Position Details

Salary $120K – $150K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Degree in a relevant field

Category ERP & CRM Systems

About this role

Lead SAP-focused finance and FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud costs and governance. Establish Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence, collaborate with procurement teams, and use FinOps/TBM tools to drive measurable improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Establish Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and governance models
Manage SAP application and operations management across modules and technologies
Collaborate with IT procurement teams to optimize cloud-related financial processes
Perform hands-on work with cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud contracting/licensing models
Use FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) tools to optimize cloud costs across storage, data transfer, compute, database, and monitoring

Technical Overview

The role centers on SAP application and operations management alongside cloud FinOps practices across AWS, Azure, and GCP. It requires deep cloud cost optimization knowledge across major cost drivers (storage, data transfer, compute, database, monitoring) and hands-on experience with FinOps/TBM tools such as Apptio, Cloudability, AWS Cost Explorer, and Azure Cost Management.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting experience and strong SAP application and operations management expertise. They have established Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and governance models, partnered with IT procurement teams to optimize cloud financial processes, and delivered cloud cost optimization across storage, data transfer, compute, database, and monitoring using FinOps/TBM tools like Apptio and AWS Cost Explorer. They also hold SAP certifications and a cloud practitioner certification.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/ConsultingSAP application and operations managementCloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs)Hands-on experience with one or more cloud vendorsincluding AWSAzureand GCPFamiliarity with cloud contracting modelscommitment modelsand licensing structuresFamiliarity with SAP licensing modelsIn-depth knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques across storagedata transfercomputedatabaseand monitoringHands-on working experience in one or more FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) tools like CloudabilityApptioCloudCheckrCloudhealthAWS Cost ExplorerAzure Cost Management

Nice-to-Have Skills

FinOps certification (Desirable)

Tools & Platforms

SAPCloudabilityApptioCloudCheckrCloudhealthAWS Cost ExplorerAzure Cost Management

Required Skills

SAP application managementSAP operations managementCloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs)FinOps governance modelsIT procurementcloud financial processes optimizationAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud Platformcloud contracting modelscommitment modelslicensing structuresSAP licensing modelscloud cost optimizationstorage cost optimizationdata transfer cost optimizationcompute cost optimizationdatabase cost optimizationmonitoring cost optimizationAI adoptioncloud strategiesDevSecOpsFinOpsTechnology Business Management (TBM)CloudabilityApptioCloudCheckrCloudhealthAWS Cost ExplorerAzure Cost Management

Hard Skills

SAP application managementSAP operations managementCloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs)FinOps governance modelsIT procurement collaborationCloud financial processes optimizationAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud Platformcloud contracting modelscommitment modelslicensing structuresSAP licensing modelscloud cost optimizationstorage cost optimizationdata transfer cost optimizationcompute cost optimizationdatabase cost optimizationmonitoring cost optimizationAI adoptioncloud strategiesDev-Sec-OpsDevSecOpsFinOpsTechnology Business Management (TBM)CloudabilityApptioCloudCheckrCloudhealthAWS Cost ExplorerAzure Cost Management

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationleadershipgovernance and model definitionclient/stakeholder collaborationhands-on problem solving

Certifications

Required

Cloud practitioner certificationSAP certifications

Preferred

FinOps certification

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Drive SAP finance and cloud FinOps governance and cost optimization across multiple cloud platforms

Role Subtype ERP Analyst

Tech Domains SAP

Keywords for Your Resume

Advisor - SAP Finance SpecialistSAP Finance SpecialistSAP application managementSAP operations managementSAP licensing modelsCloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs)FinOps governance modelsIT procurementcloud financial processesAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud Platformcloud contracting modelscommitment modelslicensing structurescloud cost optimizationAWS Cost ExplorerAzure Cost ManagementCloudabilityApptioCloudCheckrCloudhealthTechnology Business Management (TBM)FinOps

Deal Breakers

Must have 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting, Must have SAP application and operations management experience, Must have SAP certifications and a Cloud practitioner certification

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