## About the Role

The Cloud Financial Operations Specialist supports cloud program operations, governance, cost optimization, and financial reporting across major cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure. The role is focused on improving visibility into cloud usage and spend, identifying opportunities to reduce costs, and helping the business operate more efficiently.

This position works closely with teams across Technology, Data, Product, and Finance, as well as third-party vendors. It also provides regular updates to executive leadership and contributes to cloud roadmap visibility, operational health tracking, and cost management planning.

The role helps build and maintain FinOps practices across the organization, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and reporting. It also supports AWS-related cost tracking and marketplace subscription management.

## Key Responsibilities

– Monitor and analyze cloud-related financial activity and operational spend
– Identify cost savings opportunities through rightsizing, reserved instances, savings plans, and optimization of storage and networking configurations
– Measure and report the financial impact of optimization efforts and highlight areas for improvement
– Support capacity planning and cloud budget planning
– Assist with the financial aspects of new workload migrations
– Integrate financial systems with cloud billing tools
– Help develop and implement cloud FinOps practices, including governance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation
– Partner with Finance and IT to build a cloud cost management framework, including budgets, monthly forecasts, investment cost analysis, and variance analysis
– Design and maintain dashboards and reports for cloud cost and usage visibility
– Set up and continuously optimize the AWS services plan, including cost tracking and reporting
– Track the lifecycle of AWS Marketplace subscriptions, including renewals and terminations
– Communicate cloud cost concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
– Provide updates on cloud spend, usage trends, and optimization opportunities to executive leadership

## Required Skills

– Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Business Administration
– 8 years of direct experience in IT Finance and cloud-related work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
– Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and best practices across AWS, Azure, GCP, and similar environments
– Solid financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis
– Experience creating data analytics dashboards and reporting for finance and operational processes
– Experience with cloud cost management tools such as CloudZero, Cloudability, and CloudHealth
– Experience with financial modeling and planning software
– Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work with all levels of management and staff
– Experience contributing to business projects that drive process, technology, or organizational change
– Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with sound business judgment in complex situations
– Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio
– Web proficiency
– Ability to travel 5% of the time
– Ability to pass the required background check

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– Azure
– GCP

### FinOps Platforms
– CloudZero
– Cloudability
– CloudHealth

### Collaboration Tools
– Microsoft Outlook
– Microsoft Word
– Microsoft Excel
– Microsoft PowerPoint
– Microsoft Project
– Microsoft Visio

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Cloud cost optimization across compute, storage, and networking
– Rightsizing analysis
– Reserved instance and savings plan utilization
– Cost governance and budgeting
– Forecasting and variance analysis
– Cost allocation by department, team, or project
– Monthly cloud cost reporting
– Cloud spend visibility and usage trend reporting
– AWS Marketplace spend tracking and subscription lifecycle management
– Integration of financial systems with cloud billing tools
– Budget and investment cost analysis for cloud workloads and migrations

## Benefits

– Eligible employees may receive a bonus
– Benefits package may include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off

## Useful Links

– LinkedIn / Application: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4468279309

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to influence cloud financial strategy across major platforms while working with teams in Technology, Data, Product, and Finance. It combines hands-on FinOps work with reporting, forecasting, and cost governance, making it relevant for professionals who enjoy both analysis and operational ownership. The position also includes executive-facing reporting and the chance to help shape cloud cost management practices across the organization.