Trig Ghosh from Accenture on The Power of Centers of Excellence
Why does FinOps work better when teams own outcomes instead of being told what to do?
In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Trig Ghosh, FinOps SME at Accenture Federal Services, certified FinOps instructor, and founding contributor to the Cloud Efficiency Hub, to unpack what actually drives lasting FinOps success.
Trig shares hard-earned lessons from building a FinOps Center of Excellence, aligning finance and engineering teams, and leading FinOps initiatives without a formal full-time team. From incentive alignment to leadership mindset, this episode goes deep on what it really takes to operationalize FinOps inside complex organizations.
Here’s what we talked about:
What a FinOps Center of Excellence is, and how it differs from a traditional FinOps team
How to align finance, engineering, security, and leadership around shared incentives
Why over-provisioning happens, and how to work with engineers instead of against them
How recognition and ownership drive better FinOps outcomes than mandates
Trig’s practical definition of what FinOps actually is
How FinOps is evolving in a world of AI-driven cloud spend
Quote of the Show:
“ To lead a FinOps team, you have to understand the incentives of all of these different personas. You have to be able to step into their shoes.” - Trig Ghosh
Connect with Trig:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trig-ghosh/
Website: https://www.accenture.com/us-en
This episode of FinOps in Action features guest Trig Ghosh, FinOps Subject Matter Expert at Accenture Federal Services and certified FinOps instructor. Trig shares how to build a FinOps Center of Excellence, lead initiatives without a formal full-time team, and align finance and engineering by understanding incentives across personas. He also explores how recognition and ownership drive better outcomes than mandates, and how FinOps is evolving in a world of rapidly growing AI-driven cloud spend.