Our recruitment agency is partnering with a leading enterprise client to hire a Business Analyst – Non-IT III (Sr. FinOps Analyst / Cloud Cost Management) for a high-visibility contract role based in Toronto. This position sits at the intersection of finance, cloud technology, and business operations, supporting cost transparency and optimization across Azure and AWS environments.
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The successful candidate will play a key role in tracking cloud spending, analyzing usage trends, building executive-level reports, and partnering with finance, engineering, and business teams to improve cost efficiency and decision-making. This is an individual contributor role with strong stakeholder interaction and exposure to senior leadership.
Advantages
•Opportunity to work in a high-impact, enterprise-scale cloud environment
•Hybrid work model with Toronto Global Headquarters location
•High-visibility role with direct influence on financial and technology decisions
•Exposure to cross-functional teams including finance, engineering, and FinOps insights
•Opportunity to work with Azure, AWS, and modern reporting/automation tools
•Potential contract extension based on business needs
Responsibilities
•Track and manage cloud spend against budget and forecast; analyze and explain variances
•Monitor Azure and AWS usage and identify key drivers behind consumption trends
•Prepare clear, executive-ready reports, dashboards, and visualizations
•Partner with finance, engineering, and business teams to improve cost transparency
•Collaborate with optimization and FinOps insights teams to identify savings opportunities
•Investigate billing issues and ensure accurate cost allocation
•Perform data gathering, analysis, and reporting using internal tools and cloud portals
•Support monthly reviews of cloud spend and forecast performance
•Participate in stakeholder meetings to discuss usage, budgets, and cost control strategies
•Monitor budgets and recommend improvements to cost management practices
•Maintain documentation and reporting standards for cloud financial management
Typical Day in the Role
•Review cloud spend reports and investigate variances
•Meet with stakeholders to discuss billing, usage, and forecasts
•Perform data analysis and gather usage metrics from Azure/AWS portals
•Create dashboards, visualizations, and executive summaries
•Collaborate with the FinOps Insights team on optimization opportunities
•Monitor budgets and identify cost-control improvements
•Attend monthly 1:1 or stakeholder review meetings
This is an individual contributor role with regular collaboration across finance, technology, and business teams.
Qualifications
Required
•FinOps Certification
•Minimum 4 years of experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or technology finance
•Hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS cost management and billing
•Strong analytical skills with experience working with large datasets
•Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
•Ability to present complex cost and usage data in a clear, business-friendly manner
•Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Nice to Have
•Basic coding or scripting skills (SQL, Python, or similar)
•Experience with project coordination, reporting, or data gathering
•Experience using AI / low-code tools (e.g., Copilot Studio) for automation
•Familiarity with tagging, allocation, showback / chargeback, or cost attribution models
•Experience building dashboards or visual reporting tools
Summary
We are seeking a Senior FinOps / Cloud Cost Management Business Analyst for a contract opportunity with a major enterprise client in Toronto. This role is ideal for a professional with strong experience in cloud cost analysis, financial reporting, and stakeholder collaboration, who enjoys working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. The position offers strong visibility, cross-functional exposure, and the opportunity to influence cloud spending strategy at scale.
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Our recruitment agency is partnering with a leading enterprise client to hire a Business Analyst – Non-IT III (Sr. FinOps Analyst / Cloud Cost Management) for a high-visibility contract role based in Toronto. This position sits at the intersection of finance, cloud technology, and business operations, supporting cost transparency and optimization across Azure and AWS environments.
The successful candidate will play a key role in tracking cloud spending, analyzing usage trends, building executive-level reports, and partnering with finance, engineering, and business teams to improve cost efficiency and decision-making. This is an individual contributor role with strong stakeholder interaction and exposure to senior leadership.
Advantages
•Opportunity to work in a high-impact, enterprise-scale cloud environment
•Hybrid work model with Toronto Global Headquarters location
•High-visibility role with direct influence on financial and technology decisions
•Exposure to cross-functional teams including finance, engineering, and FinOps insights
•Opportunity to work with Azure, AWS, and modern reporting/automation tools
•Potential contract extension based on business needs
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Responsibilities
•Track and manage cloud spend against budget and forecast; analyze and explain variances
•Monitor Azure and AWS usage and identify key drivers behind consumption trends
•Prepare clear, executive-ready reports, dashboards, and visualizations
•Partner with finance, engineering, and business teams to improve cost transparency
•Collaborate with optimization and FinOps insights teams to identify savings opportunities
•Investigate billing issues and ensure accurate cost allocation
•Perform data gathering, analysis, and reporting using internal tools and cloud portals
•Support monthly reviews of cloud spend and forecast performance
•Participate in stakeholder meetings to discuss usage, budgets, and cost control strategies
•Monitor budgets and recommend improvements to cost management practices
•Maintain documentation and reporting standards for cloud financial management
Typical Day in the Role
•Review cloud spend reports and investigate variances
•Meet with stakeholders to discuss billing, usage, and forecasts
•Perform data analysis and gather usage metrics from Azure/AWS portals
•Create dashboards, visualizations, and executive summaries
•Collaborate with the FinOps Insights team on optimization opportunities
•Monitor budgets and identify cost-control improvements
•Attend monthly 1:1 or stakeholder review meetings
This is an individual contributor role with regular collaboration across finance, technology, and business teams.
Qualifications
Required
•FinOps Certification
•Minimum 4 years of experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or technology finance
•Hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS cost management and billing
•Strong analytical skills with experience working with large datasets
•Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
•Ability to present complex cost and usage data in a clear, business-friendly manner
•Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Nice to Have
•Basic coding or scripting skills (SQL, Python, or similar)
•Experience with project coordination, reporting, or data gathering
•Experience using AI / low-code tools (e.g., Copilot Studio) for automation
•Familiarity with tagging, allocation, showback / chargeback, or cost attribution models
•Experience building dashboards or visual reporting tools
Summary
We are seeking a Senior FinOps / Cloud Cost Management Business Analyst for a contract opportunity with a major enterprise client in Toronto. This role is ideal for a professional with strong experience in cloud cost analysis, financial reporting, and stakeholder collaboration, who enjoys working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. The position offers strong visibility, cross-functional exposure, and the opportunity to influence cloud spending strategy at scale.
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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