FinOps Specialist – Randstad

Title of the Job: FinOps Specialist

Location: Montreal, QC

Job Description: We are seeking a skilled Cloud Financial Operations Specialist to enhance our financial management processes related to cloud resources. This role involves analyzing cloud expenditure trends, optimizing costs, and collaborating with various teams to ensure effective financial governance.The location is Montreal or Toronto.The responsibilities would be:– Support cloud financial management tools and platforms.
– Analyze cloud spending patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities and discuss findings with stakeholders.
– Create and maintain comprehensive financial reports and dashboards, delivering actionable insights to stakeholders.
– Collaborate on improving cloud forecasting and budgeting practices.
– Conduct regular audits and reviews to ensure adherence to cloud financial governance policies.
– Assist in the implementation and oversight of cloud financial operations as needed.
– Communicate findings and recommendations to finance, engineering, and leadership teams to support informed decision-making.
– Develop automated data pipelines, visualizations, and enterprise dashboards to centralize critical information for cloud usage.
– Identify and implement process improvements to enhance IT finance efficiency.
– Monitor the efficiency of cloud resources, report any compliance issues, and work with teams to implement improvements.
– Create detailed cost and usage reports with recommendations for cost reduction strategies, such as reserved instances and spot purchasing.
– Ensure compliance with tagging policies and maintain data feeds for automated reporting dashboards.
– Contribute technical expertise to enhance cloud infrastructure governance practices related to cost tracking, including tagging standards and optimal resource provisioning.The required experience is below:– 3 years of experience with cloud financial management tools.
– 3 to 5 years of experience in IT finance management.
– Experience in financial controls, including forecasting, budgeting, and expense analysis.
– 3 to 5 years of experience developing data and analytics products using cloud technologies.
– 2+ years of experience working with API development teams and fostering an API-first culture.
– 2+ years of experience leading budgetary meetings with stakeholders to align spending with budgets and address deviations.
– 1+ years of experience with cloud financial operations principles and frameworks.
– 2+ years of experience managing costs and optimizing public cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
– 2+ years of experience in financial management for hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
– 3+ years of working experience with ApptioThe required skills are below:– Cloud financial management tools (e.g., Apptio, PowerBI)
– AWS, Azure, and/or GCP proficiency
– Familiarity with project management practices to lead financial operations initiatives.
– Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
– Knowledge of relevant financial management practices.Advantages
Hybrid: 2 days in the office (mandatory)
Renewable contract
Location: Toronto or MontrealResponsibilities
The responsibilities would be:– Support cloud financial management tools and platforms.
– Analyze cloud spending patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities and discuss findings with stakeholders.
– Create and maintain comprehensive financial reports and dashboards, delivering actionable insights to stakeholders.
– Collaborate on improving cloud forecasting and budgeting practices.
– Conduct regular audits and reviews to ensure adherence to cloud financial governance policies.
– Assist in the implementation and oversight of cloud financial operations as needed.
– Communicate findings and recommendations to finance, engineering, and leadership teams to support informed decision-making.
– Develop automated data pipelines, visualizations, and enterprise dashboards to centralize critical information for cloud usage.
– Identify and implement process improvements to enhance IT finance efficiency.
– Monitor the efficiency of cloud resources, report any compliance issues, and work with teams to implement improvements.
– Create detailed cost and usage reports with recommendations for cost reduction strategies, such as reserved instances and spot purchasing.
– Ensure compliance with tagging policies and maintain data feeds for automated reporting dashboards.
– Contribute technical expertise to enhance cloud infrastructure governance practices related to cost tracking, including tagging standards and optimal resource provisioning.Qualifications
The required experience is below:– 3 years of experience with cloud financial management tools.
– 3 to 5 years of experience in IT finance management.
– Experience in financial controls, including forecasting, budgeting, and expense analysis.
– 3 to 5 years of experience developing data and analytics products using cloud technologies.
– 2+ years of experience working with API development teams and fostering an API-first culture.
– 2+ years of experience leading budgetary meetings with stakeholders to align spending with budgets and address deviations.
– 1+ years of experience with cloud financial operations principles and frameworks.
– 2+ years of experience managing costs and optimizing public cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
– 2+ years of experience in financial management for hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
– 3+ years of working experience with ApptioThe required skills are below:– Cloud financial management tools (e.g., Apptio, PowerBI)
– AWS, Azure, and/or GCP proficiency
– Familiarity with project management practices to lead financial operations initiatives.
– Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
– Knowledge of relevant financial management practices.Summary
We are seeking a skilled Cloud Financial Operations Specialist to enhance our financial management processes related to cloud resources. This role involves analyzing cloud expenditure trends, optimizing costs, and collaborating with various teams to ensure effective financial governance.The location is Montreal or Toronto.The responsibilities would be:– Support cloud financial management tools and platforms.
– Analyze cloud spending patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities and discuss findings with stakeholders.
– Create and maintain comprehensive financial reports and dashboards, delivering actionable insights to stakeholders.
– Collaborate on improving cloud forecasting and budgeting practices.
– Conduct regular audits and reviews to ensure adherence to cloud financial governance policies.
– Assist in the implementation and oversight of cloud financial operations as needed.
– Communicate findings and recommendations to finance, engineering, and leadership teams to support informed decision-making.
– Develop automated data pipelines, visualizations, and enterprise dashboards to centralize critical information for cloud usage.
– Identify and implement process improvements to enhance IT finance efficiency.
– Monitor the efficiency of cloud resources, report any compliance issues, and work with teams to implement improvements.
– Create detailed cost and usage reports with recommendations for cost reduction strategies, such as reserved instances and spot purchasing.
– Ensure compliance with tagging policies and maintain data feeds for automated reporting dashboards.
– Contribute technical expertise to enhance cloud infrastructure governance practices related to cost tracking, including tagging standards and optimal resource provisioning.The required experience is below:– 3 years of experience with cloud financial management tools.
– 3 to 5 years of experience in IT finance management.
– Experience in financial controls, including forecasting, budgeting, and expense analysis.
– 3 to 5 years of experience developing data and analytics products using cloud technologies.
– 2+ years of experience working with API development teams and fostering an API-first culture.
– 2+ years of experience leading budgetary meetings with stakeholders to align spending with budgets and address deviations.
– 1+ years of experience with cloud financial operations principles and frameworks.
– 2+ years of experience managing costs and optimizing public cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
– 2+ years of experience in financial management for hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
– 3+ years of working experience with ApptioThe required skills are below:– Cloud financial management tools (e.g., Apptio, PowerBI)
– AWS, Azure, and/or GCP proficiency
– Familiarity with project management practices to lead financial operations initiatives.
– Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
– Knowledge of relevant financial management practices.Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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