Financial Operations Analyst II

Chicago, United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

Analyze usage, trends, and unit economics to identify optimization opportunities (e.g., rightsizing, reservations/savings plans, scheduling, eliminating waste).
Implement and tune alerts/monitors for spend anomalies; investigate spikes and drive corrective actions with owners.
Develop cost forecasts and scenarios to inform contracts, vendor negotiations, and growth planning.
Establish and maintain tagging, allocation, and showback/chargeback standards to improve accountability and decision-making.
Recommend and operationalize toolsets and automations (e.g., Cost Explorer/Azure Cost Management/GCP Billing, BI tools, scripting) to scale FinOps practices.
Perform other duties and

responsibilities as required to support business needs. Minimum Required
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience. 3 + years
experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or adjacent roles analyzing and optimizing cloud spend in AWS/Azure/GCP.
Proficiency with cloud billing models and cost structures (e.g., on-demand vs. reserved, SPs/committed use).
Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and
experience in BI/FinOps tools for cost analysis and visualization.
Familiarity with cloud cost platforms and native tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Billing).
FinOps Certified Practitioner (or similar cloud financial management certification).
Experience scripting/automating cost data collection and reporting (e.g., Python, provider APIs).
Experience implementing showback/chargeback, unit cost metrics, and KPI frameworks (e.g., cost per customer, per environment, per feature).
Knowledge of sustainability metrics (e.g., workload efficiency, scheduling) as part of cost optimization..
Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other