, SaaS metric understanding, and stakeholder collaboration across finance, engineering, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate brings exceptional analytical skills, advanced financial modeling capability, and hands-on experience with cloud financial data.
Core Responsibilities
1. Financial Modelling & Forecasting
· Develop and maintain complex financial models, including multi-scenario projections, run-rate forecasts, and long-range planning models.
· Support strategic decision-making by evaluating financial outcomes, business cases, and investment trade-offs using robust modelling techniques.
2. Cloud Cost Management (AWS, Azure, GCP)
· Analyse cloud usage data, billing files, and vendor pricing to identify cost optimization opportunities.
· Evaluate key cost levers such as reserved instances, savings plans, rightsizing, auto-scaling efficiency, and resource utilization.
· Recommend and implement cost-saving strategies across cloud environments.
3. Cross-Functional Budgeting & Collaboration
· Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Leadership teams to build annual cloud budgets and quarterly spend forecasts.
· Ensure alignment between technical cloud consumption patterns and financial plans.
4. SaaS Metrics Application
· Apply SaaS business model metrics—including ARR/MRR, CAC, LTV, churn, NRR/GRR—to cloud financial analysis.
· Connect cloud spend drivers to product economics, customer profitability, and unit economics.
5. Variance Analysis
· Conduct monthly variance analysis comparing actuals vs. budgets/forecasts.
· Identify core drivers of deviation and provide actionable insights to leadership teams.
· Present root-cause analysis and recommend improvement measures.
6. Reporting & Presentation
· Build and deliver cloud financial reports, dashboards, and executive presentations with clear insights and visualizations.
· Translate complex technical and financial data into understandable, decision-ready business narratives.
7. Strategic Planning Support
· Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop annual operating plans and multi-year strategic financial plans.
· Support strategic initiatives through analytical deep dives and financial feasibility assessments.
8. Process Optimization & Audit Readiness
· Improve reporting processes through automation tools and templates to reduce manual effort and month-end close cycle times.
· Support audit processes by maintaining accurate documentation, reconciliations, and governance standards.
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Essential Skills & Qualifications
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree or MBA preferred but not required).
Technical & Financial Skills
· Strong proficiency in Advanced Excel, financial modeling, and forecasting techniques.
· Understanding of GAAP principles and financial compliance standards.
· Experience with Power BI, dashboards, and automation tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Alteryx—optional).
· Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP.
· Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret cloud and financial datasets.
Soft Skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Strong business judgment, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
· Ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced environments.
· Proactive, structured, and comfortable handling ambiguity.
Experience
· Experience in FP&A, cloud financial management, SaaS business models, or cost analytics.
· Exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP cost management tools or basic cloud cost governance is preferred.
· Experience working with leadership teams and preparing executive-ready presentations.