The cloud has introduced numerous benefits, but it also creates a significant knowledge gap between technical and non-technical individuals. To effectively manage cloud investments, finance leaders must become strategic partners with IT teams. Traditional approaches to financial management are no longer sufficient in the cloud due to the lack of visibility into costs, unexpected bills, inadequate cost oversight, and inaccurate forecasting. To overcome these challenges, companies can implement four tactics: achieving cost visibility, selecting the right cloud resources, autoscaling resources to match demand, and using spot instances. Additionally, automation solutions can be used to optimize tasks such as resource selection or spot instance management, resulting in significant savings of up to 50%+.