Cloud FinOps Analyst / Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Engineer

Systems For Business; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems For Business is seeking a Cloud FinOps Analyst to enhance visibility of cloud costs, forecast spending, and allocate charges across teams and projects.

You will analyse usage and billing, identify anomalies, and recommend optimisation opportunities while collaborating with Finance, Engineering, and Procurement.

The role requires strong Excel and SQL skills, experience with dashboards, and the ability to implement cost controls via automation and reporting pipelines.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, CS, IS, Data Analytics or related field.
• Experience in cloud cost analysis and FinOps.
• Strong Excel and SQL skills with dashboards and financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyse cloud usage and billing to improve visibility and accountability.
• Forecast expenditure and allocate costs across teams and projects.
• Investigate anomalies and recommend optimisation opportunities.

Skills

Cloud cost analysis

Forecasting spending

SQL

Excel

Dashboards

Cost allocation

Anomaly investigation

Stakeholder communication

Cloud APIs scripting

FinOps cert

Education

Finance/CS/IS/Data Analytics degree

Tools

Cloud cost management tools

Tagging

Job description

The Cloud FinOps Analyst / Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Engineer improves visibility and accountability for cloud spending while supporting business and technical priorities. Responsibilities include analysing usage and billing, forecasting expenditure, allocating costs, investigating anomalies, and recommending optimisation opportunities.

The Cloud FinOps Analyst coordinates financial insights and spending reviews. The Cloud Cost Analyst focuses on cost trends, budgets, and allocation accuracy, while the FinOps Engineer builds reporting integrations, automated controls, and technical improvements that reduce waste while maintaining service performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in cloud cost analysis, financial planning, cloud infrastructure, or FinOps.
• Understanding of cloud billing, consumption models, pricing structures, and cost allocation.
• Strong Excel and SQL skills, with experience developing dashboards and financial reports.
• Ability to forecast spending, analyse variances, and investigate unexpected usage or charges.
• Familiarity with tagging, shared cost allocation, budgets, and cloud cost management tools.
• Ability to evaluate rightsizing, idle resources, storage choices, and usage commitments against business needs.
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with Finance, Engineering, Procurement, and service owners.
• For engineer positions, experience using cloud APIs, scripting, and automation to implement cost controls and reporting pipelines.
• Relevant cloud or FinOps certification is advantageous, alongside an understanding of unit costs and measuring realised savings.