AWS FinOps Analyst: Cloud Cost Optimization & Dashboards

Top Prospect Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Prospect Group in Westchester County, NY seeks a FinOps Professional to leverage a strong working knowledge of the FinOps Framework lifecycle to drive cost optimization, automation, and operating efficiency across cloud and IT environments.

This role bridges Finance, Engineering, and IT Operations to ensure cloud resources are consumed efficiently, costs are forecasted accurately, and technology investments align with business objectives while promoting shared ownership of spend.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, CS, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud financial management, cloud operations, or IT finance.
• Experience with cloud cost analysis tools, budgeting, savings plans, reserved instances, and cost allocation.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret both financial and technical data.
• Ability to automate reporting and optimization workflows using APIs and scripting tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and financial teams.
• Knowledge of FinOps principles; FinOps Foundation certification is a plus.
• Commitment to continuous learning on cloud pricing and FinOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and report on cloud usage and spend across AWS and secondary cloud providers.
• Develop dashboards and reports that provide visibility into cloud costs, trends, and forecasts.
• Partner with Finance teams to improve budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial accuracy.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through rightsizing, usage optimization, reserved instances, and savings plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure architecture aligns with cost efficiency and performance goals.
• Develop and implement cost governance policies and guardrails to prevent waste and uncontrolled spend.
• Act as a liaison between Finance, IT, and Engineering stakeholders.
• Educate teams on FinOps principles to promote shared financial accountability.
• Present insights, recommendations, and financial impacts to leadership in a clear, data-driven manner.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Automation scripting

Financial and technical data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business/CS

Tools

APIs

Scripting tools

Cloud cost analysis tools

Excel/Sheets

Data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI)

Job description

Top Prospect Group in Westchester County, NY seeks a FinOps Professional to leverage a strong working knowledge of the FinOps Framework lifecycle to drive cost optimization, automation, and operating efficiency across cloud and IT environments.

This role bridges Finance, Engineering, and IT Operations to ensure cloud resources are consumed efficiently, costs are forecasted accurately, and technology investments align with business objectives while promoting shared ownership of spend.