Finops Lead

Finops Lead

Overview: The Fin Ops Lead is responsible for overseeing cloud financial management across the organization by implementing best practices in cloud cost optimization, budgeting, chargeback, and forecasting. This role drives accountability for cloud spend, partners with engineering, product, and finance teams, and leads the Fin Ops team to ensure transparent, efficient, and cost-effective cloud usage.

Location: Yonkers, New York

Department: IT - Technology & Cloud Services

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: Monday - Friday

Scheduled

Hours:

9 AM - 5 PM

Scheduled Daily

Hours:

8.5 HOURS

Pay Range: $ - $

Education: A combination of education, experience, and training should qualify the candidate.

• Fin Ops Certified Practitioner or Fin Ops Certified Professional
• AWS Cloud Financial Management Certification
• Certified Cloud Cost Management Professional (CCMP)

The Fin Ops Lead is responsible for leading the strategy, implementation, and execution of Fin Ops practices across all business units and cloud platforms. This role ensures visibility into cloud spending, drives cost‑efficiency, and enables teams to make informed decisions based on financial data.

• Lead the Fin Ops function within the Cloud Business Organization to ensure governance and accountability of cloud spend.
• Design and implement cloud cost allocation and chargeback models across departments and business units.
• Collaborate with finance, engineering, product, and procurement to align budgets, forecasts, and actual cloud spend.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and dashboards that provide visibility into cloud usage and efficiency.
• Identify and recommend cost‑saving opportunities, including rightsizing, reservations, and scaling policies with the input of the technical teams.
• Own the monthly cloud financial reporting, including variance analysis and executive summaries.
• Lead Fin Ops team members, setting strategic priorities and ensuring team growth and development.
• Define and implement Fin Ops maturity model roadmaps to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure Fin Ops practices align with corporate financial planning, procurement, and compliance standards.
• Participate in cloud service RFPs and negotiations to evaluate cost and value.

• A minimum of 3‑5 years of experience in cloud financial management, Fin Ops, or cloud operations with a financial accountability component.
• Strong understanding of public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and financial modeling in a cloud context.
• Proficiency with cloud cost management and observability tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing, Cloud Health, Cloudability, Apptio or others.
• Familiarity with financial systems (ERP, GL) and reporting platforms is preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate technical usage data into financial insights.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills in a cross‑functional environment.

• Deep understanding of cloud billing models and cost optimization techniques.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across technical and non‑technical teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially when translating financial data for technical teams or executives.
• Skilled in financial planning, budget management, and vendor negotiation.

• Establish governance policies for cloud spend and cost allocation.
• Drive culture change around cloud financial accountability and transparency.
• Facilitate Fin Ops education and training across engineering and product teams.
• Provide actionable recommendations and support for cloud architecture decisions with cost implications.

The Fin Ops Lead plays a strategic and operational role in enabling cloud financial excellence across the organization, ensuring accountability, cost control, and value realization from cloud investments.

Montefiore Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Health System, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Other

IT Services and IT Consulting