Principal Financial Analyst, Workload Health – Database and Multicloud
Description
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is one of the fastest-growing businesses at Oracle. Within OCI Finance, the Workload Health team is responsible for end-to-end financial planning, modeling, and monitoring for specific product families within the broader OCI ecosystem. We are partners and trusted strategic advisers to OCI Leadership, advising on optimizing business economics while rapidly scaling.
We are looking for a Principal Financial Analyst for the Database and Multicloud Finance team. In this role, you will lead complex financial analysis, long-range planning, and strategic projects across Database and Multicloud, including Oracle Database offerings on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. You will serve as a trusted finance partner on growth, profitability, and investment decisions. The ideal candidate combines deep financial and business judgment with effective communication, analytical rigor, technical curiosity, and the ability to independently navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead complex financial modeling and scenario analysis for product and infrastructure decisions, including P&L, cost-per-unit, profitability, and business performance analyses.
- Lead finance reviews for new products and pricing decisions; guide issues through cross-functional approval workflows.
- Apply automation and AI tools to strengthen financial modeling, data analysis, and decision support.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Commercial Enablement, and Finance teams on product launches, regional expansion, capacity planning, investment tradeoffs, and cost optimization, evaluating demand, utilization, and returns on infrastructure investment.
- Lead strategic finance projects and executive decision support, independently framing ambiguous business questions, coordinating cross-functional inputs, developing rigorous analysis, and delivering clear recommendations and executive-ready materials under tight timelines.
- Develop long-range plans and strategic analyses for Database and Multicloud, linking bookings, customer commitments, and consumption trends to revenue forecasts, profitability, and investment recommendations.
Internal Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus
- 8+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, strategic finance, or a related analytical role
- Advanced financial modeling, data analysis, and Excel skills, including the ability to work with large and complex datasets
- Strong understanding of P&Ls, profitability, cost allocations, unit economics, and forecasting
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior leaders
- Technical acumen with intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to learning
- Demonstrated track record of delivering strategic financial analysis and improving analytical tools and models, including automation and use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Codex)
- Strong business judgment and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners and lead through expertise without formal authority
- Ability to mentor others and raise the quality of financial analysis across the team; excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of the cloud business model and experience in technology, cloud, database, or infrastructure-related finance
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Oracle Analytics Cloud, Tableau, or similar tools)
External Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus
- 8+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, strategic finance, or a related analytical role
- Advanced financial modeling, data analysis, and Excel skills, including the ability to work with large and complex datasets
- Strong understanding of P&Ls, profitability, cost allocations, unit economics, and forecasting
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior leaders
- Technical acumen with intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to learning
- Demonstrated track record of delivering strategic financial analysis and improving analytical tools and models, including automation and use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Codex)
- Strong business judgment and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners and lead through expertise without formal authority
- Ability to mentor others and raise the quality of financial analysis across the team; excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of the cloud business model and experience in technology, cloud, database, or infrastructure-related finance
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Oracle Analytics Cloud, Tableau, or similar tools)
