Data Center Cost & Budget Analyst

Equinix, Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. in Dallas is seeking an Analyst to resolve data center expense issues and support FP&A with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. You will handle procure-to-pay processes, analyze budgets, and generate KPI reports for operations teams.

The role requires 3+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree. You will collaborate with Accounts Payable and data center operations to ensure timely, accurate financial deliverables and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience preferred, Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Procure to Pay Process: Creates Purchase Requisitions for the country/region expenses within a moderate scope
• Procure to Pay Process: Monitors Purchase order KPIs and recommends process improvements
• Procure to Pay Process: Resolves PO problems through partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Procure to Pay Process: Analyzes budget and commitments for trends to resolve inconsistencies and process adherence issues
• Budget Management: Coordinates and consolidates budget and forecast inputs from Data Center Operations teams, completes analysis to help drive forecast adjustments
• Reporting: Runs and provides commitment tracking reporting to Data Center teams, supporting Ops finance on month end reporting, variance commentary, and supporting the accrual process
• Reporting: Generate KPI reporting around Ops tasks completion and accuracy (such as receipting) and provides analysis
• Reporting: Provides process improvement recommendations and supports implementation efforts
• Business Relationships: Key touch point for Ops team on finance admin related queries
• Business Relationships: Partners with vendors for moderate query resolution management working closely with the Accounts Payable team
• Business Relationships: Ensures budget, forecast and month end deliverables are on time and accurate
• Business Relationships: Acts as the link between the business and Finance to meet commitments
• Financial Problem Solving: Solves problems and utilizes experience to analyze possible solutions within a moderate scope
• Financial Problem Solving: Investigates actual vs. forecast variances and supports development of executive summaries
• Financial Problem Solving: Conducts month end accrual process
• Financial Problem Solving: Provides moderate levels of analysis and performs ad hoc duties as required; escalates complex analytic needs to FP&A team
• Financial Problem Solving: Provides recommendations for process improvement/efficiency gains and supports implementation efforts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Equinix, Inc. in Dallas is seeking an Analyst to resolve data center expense issues and support FP&A with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. You will handle procure-to-pay processes, analyze budgets, and generate KPI reports for operations teams.

The role requires 3+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree. You will collaborate with Accounts Payable and data center operations to ensure timely, accurate financial deliverables and process improvements.