Cloud Financial Operations Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee operations of cloud programs, including governance, cost optimization, and financial reporting across major platforms like AWS, Azure, and others.

• Collaborate with teams from Technology, Data, Product, Finance, and third-party vendors.

• Create and sustain a comprehensive overview of the cloud roadmap, operational health, and usage metrics.

• Conduct financial analysis and reporting for both business operations and cloud environments.

• Recognize and apply recommendations for cloud cost savings and best practices.

• Execute capacity planning and budget planning for cloud initiatives.

• Assist in the business aspects of migrating new workloads.

• Connect financial systems with cloud billing tools.

• Spearhead the adoption of Cloud FinOps best practices, encompassing cost governance, budgeting, forecasting, AWS Marketplace acquisitions, and cost allocation.

• Create frameworks for managing cloud costs, including budgets, forecasts, investment cost analysis, and variance analysis.

• Design and maintain dashboards and reports that illustrate cloud costs and usage trends.

• Establish and enhance AWS service plans while monitoring cloud resource expenses.

• Handle AWS Marketplace subscription renewals and terminations.

• Articulate cloud cost concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Provide regular updates to executive leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a field related to Finance or Business Administration.

• Eight (8) years of direct experience in IT Finance and cloud environments, or a comparable combination of education and experience.

• In-depth understanding of cloud computing principles and best practices (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).

• Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis.

• Experience in developing data analytics dashboards and reports relevant to finance and operational processes.

• Familiarity with cloud cost management tools such as CloudZero, Cloudability, and CloudHealth.

• Knowledge of financial modeling and planning software.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Experience in business projects that involve determining and driving process, technology, and organizational changes/impacts.

• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based tools.

• Willingness to travel 5% of the time.

• Ability to pass the required background check.

• Must be a resident of one of the 50 states or Washington, D.C.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible employees may receive a bonus.

• Health benefits provided.

• Retirement contributions available.

• Paid time off offered.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

• Equal opportunity employment protections are in place.