
Cloud FinOps Finance Lead
Northern Trust
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $114,700 - $194,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead monthly/quarterly cloud forecasting, variance analysis, and long‑range planning across multiple cloud providers
- Maintain and enhance cloud cost models, demand forecasting methodologies, and productivity assumptions
- Build and maintain frameworks for cloud cost governance, including spend controls, tagging hygiene, and savings accountability
- Identify cost‑optimization opportunities such as reserved instances, rightsizing, storage optimization, and platform consolidation
- Evaluate cloud migration proposals and prepare financial business cases
- Create executive‑level reporting on cloud KPIs, consumption trends, efficiency metrics, and spend drivers
- Partner with Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Product teams to understand upcoming migrations, platform requirements, and financial implications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- 10-15+ years of experience in FP&A, Technology Finance, or related financial leadership roles
- CPA, CFA, MBA, or FinOps Certification
- Strong understanding of cloud economics (Azure, AWS, Snowflake, etc.) or a willingness to rapidly learn
- Demonstrated ability to interpret complex technical concepts into financial outcomes
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
- Experience interacting with senior leaders and influencing cross-functional decision-making.
Benefits
- retirement benefits (401k and pension)
- health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- spending accounts and disability
- paid time off
- parental and caregiver leave
- life & accident insurance
- other voluntary and well-being benefits
- discretionary bonus program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud forecastingvariance analysiscloud cost modelsdemand forecastingfinancial modelingforecastinganalytical skillscost optimizationfinancial business casesKPI reporting
Soft Skills
influencingcross-functional decision-makinginterpret complex technical concepts
Certifications
CPACFAMBAFinOps Certification