Northern Trust

Cloud FinOps Finance Lead

Northern Trust

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChicagoIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $114,700 - $194,900 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

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