IS Financial Analyst
Columbus, OH - USA
Job Summary
Overview:
**This position is remote with occasional on-site meetings. Candidate must live in Ohio or open to relocating**
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Manages and analyzes IT operating and capital expenses develops and maintains budgets forecasts multi-year financial plans and variances and supports vendor negotiations. Provides ad hoc support for strategic decisions investment prioritization and ensures alignment with policies and regulatory considerations.
- Oversees and optimizes cloud spending across multiple vendor platforms. Analyzes usage patterns reserved instance commitments savings plans and rightsizing opportunities. Partners with cloud and engineering teams to implement FinOps best practices.
- Develops dashboards and reports to provide visibility into cloud cost drivers. Creates executive-level financial reports and dashboards for IT leadership.
- Manages software licensing for very large vendors ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. Analyzes licensing utilization and recommends optimization strategies. Monitors contract renewals true-ups and licensing changes.
- Develops analyses for initiatives including clinical systems infrastructure upgrades analytics platforms and digital health solutions. Partners to define financial assumptions and benefits realization plans. Tracks post-implementation benefits to validate projected ROI.
Education Requirement:
Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Information Systems or related field required.
Skills:
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial data for technical and executive audiences.
- Presentation Budgeting Analysis Financial planning Reporting.
Experience:
- 3 years of experience in IT financial management technology finance or financial analysis required.
- Hands-on experience with AWS Azure and Google Cloud billing and cost management required.
- Strong experience with Microsoft licensing models preferred.
- Demonstrated experience building ROI and business cases for IT projects preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial modeling and forecasting preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Standing Walking
FREQUENTLY: (none specified)
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech Computer skills Decision Making Hearing acuity Interpreting Data Problem solving Sitting
The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign direct and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospitals and research institutes in the United States.