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Description
Job Title : FinOps Analyst
Hyundai Capital America (HCA) helps people move forward. Through Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance, and Kia Finance, we deliver innovative financing, leasing, and insurance solutions to more than 3 million customers and businesses nationwide.
We're a company driven by growth, innovation, and people. At HCA, you'll find opportunities to build new skills, expand your career, and make a real impact-while working in a diverse, inclusive, and values-driven environment. We're proud to support our communities through volunteerism, philanthropy, and engaged Employee Resource Groups.
If you're looking for a fast-paced, collaborative workplace where your ideas matter, join us as we lead the future of financing freedom of movement. Apply today.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
The FinOps Analyst is responsible for establishing and operating a comprehensive Cloud and SaaS Financial Management (FinOps) practice across a multi - cloud and SaaS ecosystem, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Dialog flow, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and key enterprise SaaS platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Cisco cloud services, Salesforce, and other subscription - based technologies. This role partners closely with Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Procurement, Security, and Application teams to ensure cloud and SaaS consumption is cost - efficient, well - governed, transparent, and aligned to business priorities during the migration from on - premise data centers and throughout steady - state operation
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
1. FinOps Strategy & Operating Model
• Establish and support the development and ongoing maturity for the FinOps operating model spanning IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
• Implement and maintain cost governance standards across AWS, GCP, OCI, and enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to incorporate cost considerations into design and migration decisions.
• Maintain and update FinOps playbooks, policies, dashboards, and operating procedures.
• Drive continuous improvements and standardization.
2. Cloud Cost Optimization & Controls
• Execute and track cost optimization initiatives across AWS, Google Dialog flow, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including right - sizing, capacity planning, and service tier selection.
• Govern SaaS spend optimization for platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Cisco cloud services, Salesforce, and similar vendors.
• Support management of commitments (e.g., Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, committed use discounts) and track SaaS contract utilization.
• Define and enforce tagging and metadata standards to support chargeback/showback across cloud and SaaS services.
• Identify process improvements to enhance cost transparency.
3. Financial Planning, Forecasting & Reporting
• Establish and manage cloud and SaaS spend forecasting by analyzing usage trends supporting migration waves, modernization initiatives, and steady state growth.
• Provide executive - level reporting on multi - cloud and SaaS spend, trends, savings realized, and optimization opportunities.
• Translate usage and consumption data into financial insights for Technology and Finance leadership.
• Identify process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy.
4. Governance, Risk & Audit Support
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Vendor Management to ensure financial controls extend across cloud and SaaS platforms.
• Support audits by preparing documentation and evidence related to billing, subscriptions, and consumption controls.
• Ensure alignment to enterprise financial policies and contract governance standards.
• Identify process improvements to enhance financial governance maturity.
5. Cross - Functional Enablement & Vendor Collaboration
• Help enable engineering, operations, and application teams with cost - aware best practices and usage guidance.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Vendor Management on cloud provider and SaaS vendor commercial agreements.
• Serve as the key FinOps contact, coordinating inputs across Technology, Finance, and vendors.
Qualifications
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
• Minimum 5 -7 years of related experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or IT financial analysis, including hands-on experience with cloud cost reporting, allocation, and optimization in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Experience supporting data center exit and cloud migration programs.
• Experience in financial services, automotive finance, banking, or regulated industries preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• FinOps Foundation Practitioner or Professional certification preferred.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner or Associate level certification preferred.
• ITIL Foundation certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of AWS billing, pricing models, and cost management tools (Cost Explorer, Budgets, CUR, etc.).
• Proven experience establishing tagging, chargeback/showback, and cost allocation models.
• Strong understanding of cloud migration financial impacts and hybrid cost models.
• Ability to translate technical cloud usage into financial insights for executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ownership of forecasting governance optimization, not just reporting.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Procurement, Architecture, and Engineering.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of multi - cloud financial models (AWS, GCP, OCI).
• Experience managing SaaS cost governance for platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Cisco cloud services, Salesforce, and similar tools.
• Proven ability to establish tagging, allocation, and chargeback/showback models across cloud and SaaS ecosystems.
• Understanding of hybrid cost models spanning on-prem, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS subscriptions.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE
At HCA, we know our success starts with our people. We offer a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and life outside of work - so you can bring your best every day.
In addition to competitive pay, our benefits include:
• Hybrid work schedule offering 4 on-site days and 1 remote day per week
• Vehicle benefits designed around your role, including monthly allowances and purchase and lease discounts
• Flexible health coverage with medical, dental, and vision plans, including no cost and low-cost options
• Annual employer HSA contribution to help offset healthcare expenses
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting, so you can start building your future from day one
• 100% company paid life and disability insurance for added peace of mind
• Wellbeing programs at no cost to you, including gym benefits and health resources
• Generous parental leave to support growing families
• Paid Volunteer Time Off, plus a company donation to a charity of your choice
At HCA, our benefits are more than perks - they're part of our commitment to supporting you at work and in life. Learn more about benefits at HCA!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our culture, visit our careers page.
OTHER DETAILS
Our Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace-because we believe diversity builds stronger teams. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, caste, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided during the application process is requested in good faith and will be used solely in accordance with applicable employment laws.
California Privacy Notice
This notice only applies to our applicants who reside in the State of California.
The latest version of our Privacy Policy can be found here . This Privacy Policy provides you with notice, at or before the point of collection, about the categories of personal information to be collected from you, the purposes for which your personal information is collected or used, and whether that information is sold or shared, so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of your personal information. We are providing this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 ("CCPA").
If you have any questions about CCPA regarding California residents or HCA team members, please contact the Privacy Team at Privacy2@hcs.com .