IT Cost Analyst
Investigate spend movement, budget overruns, forecast changes, and cost drivers.
Ask it
- Why is this quarter over budget?
- What changed in our forecast since last month?
Built for complex enterprise operations
TBM and FinOps work is fragmented. The AI engine fixes that.
Traditional AI assistants struggle in enterprise technology finance because they lack operational context and workflow structure. The AI engine was designed specifically for this environment.
Specialist AI agents
Cloud Optimization, Vendor Intelligence, Allocation, Financial Operations, Governance, Reporting — each with scoped responsibilities, structured workflows, and governed permissions.
Relationship-aware data models
Maps operational relationships across vendors, contracts, applications, products, cost centers, services, cloud resources, and financial structures.
Client-specific operational knowledge
Financial taxonomies, allocation methodologies, governance policies, operational playbooks, product definitions, and client-specific operating models. Not generic assumptions.
Structured workflow orchestration
An orchestration layer coordinates specialists to execute broader operational workflows safely and consistently — with human approvals at every consequential step.
Yarken AI Studio
AI specialists for the work of technology finance.
Bring specialist AI into financial analysis, cloud spend, contracts, planning, and cost allocation.
Start with a library of specialists shaped by real enterprise needs. Configure their skills, tools, and workflows around your data, operating model, and governance requirements.
See AI Studio in action →Specialist library7 specialists
- IT Cost AnalystConfigure
- Cloud FinOps AnalystConfigure
- Vendor & Contract AnalystConfigure
- License & SaaS Optimization AnalystConfigure
- Application & Service TCO AnalystConfigure
- Chargeback & Showback AnalystConfigure
- Cost Model StewardConfigure
- Your own specialists
Specialist library
Explore the specialist library.
Domain-focused AI agents designed for the financial and operational questions your teams handle every day.
Cloud FinOps Analyst
Analyze cloud and AI consumption, identify anomalies, and examine cost ownership and efficiency.
Ask it
- Which teams drove the rise in AI consumption?
- Where is cloud spend missing an owner?
Vendor & Contract Analyst
Review vendor spend, contract commitments, renewal exposure, and commercial risks.
Ask it
- Which renewals carry the most exposure this year?
- Where are we below our committed spend?
License & SaaS Optimization Analyst
Assess software entitlements, usage, unused licences, and opportunities to reduce waste.
Ask it
- How many licences have gone unused for 90 days?
- Where do our software tools overlap?
Application & Service TCO Analyst
Understand the full cost of applications and services to support investment and portfolio decisions.
Ask it
- What does this application really cost to run?
- Which services should we invest in, and which should we retire?
Chargeback & Showback Analyst
Explain cost allocations, consumer charges, and changes in service consumption.
Ask it
- Why did this business unit's charge go up?
- How is shared platform cost allocated?
Cost Model Steward
Review mapping accuracy, allocation rules, data quality, and financial model consistency.
Ask it
- Which costs are unmapped or misallocated?
- Where do our allocation rules conflict?
Your own specialists
Configure new specialists for organization-specific workflows.
See how it works →Configuration
Configured for the way your business works.
Every organization has its own financial structures, systems, and operating procedures. AI Studio lets you adapt the starting library to those requirements.
Specialist profileFrom the library
Cloud FinOps AnalystTailored for your cloud and AI estate
Responsibilities
Cloud consumptionAI spendAnomaliesCost ownership
Domain expertise
FinOps practicesCommitmentsUnit economics
Configure a new specialist
PlaybookRepeatable
Monthly variance review
- Gather actuals, budget, and forecast
- Analyse variance by tower and owner
- Identify the cost drivers
- Prepare findings
- Send for review
Expected output: variance summary with drivers
Data sourcesApproved only
General ledger
Cloud billing
Contracts and invoices
Asset inventory
Tools
Variance analysisAllocation lookupForecast model
AutomationScheduled
TriggerFirst business day of each month
RunMonthly variance review
ControlApproval before findings are shared
Report delivered to the finance owner
GovernanceApplied
Financial definitionsYour glossary and cost categories
PoliciesSpend and allocation policies
Access permissionsFinance and FinOps roles
ApprovalsRequired before any action
Ask Yarken
One question. The right specialists.
Complex financial questions often cross teams, systems, and cost categories. Ask Yarken can coordinate relevant specialists, bringing together analysis from multiple domains into one response.
The relevant specialists investigate the financial and operational context, identify contributing factors, and prepare findings for review.
Connected expertise.
Clearer answers.
Less manual investigation.
For example
“Why did our AI infrastructure spend increase, who is responsible, and how does it affect our forecast?”
Cloud FinOps AnalystTraces what drove the increase in AI infrastructure consumption
Queued
Chargeback & Showback AnalystMaps the spend to the teams and owners responsible
Queued
IT Cost AnalystChecks the impact on budget and forecast
Queued
One response, ready for reviewFindings
Contributing factorsResponsible ownersForecast impact
Governance
Enterprise AI, with governance built in.
Specialists work within defined responsibilities, authorized data access, and governed workflows.
Your teams retain control over the data specialists access and the actions that require review.
- Role-based access
- Source-grounded findings
- Approval checkpoints
- Execution traceability
Book a demo
Put specialist AI to work in your organization.
See how Yarken AI Studio can support your technology finance workflows, using your business context and operating requirements.