Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist, Cloud Service Economics - Cloud Strategy Office, Cloud Management Department (CMD)
Core
Senior finance partner owning financial models, forecasting, and decision support for Rakuten's internal cloud services and AI investments.
Role type
Senior FP&A specialist (cloud service economics)
Builds
Financial models, dashboards, simulations, and automated reports for cloud service owners and leadership
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, internal service economics, AI investment tracking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost allocation, chargeback/showback, fixed asset management, depreciation analysis, stakeholder challenge, financial communication
Preferred skills
cloud cost structure familiarity, AI investment evaluation, finance process automation, SQL, business intelligence tools
Technologies
Excel, SQL, business intelligence tools
Responsibilities
Own financial model, consolidation, and quality controls for budgets and forecasts; lead budget-versus-actual and forecast analysis; develop and challenge service unit economics and internal pricing; lead cost-savings and efficiency initiatives; analyze fixed assets, capitalization, and vendor cost structures; build alternatives to improve efficiency and customer value; challenge technical stakeholders with financial evidence; track financial evaluation and benefits for AI investments; improve financial dashboards and management information.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
