Senior Financial Analyst - Cloud

CentralSquare Technologies

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

At CentralSquare, we develop software that empowers public servants and communities with Hero-Grade Technology, helping heroes across North America protect, serve, and save lives. We are a mission-driven team focused on creating technology that enhances community safety and strength. We are committed to employee growth, offering mentorship, learning programs, and clear paths for advancement, and provide competitive compensation and benefits including tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and unlimited PTO. Our flexible work environment supports work-life balance, whether working in the office or remotely. This role is responsible for driving AWS cloud cost optimization and improving cloud margins across CentralSquare’s SaaS product portfolio. Operating within the Finance organization with a strong FinOps orientation, the analyst will be deeply hands-on – identifying, tracking, and executing cost reduction initiatives in partnership with Cloud and Development teams. This person will serve as a key contributor to cloud margin reporting, savings tracking, and the cultural shift toward cost-aware development practices across the organization.

Requirements

A finance foundation combined with genuine technical aptitude
Comfort navigating AWS billing data
Working with large datasets
Engaging directly with engineering teams to translate cost drivers into actionable savings

Responsibilities

Own and manage the AWS cloud cost savings tracker, monitoring initiative progress against budget targets across Cloud Team and Development-Dependent workstreams.
Analyze AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) and billing data to identify optimization opportunities.
Build and maintain cloud margin reporting by product line, partnering with Accounting and Engineering to ensure AWS cost allocations are accurate and tied to revenue-generating services.
Partner with development teams to build cost awareness into the engineering culture – translating how code and architecture decisions (instance sizing, data transfer patterns, storage tiers, etc.) drive AWS spend.
Evaluate and manage AWS commitment instruments (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans) – monitoring coverage, utilization, and identifying stranded or expiring commitments as the environment evolves.
Design and maintain dashboards and other data visualizations that surface cloud cost trends, savings performance, and margin data to finance and executive stakeholders.
Respond to ad-hoc requests for cloud cost analysis and reporting; build reusable queries and models that reduce manual effort over time.
Key contributor on cross-functional and companywide financial analysis initiatives.