## About the Role

This senior individual contributor role is focused on bringing clarity, control, and measurable value to cloud, SaaS, AI, and broader technology spend across the organisation.

You will own reporting, forecasting, and budget tracking, while building a transparent view of spend and identifying risks, trends, and optimisation opportunities. The role works closely with Technology, Finance, and Contract Management to improve governance, strengthen financial control, and support better decision-making.

A key part of the position is promoting cost-aware engineering practices that improve efficiency without affecting delivery. The role has clear business impact through improved visibility, stronger forecasting, and more effective management of technology investment.

## Key Responsibilities

– Own reporting, forecasting, and budget tracking across cloud, SaaS, AI, and technology spend
– Improve cost efficiency through rightsizing, commitment management, and waste reduction
– Build accurate forecasts, track variances, and agree corrective actions
– Create dashboards and reporting for leadership decision-making
– Define and maintain standards for cost allocation, tagging, ownership, and governance
– Partner with Technology, Finance, and Contract Management to strengthen cost control
– Lead regular spend reviews to identify risks, trends, anomalies, and optimisation opportunities
– Manage SaaS licensing and vendor spend, including utilisation, renewals, and contract value
– Track and optimise AI platform costs, including licences, APIs, and token usage
– Promote cost-aware engineering practices that improve efficiency without reducing delivery

## Required Skills

– Demonstrable experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, technology finance, or a similar discipline
– Proven experience improving spend visibility, forecasting accuracy, cost allocation, and financial control
– Strong analytical ability, including trend analysis, variance analysis, forecasting, and KPI tracking
– Experience defining and embedding standards for cost allocation, tagging, ownership, and reporting
– Clear communication skills, with the ability to present insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
– A collaborative approach and experience working cross-functionally with Technology, Finance, and Commercial or Contract Management teams
– Confidence in influencing decisions, challenging inefficiencies constructively, and driving cost accountability
– Comfort working in a scaling or evolving environment where processes and controls are still developing

## Preferred Skills

– FinOps Certified Practitioner certification, or equivalent hands-on experience delivering FinOps practices
– Experience with cloud cost management, billing data, budgeting, and reporting tools
– Exposure to SaaS licensing, utilisation tracking, renewals, and vendor spend management
– Experience managing AI platform costs, including licensing, APIs, and token consumption

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud and Technology Domains
– Cloud
– SaaS
– AI platforms
– APIs
– Dashboards
– Billing data
– Budgeting and reporting tools
– Licences
– Token usage

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Maintain visibility across cloud, SaaS, AI, and technology spend
– Improve forecasting, budget tracking, and variance analysis
– Drive cost optimisation through rightsizing, commitment management, and waste reduction
– Establish standards for cost allocation, tagging, ownership, and governance
– Run regular spend reviews to identify risks, anomalies, and optimisation opportunities
– Manage SaaS licensing, renewals, utilisation, and vendor spend
– Track and optimise AI platform usage and associated costs
– Support cost-aware engineering practices across the organisation

## Benefits

– Salary from £75,000 per annum
– Employer pension contributions of up to 12%
– 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
– Enhanced parental leave
– Cycle to Work scheme with 25–39% savings on bikes and accessories
– Home & Tech savings of up to 8% on IKEA and Currys products through salary sacrifice over 12 months
– £1,000 employee referral bonus
– Wellbeing support, including Mental Health Aiders, 24/7 online GP services, and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
– Central London office in Holborn, with flexible and remote working arrangements

## Why You Might Be Interested

This is a senior role with broad ownership across cloud, SaaS, AI, and technology cost management. It offers the chance to influence how spend is tracked, governed, and optimised, while working closely with Technology, Finance, and Contract Management. The position also combines strategic reporting with practical optimisation work, making it well suited to someone who wants visible impact and cross-functional scope.