Cloud FinOps Associate: Cost Optimization & Analytics

CDW group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking an Associate Cloud FinOps Manager to support financial and operational performance for its cloud customer accounts. The role focuses on maturing FinOps capabilities, governance, analytics, and value-led engagement, with growing independence in client deliverables.

You will help analyze cloud expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, assist forecasting, and promote best practices for clients while collaborating with senior FinOps managers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud financial management disciplines (cost allocation, budgeting, forecasting).
• Ability to translate technical and financial data into actionable guidance for executives.
• Familiarity with tools like CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management or similar.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales in pre-sales to drive new business opportunities.
• Craft proposal content highlighting value of Cloud FinOps for small to mid-tier customers.
• Develop cloud financial strategies and governance frameworks for cost control and value realization.
• Engage with customers to understand usage patterns and advise on cost optimization.
• Analyze resource utilization, tagging hygiene, and commitment strategies to improve efficiency.
• Produce usage trend analyses, anomaly detection, forecasting support, and cost models.
• Prepare and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics for accounts.
• Create FinOps training materials and support workshops for customers.
• Build strong relationships with customer contacts and internal stakeholders.

Skills

FinOps

Cost optimization

Analytics

Stakeholder communication

Pre-sales

Tools

CloudHealth

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

GCP Cost Management

Job description

CDW is seeking an Associate Cloud FinOps Manager to support financial and operational performance for its cloud customer accounts. The role focuses on maturing FinOps capabilities, governance, analytics, and value-led engagement, with growing independence in client deliverables.

You will help analyze cloud expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, assist forecasting, and promote best practices for clients while collaborating with senior FinOps managers.