Capital Projects Financial Lead - Remote US

Evolving Solution Services; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DartPoints is seeking a Capital Projects Financial Lead to own the financial analysis, budgeting, and cost-to-complete for its data center portfolio. This remote US role partners with Construction Management, Development/Expansion, and Procurement to keep projects on budget and to forecast capex, draw schedules, and risk across a growing portfolio.

The ideal candidate brings at least five years in financial planning for capital projects, experience with ERP and job-costing tools, and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a similar analytically oriented discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience, including direct exposure to capital projects or construction financials
• Forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data-grounded interpretation of results
• Experience building and maintaining capital project budgets, tracking budget-vs-actual, and cost-to-complete / ETC/EAC analysis
• Experience leading project financial reviews with cross-functional teams (construction, development, procurement, operations)
• Experience with financial planning software (Cube, Planful, or Hyperion Essbase)
• Proficiency in Excel (macros, index-match, arrays, pivots, lookups, conditional logic)

Responsibilities

• Lead financial support for capital projects; building and maintaining project budgets, capex forecasts, and cost-to-complete models across the portfolio
• Track budget-vs-actual and forecast variances at the project and portfolio level, investigating and explaining drivers
• Own capitalized labor tracking for capital projects; ensuring accurate identification, allocation, and capitalization of employee labor costs
• Partner with Construction Management to link cost forecasts to schedules and milestones
• Support the capital approval process (AFEs / capital requests) and monitor change orders and their financial impact
• Maintain construction draw schedules and funding forecasts, coordinating with Accounting and Treasury on capitalized costs, capitalized interest, CIP
• Build development pro formas and project-level return analysis to support underwriting of new sites and expansions
• Partner with operations and project teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies and budget requirements
• Support recurring portfolio and project reviews and present ad hoc analyses and recommendations to leadership

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Capital project accounting

ERP experience

SQL / data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or similar

Tools

Sage

NetSuite

Planful

Hyperion Essbase

Job description

Capital Projects Financial Lead - Remote US

Columbia, SC, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1011

Capital Projects Financial Lead

Company Overview

DartPoints is a leading provider of scalable, reliable data center infrastructure and cloud services solutions designed to support the growing digital needs of enterprises, service providers, and cloud-driven organizations. With a focus on flexibility, performance, and customer partnership, DartPoints delivers purpose-built data centers that enable businesses to operate, scale, and innovate with confidence. As a growth-oriented company, DartPoints combines deep infrastructure expertise with a hands-on, customer-first approach. Our team is driven by accountability, collaboration, and a commitment to operational excellence as we expand our platform and capabilities across key markets. In 2025, DartPoints received a strategic growth investment from NOVA Infrastructure, fueling expansion in our existing markets and providing the capital to grow beyond our current footprint.

Description

The Financial Project Lead owns the financial analysis, cost control, and reporting for DartPoints' capital projects across our data center portfolio — from greenfield development and site expansions through commissioning and placed-in-service. This person partners closely with Construction Management, Development/Expansion, and Procurement to keep projects on budget, forecast cost-to-complete, and translate construction progress into financial outcomes. The ideal candidate brings at least five years of financial or strategic planning and analysis experience, with a demonstrated ability to manage the financial side of capital projects, including budgeting, cost control, capex forecasting, draw/funding schedules, schedule-linked reporting, and risk management. Experience in data center, real estate, infrastructure, energy, or another capital-intensive construction environment is strongly preferred, as is proficiency with ERP and job-costing tools such as Sage, NetSuite, or similar.

LOCATION(S)

• Flexible in the Mountain, Central, or Eastern US time zones

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a similar analytically oriented discipline
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience, including direct exposure to capital projects or construction financials
• Demonstrated financial acumen delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data-grounded interpretation of results
• Experience building and maintaining capital project budgets, tracking budget-vs-actual, and producing cost-to-complete / estimate-at-completion (ETC/EAC) analysis
• Experience leading project financial reviews and cost meetings with cross-functional teams (construction, development, procurement, operations)
• Experience with financial planning software (preferably Cube, Planful, or Hyperion Essbase)
• Proficiency in Excel (macros, index-match, arrays, pivots, lookups, conditional logic)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with capital project mechanics: authorization for expenditure (AFE) / capital approval workflows, change orders, contractor pay applications, retainage, capitalized interest, and construction-in-progress (CIP) accounting
• Familiarity with U.S. GAAP, particularly around capitalization, depreciation, and placed-in-service treatment
• Experience with job-costing or construction management platforms (e.g., Procore, Sage Intacct Construction)
• Track record analyzing large volumes of complex data and presenting findings to senior management
• Strong written and oral communication, with the ability to tailor messaging across levels of management
• Experience with SQL / database management and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Proven ability to work autonomously and proactively in a dynamic environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead financial support for capital projects; building and maintaining project budgets, capex forecasts, and cost-to-complete models across the portfolio
• Track budget-vs-actual and forecast variances at the project and portfolio level, investigating and explaining drivers
• Own capitalized labor tracking for capital projects; ensuring accurate identification, allocation, and capitalization of employee labor costs, reconciling balances, and maintaining audit-ready documentation
• Partner with Construction Management to link cost forecasts to schedules and milestones, flagging risks to budget and timeline
• Support the capital approval process (AFEs / capital requests) and monitor change orders and their financial impact
• Maintain construction draw schedules and funding forecasts, coordinating with Accounting and Treasury on capitalized costs, capitalized interest, CIP, and placed-in-service timing
• Build development pro formas and project-level return analysis to support underwriting of new sites and expansions
• Partner with operations and project teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies and budget requirements, and support regulatory and lender reporting as needed
• Support recurring portfolio and project reviews (weekly through annual), test budget assumptions in operating and capital plans, and present ad hoc analyses and recommendations to leadership

FOCUS & DELIVERABLES (FIRST 3–6 MONTHS)

• Establish standardized capital project and capex reporting — budget-vs-actual, cost-to-complete, and funding/draw status — across active sites and expansions
• Build working relationships with Construction Management, Development/Expansion, and Procurement, and stand up a recurring project financial review cadence
• Leverage and evolve the organization-wide budget and forecasting model to integrate capital project detail
• Deliver and maintain mechanisms for monthly and quarterly project and portfolio reporting
• Partner with stakeholders to define project- and department-specific metrics and deliver recommendations as needed

THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA APPLY TO ALL POSITIONS

• Employees must complete individual quarterly objectives as assigned
• Employees must demonstrate commitment to all corporate core values: Customers First, Integrity, Initiative, Problem- Solving

Disclaimer: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position and may change at any time with or without notice. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

EEO Statement: Dartpoints is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.