The Role
Manage cloud financial operations by analyzing usage, optimizing costs, managing budgets and forecasts, enforcing tagging standards, and overseeing showback or chargeback models. Partner with engineering, finance, and leadership to improve financial accountability. Create executive dashboards, manage Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, identify right-sizing opportunities, and correlate cloud consumption with business value.
Summary Generated by Built In
UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Cloud Financial Operations Specialist opportunity in Charleston, West Virginia.
Description
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.
UDR offers 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.
https://udrconsultingincorporated.applytojob.com/apply/
Description
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.
UDR offers 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.
https://udrconsultingincorporated.applytojob.com/apply/
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business
- 3 to 7+ years of experience in IT financial management, financial analysis, or cloud operations
- Proficiency with AWS, Azure, or GCP pricing models
- Experience with Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, or Power BI
- FinOps Certified Practitioner certification
- At least 3 years of experience in cloud cost management and optimization
- At least 3 years of experience with cloud usage analysis, Reserved Instance or Savings Plan management, and right-sizing recommendations
- At least 2 years of experience creating financial dashboards and executive reporting
- Strong analytical skills correlating cloud usage data with business value
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The Company
What We Do
UDR Consulting, Inc. is a professional staffing and consulting firm based in North Augusta, South Carolina. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, and Minority-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business, the company provides a comprehensive range of staff augmentation services, including engineering, professional, technical, and maintenance support. They specialize in delivering quality staffing solutions to support complex engineering projects and project management needs.
