Financial Operations Specialist

Knowledge of cloud financial management and pricing models, including consumption-based billing, reserved capacity, savings plans, commitments, licensing, and other cloud cost-management concepts.

Understanding of cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, databases, software licensing, and other technology services, sufficient to interpret cost drivers and spending patterns.

Skill in analyzing and reconciling financial and cloud consumption data, identifying cost trends and anomalies, developing forecasts, preparing reports and dashboards, and recommending opportunities for cost optimization.

Ability to work collaboratively across organizational functions, manage multiple priorities, communicate effectively, organize complex financial and technical information, and provide recommendations to management and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• FinOps or cloud-related certifications.
• Experience using cloud cost-management, optimization, reporting, or dashboarding tools.

Job Description:
The FinOps Specialist performs financial operations and cloud cost management activities in support of the IT Division. This position works collaboratively with IT Finance, IT Procurement, and Central Systems Operations and is responsible for monitoring and analyzing cloud expenditures, usage, budgets, forecasts, billing, and financial performance to promote cost transparency, accountability, and efficient use of cloud resources.

Job Duties:

• Monitor and analyze cloud usage, costs, budgets, forecasts, and financial performance to identify trends, anomalies, optimization opportunities, and potential budget impacts, while developing and maintaining cost models and financial reports to support organizational planning and decision-making.
• Review and reconcile cloud invoices, billing data, purchase orders, contracts, and financial records; investigate discrepancies and coordinate their resolution with the appropriate departments and vendors.
• Develop and maintain cost allocation, tagging, chargeback, and cost management methodologies to accurately assign cloud expenditures to departments, applications, projects, and other organizational units.
• Identify and recommend cloud cost optimization opportunities, including resource rightsizing, elimination of unused resources, commitment-based discounts, licensing optimization, and improvements to cloud architecture and consumption practices.
• Track cost savings, cost avoidance, utilization, and other FinOps performance measures; prepare reports and dashboards to communicate financial performance and optimization results.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, and Central Systems Operations to establish cloud budgets, manage expenditures, improve forecasting, and promote financial accountability.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of FinOps policies, procedures, standards, controls, and governance practices for cloud financial management.
• Perform related duties and special projects as assigned.

Additional Information to Applicants:
Please note this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or transfer.

Job Open Date: 08/26/2026
Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM
Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM

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About Texas State and San Marcos:
Texas State University is a emerging research institution located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor and in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. It is the largest of eight campuses in the Texas State University System and one of the 75 largest universities in the country, with over 38,000 students and approximately 4,000 faculty and staff

Texas State is located in San Marcos, a growing community of over 50,000 people located about half way between Austin and San Antonio. Texas State enjoys a setting that is unique among Texas universities. The beauty of the crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and pecan trees on the campus add to the charm of the university's picturesque setting. Our location on the banks of the San Marcos River provides outdoor recreational activities throughout the year.

Why work @ Texas State?
• Amazing health insurance: various coverage options starting your first day of employment for full-time employees with Texas State paying 100% of the employee premium and 50% for your dependents!
• Generous paid time off: vacation, holidays, sick days and many more!
• Excellent work life balance resources: mother and family-friendly resources in addition to a comprehensive FREE wellness program
• Great professional development opportunities: choose from a variety of workshops, training, online learning and even access educational leave opportunities and reimbursement for academic courses
• An inclusive Bobcat community: join our many social networks offered on and off-campus
• Retirement peace of mind: TRS pension, retirement plans and voluntary saving options with generous employer contributions

By joining the Texas State Bobcat team, you'll be a part of one of the most beautiful, diverse, and growing universities in the nation.


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