Graduate Technology Business Management & FinOps Analyst Cardiff 2026

Are you looking for a graduate role where you can build strong commercial insight alongside data and technology skills Do you want to help teams make better decisions about cloud spend and the value delivered by technology

Were looking for graduates to join our TBM and FinOps Analyst Graduate Programme. Youll help improve transparency of technology costs support forecasting and budgeting and drive better value from our cloud and technology investments.

Joining L&G marks the start of an exciting future. Get involved stay curious and discover how we help you be your best no matter who you are.

Your role at a glance

From day one youll be part of a team that supports financial governance and value management across technology and cloud.

You will:

• Begin with our Future Talent induction building connections with fellow graduates and learning how L&G operates.
• Support FinOps processes such as cost allocation tagging/chargeback/showback anomaly investigation and optimisation tracking.
• Help produce and improve TBM-style reporting translating technology costs into clear services/products and outcomes.
• Assist with month-end activities forecasts budgets and variance analysis for technology spend.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports (e.g. Power BI/Excel) improving data quality and automation where possible.
• Work with engineering product and finance stakeholders to explain drivers of spend and identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Create and maintain clear documentation for reporting definitions and recurring processes.
• Take part in structured training workshops and mentoring to build strong foundations in TBM and FinOps practices.
• As your confidence grows youll take ownership of specific reporting areas or cost domains and help drive measurable improvements.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to attain professional and industry recognised qualifications such as FinOps Certified Practitioner (POCP) and TBM Fundamentals (TBM Council).  To be agreed with the successful candidate once theyve joined. 

Who were looking for:

Were looking for graduates with an interest in data technology and commercial decision-making.  You dont need prior industry experience as well ensure you are fully trained and supported but you should be curious analytical and motivated to learn.  Youll bring:

• A 2:1 degree or above in a numerate or analytical discipline (e.g. Business Economics Finance STEM) or equivalent demonstrable analytical capability.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Confidence working with data in Excel (and an interest in learning tools such as Power BI Apptio).
• Clear communication skillsable to explain data and insights to a non-technical audience.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to work with technology finance and business stakeholders.
• An interest in cloud technology cost management or how organisations measure technology value.
• An awareness of Azure/AWS cost concepts dashboards SQL or basic scripting is a nice to have but not essential.

Please note we only accept one application per recruitment cycle for our Graduate roles. Please consider all placement positions before applying as your first application will be considered your only application.

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Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time