AI Finance & Cloud Cost Strategist

Cinter Career; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cinter Networks, Inc. in Plano, TX seeks an AI Financial Operations & Cost Analyst on a contract (W2) basis.

You will drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and cost analysis for AI and cloud services, while managing vendor contracts and renewals and delivering actionable insights to improve financial efficiency. Applicants should have 5+ years in FP&A, FinOps or cloud cost management, with strong skills in budgeting, ROI/TCO analysis and financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in a finance, accounting or IT-adjacent field.
• 5+ years in FP&A, FinOps or cloud cost management.
• Understand AI and cloud cost structures and pricing models.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Familiarity with vendor contracts and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and cost analysis for AI and cloud services.
• Monitor AI-related expenses across cloud infra, platforms, licensing, API usage and compute.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and propose strategies.
• Support cost allocation, showback/chargeback and cost recovery across units.
• Collaborate with finance, procurement, legal and tech teams on contracts and renewals.
• Build financial models for TCO, ROI and cost-effectiveness of investments.
• Prepare dashboards and reports tracking AI spend and resource use.
• Establish governance, controls and reporting for AI initiatives.
• Provide insights to management for strategic decisions.

Skills

Financial operations

FP&A

FinOps

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost allocation

Vendor management

TCO & ROI

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field

Job description

Cinter Networks, Inc. in Plano, TX seeks an AI Financial Operations & Cost Analyst on a contract (W2) basis.

You will drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and cost analysis for AI and cloud services, while managing vendor contracts and renewals and delivering actionable insights to improve financial efficiency. Applicants should have 5+ years in FP&A, FinOps or cloud cost management, with strong skills in budgeting, ROI/TCO analysis and financial reporting.