Lead Analyst Cloud Financial Operations

Overview

This Lead Analyst, Cloud Financial Operations role supports financial management of enterprise data platforms by providing visibility into cloud and technology spending. Responsibilities include managing budgets and forecasts, tracking expenses and contracts, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and operational improvement.

This position is well suited for someone who enjoys working with numbers, financial data, and cloud technology, and who can bring information together from multiple sources to help business and technology leaders make informed decisions.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The employer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain financial reporting for enterprise data platforms, including budgets, expenses, forecasts, run rates, and other key cost metrics.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive inventory of platform expenses, cloud consumption, contracts, licenses, and upcoming vendor renewals to improve financial visibility and planning.
• Analyze actual spending against budget; identify variances and trends and provide insights into factors driving changes in platform costs.
• Monitor cloud and technology costs (initial focus on AWS), identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary spending, and better manage consumption.
• Gather and consolidate financial and usage information from multiple teams, systems, vendors, and stakeholders to develop a complete view of platform costs.
• Partner with technology leaders, application managers, procurement, vendor management, finance, and other stakeholders to validate assumptions, resolve data gaps, and support financial decisions.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, and financial models that make cloud and technology spending understandable and actionable for business and technology leaders.
• Support contract and license planning by monitoring renewal dates, current utilization, financial commitments, and anticipated future needs.
• Provide recommendations to improve financial management, cost controls, budgeting processes, and overall platform economics.
• Expand financial reporting and analysis across additional data platform environments as capability matures and broader organizational needs are incorporated.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 + years Cloud FinOps experience or experience supporting the financial management of cloud infrastructure, data platforms, or technology environments.
• Strong proficiency with Excel or similar spreadsheet tools, including the ability to organize, analyze, reconcile, and model financial information.
• Experience managing budgets, expenses, forecasts, run rates, contracts, or other financial and operational metrics.
• Familiarity with AWS or another major cloud platform such as Azure or Google Cloud, particularly cloud cost management, billing, or usage reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to combine information from multiple sources and identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technology, finance, procurement, vendor management, and leadership teams to collect information and support decisions.
• Strong communication skills to explain financial information, cost trends, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, organize complex financial information, and establish repeatable processes in an evolving environment.
• Curiosity, attention to detail, and interest in understanding the relationship between technology usage, business needs, and financial outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS cost management, billing, Cost Explorer, or related cloud financial management capabilities.
• Financial analysis experience involving budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, or technology spend.
• Experience with Snowflake costs, usage, or financial reporting.
• Experience with Azure or Google Cloud cost management in addition to AWS.
• Experience managing or analyzing technology contracts, software licensing, vendor agreements, and renewal planning.
• Experience building financial dashboards, cost reporting, or executive-level reporting for technology organizations.
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment with multiple technology platforms, vendors, and stakeholder groups.
• FinOps, AWS, cloud cost management, or other relevant professional certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $114,000.00 - $165,300.00
• Paid time off upon hire, including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time: 16 hours per calendar year
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement savings: 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Leave of absence programs, including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business-casual environment with the option to wear jeans
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) open to all

Bonus/total compensation: Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Location

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• For remote and hybrid positions, reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection and a place in your home to work with limited disruption is required. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.

Application Notes

• Job Posting End Date: 10-30-2026 at 12:01 am
• This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.
• The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.
• Equal opportunity employer; drug-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics as required by applicable law.