IT Financial Operations Analyst (FinOps)

FinOps Weekly; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Foresters Financial is seeking an IT Financial Operations Analyst (FinOps) to drive cost transparency, forecasting, and optimization across cloud environments. You will partner with IT and Finance to optimize spend, enable accountability, and support strategic decisions.

The role focuses on building real-time cost dashboards, implementing rightsizing and savings initiatives, and improving forecast accuracy through driver-based models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Finance, Business, IT, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in IT financial management, FinOps, IT operations, or technology budgeting.
• Experience with cloud financial models (Azure, AWS).
• Advanced Excel/Power BI financial modeling and analytics.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain near real-time cloud cost dashboards and cost allocation by application, owner, and cost center.
• Execute optimization playbooks (rightsizing, idle cleanup, storage lifecycle) for cloud subscriptions.
• Support monthly forecast vs actual cost expenditure reviews and improve forecast accuracy.

Skills

FinOps

Forecasting

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Foresters Financial# IT Financial Operations Analyst (FinOps)## Job DescriptionCareer Opportunity Role Title IT Financial Operations Analyst (FinOps) Purpose of role The FinOps Analyst is responsible for the financial stewardship of Foresters cloud environments, ensuring cost transparency, accurate forecasting, disciplined optimizations and ensuring Foresters extracts the anticipated business value from the cloud services it is purchasing. The role supports the Foresters FinOps operating model by enabling daily cost visibility, improving forecast accuracy, and executing ongoing optimization activities such as rightsizing, idle cleanup, storage lifecycle management, and commitment optimization. The role partners closely with IT Cloud and Infrastructure Services team, IT Operations leadership, Finance, Procurement, and vendor management to optimize technology spend, enhance accountability, and support strategic decision making. Job Description Key Responsibilities INFORM – Transparency & Reporting Build and maintain near real-time cloud cost dashboards Establish cost allocation by application, owner, and cost center Enable anomaly detection and spend alerting OPTIMIZE – Continuous Cost Management Execute optimization playbooks (rightsizing, idle cleanup, storage lifecycle) for cloud subscriptions Support weekly optimization sprints Manage commitment analysis (Reservations, Savings Plans) OPERATE – Governance & Predictability Support monthly forecast vs actual cost expenditure reviews Improve forecast accuracy through driver-based models Enable workload cost ownership and unit economics pilots Participate in and recommend FinOps gateways as part of DevOps pipeline Ensure new systems and cloud services come online with development, security and financial standards fully confirmed Key Qualifications Education (minimum required): Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Finance, Business, IT, or related field Experience (minimum required): 3–5 years’ experience in IT financial management, FinOps, IT operations, or technology budgeting Experience working with cloud financial models (Azure, AWS) Strong understanding of IT service delivery models, asset management, and vendor management Experience in IT Operations financial oversight in a large enterprise is highly desirable Advanced Excel/Power BI financial modeling and analytics FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred. Salary Range $54,000.00 – $77,000.00 The actual base salary for this position will depend on several factors, including job-related skills, experience, and education. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may participate in a discretionary variable incentive plan, results are subject to both individual and company performance. Please note that this posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy; however, there may be instances where more than one vacancy is available for the same role. Equal Opportunity Employment and Inclusion – at Foresters Financial, we are committed to sustaining an equal opportunity environment for all job applicants. We embrace Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) as a core strategic objective for building strong, innovative teams in which all our employees can show up wholly and authentically as themselves. Foresters Financial strives to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodations during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] in advance of your appointment. Thank you for choosing Foresters. Only those candidates who will be selected for further consideration will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.| Map data (C) contributorsLoading...No Records FoundSorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again.Maps failed to loadSorry, unable to load the Maps API.Change LocationFind awesome listings near you!