Lead Analyst Cloud Financial Operations

Empower Retirement, LLC; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Casual dress code

Paid time off

Volunteer time

Parental leave

Disability leave

BRGs

Job summary

Empower Retirement, LLC is seeking a lead analyst for Cloud Financial Operations to optimize cloud spend and provide visibility into budgets and forecasts. You will partner across technology, procurement, and finance to validate data and guide cost decisions.

This role emphasizes AWS cost management, data-driven insights, and scalable reporting with strong Excel and analytical skills. Hybrid work and growth opportunities exist.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in finance or IT.
• 5+ years Cloud FinOps or financial management of cloud environments.
• Strong Excel skills to model and reconcile financial data.
• Experience managing budgets, expenses, forecasts, and contracts.
• Familiarity with AWS and cloud cost management tooling.
• Analytical thinker who combines data from multiple sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain financial reporting for enterprise data platforms, including budgets, expenses, forecasts, run rates, and other key cost metrics.
• Build and maintain an inventory of platform expenses, cloud consumption, contracts, licenses, and renewals.
• Analyze actual spending vs. budget, identify variances and trends, provide insights.
• Monitor cloud costs with a focus on AWS; identify efficiency opportunities.
• Consolidate financial and usage information from multiple teams and vendors.
• Partner with technology leaders, procurement, and finance to validate data and drive decisions.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, and models for leadership.
• Support contract and license planning with renewal dates and utilization.
• Expand reporting to additional data environments as needed.

Skills

Cloud FinOps

Budgets & Forecasts

Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Azure

Google Cloud

Cost Explorer

Job description

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

The Lead Analyst, Cloud Financial Operations will support the financial management of Empower's enterprise data platforms by providing visibility into cloud and technology spending, managing budgets and forecasts, tracking expenses and contracts, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and operational improvement. This role is well suited for someone who enjoys working with numbers, financial data, and cloud technology and who can bring information together from multiple sources to help business and technology leaders make informed decisions. The analyst will work closely with platform leaders, application managers, procurement, vendor management, finance, and other stakeholders across the organization.

What you will do:

• Manage and maintain financial reporting for enterprise data platforms, including budgets, expenses, forecasts, run rates, and other key cost metrics.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive inventory of platform expenses, cloud consumption, contracts, licenses, and upcoming vendor renewals to improve financial visibility and planning.
• Analyze actual spending against budget, identify variances and trends, and provide insights into the factors driving changes in platform costs.
• Monitor cloud and technology costs, with an initial focus on AWS, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary spending, and better manage consumption.
• Gather and consolidate financial and usage information from multiple teams, systems, vendors, and stakeholders to develop a complete view of platform costs.
• Partner with technology leaders, application managers, procurement, vendor management, finance, and other stakeholders to validate assumptions, resolve data gaps, and support financial decisions.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, and financial models that make cloud and technology spending understandable and actionable for business and technology leaders.
• Support contract and license planning by monitoring renewal dates, current utilization, financial commitments, and anticipated future needs.
• Provide recommendations on opportunities to improve financial management, cost controls, budgeting processes, and overall platform economics.
• Expand financial reporting and analysis across additional data platform environments as the capability matures and broader organizational needs are incorporated.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 + years Cloud FinOps experience or experience supporting the financial management of cloud infrastructure, data platforms, or technology environments.
• Strong proficiency with Excel or similar spreadsheet tools, including the ability to organize, analyze, reconcile, and model financial information.
• Experience managing budgets, expenses, forecasts, run rates, contracts, or other financial and operational metrics.
• Familiarity with AWS or another major cloud platform such as Azure or Google Cloud, particularly cloud cost management, billing, or usage reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to combine information from multiple sources and identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technology, finance, procurement, vendor management, and leadership teams to collect information and support decisions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information, cost trends, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, organize complex financial information, and establish repeatable processes in an evolving environment.
• Curiosity, attention to detail, and an interest in understanding the relationship between technology usage, business needs, and financial outcomes.

What will set you apart:

• Experience with AWS cost management, billing, Cost Explorer, or related cloud financial management capabilities.
• Financial analysis experience involving budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, or technology spend.
• Experience with Snowflake costs, usage, or financial reporting.
• Experience with Azure or Google Cloud cost management in addition to AWS.
• Experience managing or analyzing technology contracts, software licensing, vendor agreements, and renewal planning.
• Experience building financial dashboards, cost reporting, or executive-level reporting for technology organizations.
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment with multiple technology platforms, vendors, and stakeholder groups.
• FinOps, AWS, cloud cost management, or other relevant professional certification.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

What we offer you

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range $114,000.00 - $165,300.00 The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer - Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

Remote and Hybrid Positions

For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.

For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate homework environment and the required internet connection.