Fin Ops Cost Lead

Ageas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Annual Bonus

Health Insurance

Job summary

Ageas is recruiting a Fin Ops Cost Lead to drive cloud cost management across the organisation, collaborating with technology, finance and business teams. This permanent hybrid role can be based at Eastleigh or London with one day per week in the aligned office.

The position starts ASAP, with a salary range of £65k-£78k depending on experience, plus benefits. You will create dashboards and cost insights, promote cost awareness across technology teams, and be part of a forward-looking agenda on

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a senior Fin Ops role (Engineer/Architect).
• Experience in technology finance and cloud cost management.
• Strong expertise in Azure and AWS platforms.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead Fin Ops and cloud cost optimisation activities.
• Monitor cloud spend and identify savings opportunities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Create dashboards, reports and cost insights.
• Promote cost awareness across technology teams.

Skills

Fin Ops

Azure & AWS

Analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

Cloud cost management

Job description

Job Title : Fin Ops Cost Lead

Target Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: £65k-£78k depending on experience.

Location: Eastleigh, London, Hybrid Working

Closing Date for applications: 30 October 2026

Fin Ops Cost Lead:

Fantastic opportunity to join Ageas as a Fin Ops Cost Lead and help turn cloud cost data into practical insights. The purpose of the Fin Ops Cost Lead is to lead cloud cost management and optimisation across the organisation, working closely with technology, finance and business teams.

The role is Hybrid and can be based from either Eastleigh or London offices with a day a week in the aligned office.

Main Responsibilities as Fin Ops Cost Lead:

• Lead Fin Ops and cloud cost optimisation activities.
• Monitor cloud spend and identify savings opportunities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Create dashboards, reports and cost insights.
• Promote cost awareness across technology teams.

Skills and experience you need as Fin Ops Cost Lead:

• 3+ years' minimum experience operating at a senior level as either Fin Ops Engineer or Fin Ops Architect.
• Experience in technology finance, cloud cost management or similar.
• Strong expertise in Azure and AWS.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative approach and strong relationship-building skills.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:

• Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it's within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
• Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities -Mindfulness.
• Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
• Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks' full pay.
• Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
• Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.

About Ageas:

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We're a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we're always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we're open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.

Want to be part of a Winning Team? Come and join Ageas.