Financial Operations Specialist - IT

Job Overview:

Under the general supervision and direction of the Manager Revenue Cycle Systems, the Financial Operations Specialist - IT will be responsible for optimizing cloud spending and usage, driving financial accountability, and ensuring cloud financial best practices with TriHealth. This includes managing cloud costs, implementing cost-savings strategies, and collaborating with various stakeholders to align cloud spending with business goals. This position focuses on the financial aspects of technology projects and operations. They will assist with financial reporting, budgeting, expense tracking, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations within the IT department or for IT-related initiatives. This role bridges the gap between finance and IT, requiring a blend of financial expertise and technological understanding. 

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in finance or computer science.
Cloud Cost Management: Monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud resource utilization to reduce spending. 
Financial Accountability: Establishing clear financial ownership and responsibility for cloud resources.
FinOps Best Practices: Implementing and promoting FinOps principles and methodologies.
Collaboration: Working with engineering, finance, and business teams to align cloud spending with business objectives. 
Cost Optimization Strategies: Identifying and implementing strategies to reduce cloud costs, such as rightsizing instances, leveraging reserved instances, and optimizing resource allocation.  
Cost Visibility and Reporting: Providing insights into cloud spending through dashboards and reports. 
Tool Management: Utilizing and managing cloud cost management tools.
Forecasting and Budgeting: Contributing to the development of cloud spending forecasts and budgets.
Finance and/or Cloud certifications.
5-7 years of professional experience in Finance or Computer Science


Job Responsibilities:

Cloud Cost Management: Monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud resource utilization to reduce spending. Financial Accountability: Establishing clear financial ownership and responsibility for cloud resources.
Assist with financial reporting, budgeting, expense tracking, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations within the IT department or for IT-related initiatives.
Cost Optimization Strategies: Identifying and implementing strategies to reduce cloud costs, such as rightsizing instances, leveraging reserved instances, and optimizing resource allocation. FinOps Best Practices: Implementing and promoting FinOps principles and methodologies.
Collaboration: Working with information systems and data teams, finance, and business teams to align cloud spending with business objectives.
Cost Visibility and Reporting: Providing insights into cloud spending through dashboards and reports.
Tool Management: Utilizing and managing cloud cost management tools.
Forecasting and Budgeting: Contributing to the development of cloud spending forecasts and budgets.
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Other Job-Related Information:

Working Conditions:

Bending - Rarely
Climbing - Rarely 
Concentrating - Consistently 
Continuous Learning - Consistently 
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently 
Hearing: Other Sounds - Consistently 
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently 
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting <10 Lbs. - Occasionally 
Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
Lifting <50 Lbs. - Rarely
Pulling - Rarely
Pushing - Rarely
Reaching - Rarely
Reading - Consistently 
Sitting - Consistently 
Standing - Occasionally
Stooping - Rarely 
Talking - Consistently 
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently 
Use of Hands - Consistently 
Color Vision - Consistently 
Visual Acuity: Far - Consistently 
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently 
Walking - Consistently

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors
At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to SERVE our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, ALL TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following: 

Serve: ALWAYS…
• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas
Excel: ALWAYS…
• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service 
Respect: ALWAYS…
• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.
Value: ALWAYS…
• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.
Engage: ALWAYS…
• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community