IT FinOps Controller

Dentons Business Services EMEA supports legal professionals with services including finance, IT, human resources, and marketing. It serves as the operational backbone of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The UKIME business services team drives efficiency, innovation, and collaboration within this global network.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure cost management and optimisation
• Experience in FinOps, IT financial management, or cloud cost control
• Good understanding of Azure Cost Management and native tooling
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Ability to translate data into clear, business-friendly insights
• Comfortable working across IT and Finance stakeholders

Nice to have:

• Experience in professional services or regulated environments
• Exposure to vendor/licensing discussions (e.g., Microsoft, Broadcom, Dell)
• Familiarity with FinOps frameworks or certifications
• Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI

Azure FinOps & Cost Optimisation:

• Own and optimise Azure spend across the region
• Identify and deliver cost-saving opportunities such as rightsizing, reservations, and savings plans
• Drive cost awareness within engineering and architecture teams
• Embed FinOps best practices into day-to-day cloud usage

Financial Management & Visibility:

• Manage forecasting and variance analysis for Azure spend
• Develop clear and consistent cost reporting for IT
• Improve cost allocation (tagging, showback) to increase accountability

FinOps Capability Development:

• Establish and mature FinOps processes and governance
• Improve tooling, reporting, and data quality around cloud spend
• Act as the subject matter expert for Azure cost management

Vendor & Commercial Support:

• Support Procurement and Finance in vendor discussions (e.g., Microsoft, VMware, Veeam, Dell, Pure Storage, Arisa)
• Provide cost insights and usage data for renewals and negotiations (not expected to lead complex negotiations independently)

Hybrid & Infrastructure Awareness:

• Maintain visibility of broader infrastructure costs where relevant
• Support alignment between Azure and on-premise environments (not accountable for full infrastructure financial ownership)

Governance & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Contribute to governance, reporting, and audit requirements
• Communicate cost insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with IT, Finance, and Procurement teams