Product Cost Analyst

Cloudflare

. Build and maintain product cost models translating compute, storage, bandwidth, and AI/inference resource consumption into unit cost-to-serve .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 - $174,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling, cost analysis, and strategic finance, with a strong ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations. Proficient in collaborating across functions to drive insights on product costs, unit economics, and capital planning.

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Financial ModelingCost AnalysisAdvanced Excel SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationAI Skill Development

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Hard Skills

Cost AnalysisFinancial ModelingData AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisUnit EconomicsCapital ExpendituresDepreciationUtilization AnalysisForecasting WorkflowsShared-Cost Allocations

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

ExcelGoogle SheetsSQLAnaplanOracleWorkdayBusiness Intelligence ToolsAI-Enabled Finance Workflows

Industry Keywords

FP&AStrategic FinanceInfrastructure FinanceProduct CostingUsage-Based BusinessesInfrastructure/Data-Center OperationsHardware Lifecycle Economics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOraclePythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain product cost models translating compute, storage, bandwidth, and AI/inference resource consumption into unit cost-to-serve
Partner with Product and Engineering to evaluate product introductions, architecture changes, resource usage, costs, and margins
Develop and validate shared-cost allocation analyses with Infrastructure Finance and finance data partners
Support Pricing with cost inputs and scenario analysis for commercial decisions and quoting workflows
Analyze server costs, deployment timing, useful life, depreciation, utilization, and capacity across infrastructure
Contribute to capital and capacity planning through demand-versus-capacity scenarios, investment trade-offs, and forecast updates
Produce reporting on product costs, unit economics, margin drivers, and actual-versus-plan changes
Improve finance data, reconciliation checks, and repeatable workflows; automate recurring analyses
Translate analysis into actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, cost analysis, business analytics, or a related analytical field
Experience building financial models and translating data into business recommendations
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including driver-based models and sensitivity/scenario analysis
Ability to work with large or imperfect datasets, investigate discrepancies, reconcile financial and operational views, and document assumptions and controls
Understanding of financial statements, cost drivers, gross margin, unit economics, capital expenditures, and depreciation
Ability to connect resource usage, infrastructure capacity, and product architecture to financial outcomes
Strong cross-functional collaboration and clear written and verbal communication
Evidence of ongoing AI skill development, including prompt and context engineering
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
Nice-to-have: cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, usage-based businesses, product costing, shared-cost allocations, SQL, business intelligence tools, Python, infrastructure/data-center operations, capital planning, hardware lifecycle economics, utilization analysis, fixed-asset reporting, AI-enabled finance workflows, responsible AI practices, financial systems, allocation processes, data pipelines, forecasting workflows, Anaplan, Oracle, or Workday

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity plan participation
Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
Global Travel Medical Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan
Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave