This role drives financial visibility, cloud governance, and unit cost optimization across cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The incoming professional acts as a strategic bridge between engineering, finance, and leadership to align technical roadmaps with corporate budgets and GAAP standards. By implementing automation and advanced data analysis, this role shortens close cycles, resolves spending anomalies, and establishes a clear source of truth for cloud asset allocations.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):- Maintain TBM cost allocations and tagging standards across multi-cloud and on-premises footprint to ensure accurate team-level usage reporting
- Deliver monthly cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses that support capacity planning and optimize usage commitments
- Partner with DevOps and Engineering teams to identify idle resources, execute right-sizing strategies, and report realized savings
- Reconcile vendor invoices and manage month-end close procedures including accruals, prepaids, and discount verifications
- Automate manual reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation workflows using SQL, scripting, and cloud management tools
- Leverage AI tools to streamline cost anomaly detection, predictive forecasting, and automated data reconciliation
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you'll bring)- Strong working knowledge of cloud-native cost management tools, cloud cost platforms, and core compute, storage, and containerization services
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, Power Query, MS Excel, and scripting languages like Python for data analysis and automation
- Solid understanding of GAAP principles, accrual accounting, prepaid amortization, and capital versus operating expense treatments
- Expertise in reconciling spend data across ERP, CPM, and asset management systems to maintain a single source of truth
- Exceptional cross-functional translation skills to articulate usage-based technical consumption into clear financial insights for leadership
- AI literacy and practical application skills to enhance cloud cost forecasting, reporting efficiency, and anomaly identification
Additional Qualifications:- Master's degree or MBA
- FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst or TBM Council certification (CTBA)
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.Minimum Requirements:- Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Minimum Experience: 4 years of experience in financial analysis
- Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 2 years of experience with:
- Supporting cloud or IT infrastructure spend in technology or telecom environments
- Cloud cost management platforms (such as AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, CUR, or Harness)
- FinOps Practitioner standards and practices
Visa sponsorship not available for this position
Salary RangeCompensation: $72,350.00/Year - $118,800.00/Year
About Our DepartmentOur investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.
BenefitsWe offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.
This job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
