Azure FinOps Specialist

Agilus Consulting Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Downtown Toronto office

Hybrid work model

12-month contract

Job summary

Agilus by Synergie in Toronto is seeking an Azure FinOps Specialist to drive cloud cost management, forecasting, and spend optimization for a large enterprise. The role focuses on Azure billing, consumption analytics, and cost allocation with cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Procurement, and Tech teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in FinOps, strong SQL/Excel skills, and hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management, Power BI, and analytics platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FinOps, cloud cost management, technology financial management, or cloud financial analytics.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management, Azure billing, consumption reporting, pricing structures, and cloud spend optimization.
• Experience working within large enterprise environments with governance, architecture, and data management processes.
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze and reconcile large datasets.
• Experience with Power BI, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting cost allocation, chargeback/showback, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting Azure cloud environments at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Azure billing and usage data with financial, procurement, and operational records.
• Develop reporting and dashboards that provide visibility into Azure spend, consumption patterns, cost allocation, and forecasting.
• Support chargeback/showback, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities.
• Identify opportunities related to Azure reservations, commitment-based discounts, rightsizing, and cloud cost optimization.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Cloud Platform, Architecture, and Technology teams to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Analyze Azure cloud billing, consumption, utilization, and cost management data to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities.
• Support vendor reviews, contract renewals, and commercial discussions through detailed spend and consumption analysis.

Skills

FinOps

Cost forecasting

Data analysis

Budgeting

Stakeholder comms

Education

FinOps Certified Practitioner

Tools

Azure Cost Management

Azure Billing

Power BI

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

SQL

Job description

New 12-month contract open now in downtown Toronto! Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Azure FinOps Specialist in the finance sector in Toronto, Ontario. We are seeking an experienced Azure FinOps Specialist to support cloud cost management, financial analysis, reporting, and spend optimization within a large enterprise environment. This role will focus heavily on Azure billing, consumption analytics, cost allocation, forecasting, and identifying opportunities to optimize cloud spend through data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Azure billing and usage data with financial, procurement, and operational records
• Develop reporting and dashboards that provide visibility into Azure spend, consumption patterns, cost allocation, and forecasting
• Support chargeback/showback, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities
• Identify opportunities related to Azure reservations, commitment-based discounts, rightsizing, and cloud cost optimization
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Cloud Platform, Architecture, and Technology teams to provide actionable insights and recommendations
• Analyze Azure cloud billing, consumption, utilization, and cost management data to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities
• Support vendor reviews, contract renewals, and commercial discussions through detailed spend and consumption analysis

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, technology financial management, or cloud financial analytics
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management, Azure billing, consumption reporting, pricing structures, and cloud spend optimization
• Experience working within large enterprise environments with established governance, architecture, and data management processes
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze and reconcile large datasets
• Experience with Power BI, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, or similar analytics platforms
• Experience supporting cost allocation, chargeback/showback, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification
• Experience supporting Azure cloud environments at enterprise scale

What's in it for you

• $60.00 - $70.00 hourly
• 12-month contract
• Downtown Toronto office close to the station
• Hybrid work model; 3 days in-office

Soft skills

• Ability to independently manage analysis and deliver insights with minimal supervision
• The ability to communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong understanding of cloud consumption models, enterprise agreements, commitments, discounts, and cloud financial management best practices

This posting is for an active opening.