Senior FinOps Analyst in Skipton

As our Senior FinOps Analyst, you'll be responsible for establishing and embedding FinOps practices across Skipton's technology estate. You'll create the governance, reporting, processes and financial insights that enable better technology investment decisions, whilst ensuring cloud spend is transparent, accountable and aligned to business outcomes. This is more than a reporting role. You'll be the subject matter expert for FinOps, helping the organisation understand where technology money is being spent, why it is being spent, and how we can maximise value from every pound invested.

Every day at Skipton is innovation day. Join our Technology team and you’ll discover that we’re constantly focused on real challenges as we build the tools that get things done for our members - quicker than you imagine.

• Establish and lead Skipton’s FinOps capability, including governance, processes and reporting standards.
• Drive cloud cost transparency across Microsoft Azure, providing clear insight into spend, usage trends and cost drivers.
• Develop showback/chargeback models and embed financial accountability across technology teams.
• Partner with Technology, Finance, Procurement and Architecture teams to integrate FinOps best practice into decision-making.
• Identify and deliver cloud cost optimisation opportunities while balancing performance, resilience and business value.
• Develop forecasting, budgeting and financial models to improve cost predictability and support investment decisions.
• Create cloud reporting, dashboards and KPIs, leading financial reviews and providing recommendations to senior stakeholders.

We're looking for an experienced analyst with a passion for technology financial management, data-driven decision making and cloud cost optimisation. You'll be comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and able to translate complex financial and consumption data into clear, actionable business insight.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a FinOps, Cloud Financial Management or similar role and experience implementing FinOps practices within Azure or multi-cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles, including cost optimisation, forecasting, governance and financial accountability.
• Strong financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting skills with the ability to translate data into business outcomes.
• Experience working collaboratively with Technology, Finance and Procurement teams with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills with a high attention to detail.

Desirable

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification with experience using cloud cost management tools such as IBM Apptio or Cloudability.
• Knowledge of Technology Business Management (TBM) principles and experience within Financial Services or another regulated industry.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure and technology architecture.

What’s In It For You

Your work matters. And the way we reward you matters, too. At Skipton, we offer pay and benefits that really do make life better, together with a genuine thank you for making a difference.

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted gym memberships
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at Currys, and IKEA

We’re here to make life better for our members.

About Skipton

Our story began in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Today, you’ll find us across England and Scotland, from Aberdeen to Plymouth. We help over a million members put down roots, save for what matters, and feel good about their money. As a mutual, they own us, so everything we do is for them. You'll feel that same fairness and purpose in how all 2,500 of our colleagues work together, too. It all means that life at Skipton is more exciting than you imagine.

What it's like to work here - Life at Skipton

We talk and we listen to each other. And we make decisions as a team. That way, you get all the support you need to do work that works for everyone. For most of our roles there's the option of blended working, which means we mix working from home and meeting in person. The right balance depends on your role, and what works best for you, your manager, and your team. We also value what everyone brings to Skipton. And we create a fair place where you can be yourself. Our colleague networks play a big role in this. They connect people with similar life experiences and make our workplace warm, friendly, inclusive and welcoming.

It’s not just our members who are important to us. You are, too. Lots of organisations talk about wellbeing, but they don’t always back it up. As a mutual, we put people first. And that includes the people who work here. So, when we say we care about your wellbeing, we mean it. Wellbeing isn't just one thing. It’s about feeling good, having energy, and being able to be yourself and perform at your best. That’s why we offer help for your mental and physical health across five key areas. What’s more, it’s help that you can actually use too - not just read about.

Apply now

Sounds like you? Then apply now. You don't need to tick every box - we look for people who care about our members and who want to grow at the same time. The rest can follow.

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us as we continue to support our members and represent the communities we serve. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, age, family or parental status, beliefs, nationalities and religions - supporting an inclusive environment for all our colleagues to bring their true selves to Skipton.

If you have a disability, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to discuss making reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@skipton.co.uk.