Cloud FinOps Lead: Cost Management & Dashboards

Remote Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Empower is seeking a Lead Analyst, Cloud Financial Operations to drive financial visibility for enterprise data platforms and cloud spending. You will partner with platform leaders, procurement, and finance to manage budgets, run rates, and vendor renewals while identifying cost-saving opportunities.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, collaboration across technology and finance, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years Cloud FinOps or cloud financial management experience.
• Strong proficiency with Excel or similar spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting for enterprise data platforms, including budgets and run rates.
• Maintain inventory of platform expenses, cloud usage, contracts, and renewals.
• Analyze spending vs. budget, identify variances and trends.
• Monitor AWS costs and identify optimization opportunities.
• Consolidate financial and usage information from multiple teams.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

AWS cost management

Excel proficiency

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Cloud cost visibility

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/IS/Analytics

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Empower is seeking a Lead Analyst, Cloud Financial Operations to drive financial visibility for enterprise data platforms and cloud spending. You will partner with platform leaders, procurement, and finance to manage budgets, run rates, and vendor renewals while identifying cost-saving opportunities.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, collaboration across technology and finance, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.