Cloud Cost Management Specialist

- Forecast future cloud spending based on proposed architectures, past usage, and sanctioned budgets - Provide Rough Order of Magnitude quotes and assist in customer budget discussions and approvals - Analyze historical usage trends and account for expected growth or decommissioning to provide monthly rolling forecasts - Maintain accurate cloud cost trackers for actual and planned costs to update cloud forecasts in reporting systems - Produce analytical reports and summaries as per customer requests - Support financial closing processes, including accruals, variance explanations, and finance reviews - Review and reconcile cloud provider invoices with internal records and usage data - Investigate billing discrepancies and ensure accurate charge codes for billing - Monitor actual cloud expenditure versus forecasts, identifying variances and analyzing cost anomalies - Work within all classification levels by consolidating cost details into unclassified reports and assisting with budgeting discussions - Operate in a hybrid work environment, being on-site at SCIF up to 4 days a week - Communicate effectively with customers, contract managers, industry partners, senior management, and government stakeholders - Provide guidance and innovation in new business acquisition and proposal development - Stay updated on industry trends to promote innovative solutions across functional areas