Financial operation Management

Mizuho; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizuho Global Services Pvt Ltd (MGS) in Chennai is seeking an experienced Information Technology FinOps Manager to lead technology cost management and financial governance. The role emphasizes visibility, forecasting, optimization, and value realization across cloud, SaaS, licensing, infrastructure, and related IT spend areas.

The candidate will collaborate with IT, finance, procurement, engineering, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business outcomes and drive cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance or related field.
• 12+ years in IT financial operations, cloud operations, technology finance or IT governance.
• 3+ years in cloud cost management and FinOps or tech spend optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the IT FinOps operating model, governance framework, policies, processes, and reporting cadence.
• Monitor, analyze, and report technology spend across cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, licensing, data platforms.
• Partner with finance to support budgeting, forecasting, accruals, chargeback, showback, and cost allocation.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Budgeting & Forecasting

Vendor cost governance

Azure

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Power BI

Excel

IT governance

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s in Finance

Tools

Power BI

Excel

ServiceNow

ERP systems

Job description

Mizuho Global Services Pvt Ltd (MGS)

Mizuho Global Services Pvt Ltd (MGS) is a subsidiary company of Mizuho Bank, Ltd, which is one of the largest banks or so called ‘Mega Banks’ of Japan. MGS was established in the year 2020 as part of Mizuho’s long-term strategy of creating a captive global processing center for remotely handling banking and IT related operations of Mizuho Bank’s domestic and overseas offices and Mizuho’s group companies across the globe.

At Mizuho we are committed to a culture that is driven by ethical values and supports diversity in all its forms for its talent pool. Direction of MGS’s development is paved by its three key pillars, which are Mutual Respect, Discipline and Transparency, which are set as the baseline of every process and operation carried out at MGS.

What’s in it for you?

• Immense exposure and learning
• Company of highly passionate leaders and mentors
• Ability to build things from scratch

Know more about MGS:

Job Description: Information Technology Financial Operations (FinOps) Management

Role Overview

The Information Technology Financial Operations (FinOps) Manager is responsible for establishing and leading the organization’s technology cost management and financial governance practice. The role focuses on improving visibility, accountability, forecasting, optimization, and value realization across cloud services, SaaS platforms, licensing, infrastructure, and other IT spend categories. The FinOps Manager works closely with IT, finance, procurement, engineering, application owners, and business stakeholders to ensure technology investments are planned, monitored, optimized, and aligned with business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the IT FinOps operating model, governance framework, policies, processes, and reporting cadence.
• Assess decision methods for procurement through depreciation, buy vs lease models etc.
• Monitor, analyze, and report technology spend across cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, licensing, data platforms, and related IT services.
• Partner with finance teams to support budgeting, forecasting, accruals, chargeback, showback, and cost allocation activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, application, and operations teams to identify cost optimization opportunities without compromising performance, security, resilience, or business outcomes.
• Implement tagging, cost center mapping, resource ownership, and consumption tracking standards across technology platforms.
• Establish dashboards, reports, and executive summaries to provide actionable insights on spend trends, budget variance, utilization, waste, and savings opportunities.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives such as rightsizing, reserved instances or savings plans, storage optimization, lifecycle management, license rationalization, and unused resource cleanup.
• Define and track KPIs, savings targets, cost avoidance metrics, unit economics, and value realization measures.
• Support vendor management and procurement teams in contract reviews, consumption commitments, renewal planning, and commercial negotiations.
• Promote a culture of financial accountability and cost awareness across IT and business teams through training, communication, and stakeholder engagement.
• Evaluate and implement FinOps tools, automation, alerts, anomaly detection, and reporting capabilities.
• Prepare management updates, steering committee materials, and audit-ready documentation related to IT financial governance.
• Review of Internal controls implemented other than Finance related, such as Hardware and Software Assets, License key management etc.
• Vendor management and risk assessment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in finance.
• 12+ years of experience in IT Financial operations, cloud operations, technology finance, IT governance, procurement, or related functions.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud cost management, IT financial management, FinOps, vendor cost governance, or technology spend optimization.
• Hands-on understanding of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, cost allocation, and management reporting.
• Strong understanding of IT service models, infrastructure, SaaS licensing, cloud consumption, and technology procurement processes.

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional certification.
• Experience with cloud cost management tools, enterprise reporting tools, Power BI, Excel, ServiceNow, ERP systems, or procurement platforms.
• Knowledge of ITIL, IT governance, risk management, audit requirements, and technology control frameworks.
• MBA, finance certification, project management certification, or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex technology usage and cost data into business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong communication skills, including executive reporting and presentation capability.
• Good understanding of cloud architecture, infrastructure services, application hosting, and operational cost drivers.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to identify savings, cost avoidance, and value improvement opportunities.
• Process orientation with the ability to define governance models, controls, and repeatable operating procedures.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive outcomes across multiple teams.

Key Performance Indicators

• Improvement in technology spend visibility and reporting accuracy.
• Achievement of approved savings and cost avoidance targets.
• Reduction in unused, underutilized, or overprovisioned technology resources.
• Accuracy of budget forecasts and reduction in unexplained cost variances.
• Adoption of tagging, ownership, and cost allocation standards.
• Timely delivery of dashboards, executive reports, and governance reviews.
• Improved stakeholder engagement and cost accountability across IT and business teams.

Reporting Structure

The FinOps Manager typically reports to the Head of IT, Director of Technology Operations, Chief Information Officer, or Head of IT Finance, depending on the organization’s operating model. The role works closely with finance, procurement, cloud operations, infrastructure, application development, information security, enterprise architecture, and business unit leaders.

Address

16th Floor, Tower B, Brigade World Trade Centre,