Senior Analyst FinOps (On-Premise IT Optimisation) in Sheffield

Job Title: Senior Analyst FinOps (On-Premise IT Optimisation)
Location: Sheffield (Hybrid 3 days onsite per week)

About the Role:
Were looking for a Senior Analyst with a strong background in IT cost optimisation and FinOps to join a globally operating technology function. In this role, youll help drive critical cost transparency and rightsizing initiatives across a broad range of infrastructure technologiescontributing directly to smarter technology investment, sustainability, and operational efficiency.
Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to design and deliver data-led insights, models, and reporting that inform strategic decisions around IT infrastructure usage and costs.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and support FinOps initiatives focused on on-premise infrastructure cost optimisation (e.g. servers, storage, databases, mainframes, PCs, software licences)
Design and implement initiatives to drive rightsizing and reuse, reducing datacentre footprint, energy use, and spend
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather functional and business requirements and translate them into operational and financial models, dashboards, and reports
Support total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis and transparency initiatives
Communicate findings clearly and confidently to both technical and senior management audiences
Track cost-saving benefits and create actionable insights from financial and operational data
What Were Looking For:
2+ years\’ experience in FinOps, with a focus on on-prem, hybrid, or cloud cost management
Familiarity with one or more optimisation techniques: software licence reduction, hardware decommissioning, storage/application rationalisation, or compute optimisation
Understanding of Technology Business Management (TBM) and internal IT cost recharge models
Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel or MS Access for data transformation
Knowledge of IT infrastructure including data centres, networks, virtual environments, and application support
Strong organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable presenting to executive-level audiences
Team-oriented with an international, collaborative mindset
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Nice to Have:
Experience with ApptioOne, Power BI, or PowerApps
ITIL or Service Management background
Understanding of relational databases and SQL
Experience working in large, global organisations (banking/financial services preferred)
Data analytics and mining expertise