Cloud Financial Operations Specialist

UDR Consulting; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UDR Consulting in Charleston, West Virginia is seeking a Cloud FinOps Specialist to manage cloud cost optimization, budgeting, and governance. You will partner with engineering, finance, and leadership to ensure fiscal accountability and accurate cost allocation across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.

The role requires 3–7+ years in IT financial management or cloud operations, with experience in cost models and BI dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business.
• 3 to 7+ years in IT financial management, financial analysis, or cloud operations.
• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or GCP pricing models and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Cost optimization through daily usage analysis and right-sizing.
• Budgeting and forecasting with financial models and variance tracking.
• Governance and tagging to ensure accurate cost allocation.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, finance, and leadership.

Skills

AWS pricing models

Azure pricing models

GCP pricing models

Apptio Cloudability

CloudZero

Power BI

Cost optimization

Budgeting & forecasting

Governance & tagging

Showback/chargeback

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Apptio Cloudability

CloudZero

Power BI

Job description

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Cloud Financial Operations Specialist opportunity in Charleston, West Virginia.

Core Responsibilities

• Cost Optimization: Analyze daily usage and drive right-sizing or waste reduction.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Build financial models and track budget variances.
• Governance & Tagging: Enforce resource naming and tagging standards for accurate cost allocation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, finance, and leadership to build a culture of financial accountability.
• Showback/Chargeback: Manage cost-sharing models so business units see their exact cloud consumption. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business.

Experience: 3 to 7+ years in IT financial management, financial analysis, or cloud operations.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or GCP pricing models, plus tools like Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, or Power BI.

Certifications: FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred

• Cloud FinOps Specialist must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in cloud cost management and optimization (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, or third-party tools like CloudHealth).
• Cloud FinOps Specialist must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience performing cloud usage analysis, Reserved Instance (RI) / Savings Plan management, and right-sizing recommendations.
• Cloud FinOps Specialist must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience creating financial dashboards and reporting for executive leadership.
• Cloud FinOps Specialist should have strong analytical skills to correlate cloud usage data with business value.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business.

An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities.

UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

• We offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs.
• We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.