Cloud & AI Financial Operations Analyst

Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial services and technology firm founded in 1945, operating in over 30 countries with more than 14,000 employees. The firm specializes in capital markets and provides services including Equity and Debt Capital Markets, Sales & Trading, SPAC underwriting, Structured Products, Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and Commercial Real Estate Services. The Cloud & AI FinOps Analyst role is part of the IT Infrastructure function focusing on cloud platforms, AI tooling, and on-premise infrastructure within the financial services domain.

• Hands-on experience with native cloud cost tools: AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing and BigQuery billing exports
• Understanding of cost drivers in cloud and AI consumption including compute, storage, networking, API usage, and per-seat licensing
• Strong analytical skills with large datasets, proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools
• Clear written and verbal communication in English for presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders
• Self-starter with ability to manage workload and priorities independently across time zones
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for automation and problem solving
• Minimum 2 years in FinOps, cloud cost management, or IT finance analyst roles
• Degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have:

• FinOps Foundation certification (FOCP) or equivalent cloud cost management qualifications
• Familiarity with API integration and automated data pipelines connecting cloud billing APIs to reporting tools
• Experience with AI vendor usage and billing consoles (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft)
• Exposure to Power Automate or similar workflow automation tools
• Experience in financial services environment

• Own day-to-day monitoring of cloud spend across AWS, GCP, and Azure, tracking costs by service, environment, team, and application
• Extend cost tracking to AI platform usage including token-based API consumption and licensing such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Claude
• Maintain and develop FinOps platform, transitioning from manual to live API-connected data feeds
• Ensure accuracy, currency, and structured cost data for analysis and reporting
• Identify cost anomalies, usage spikes, and waste proactively
• Analyze reserved vs on-demand usage and recommend optimization strategies
• Identify right-sizing opportunities across workloads, services, and licenses
• Produce variance analysis reports of spend against budget and forecast with explanatory narratives
• Build and maintain dashboards for cloud and AI cost data for IT leadership and stakeholders
• Develop budget alerts for material spend deviations
• Produce monthly and quarterly cost reports for Technology Business Manager and Global Head of Infrastructure
• Support business-facing views of AI and cloud consumption by business unit and application

Cantor Fitzgerald & affiliates do not accept agency resumes and are not responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes. Applications must be sent through the official recruitment function. Location and work model require presence in Warsaw, Poland with a hybrid model.