Data Center Forecasting & Analytics Lead

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a finance-focused forecasting specialist in New York to build and maintain site-level capex and opex forecasts, manage the monthly forecast cycle, and model scenarios quickly when deals or design changes move numbers.

You will automate the pipeline from source systems so forecasts update in hours, not weeks, and ensure models are auditable with cited sources and labeled assumptions. Strong Excel and SQL skills are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• You’ve built capex and opex forecasts for large projects or infrastructure portfolios.
• Your variance analysis finds causes, not just differences.
• You’re expert in Excel and dangerous in SQL.
• You turn a vague what‑if into a modeled answer same‑day.
• Your models are auditable: sources cited, assumptions labeled.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the site-level forecasts: capex curves, opex ramps, and cash timing per building.
• Own the monthly forecast cycle: inputs gathered, variances explained, and the bridge to the last version clean.
• Model scenarios fast when a deal, delay, or design change moves the numbers.
• Automate the pipeline from source systems so the forecast updates in hours, not weeks.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Variance analysis

Forecasting capex/opex

What-if modeling

Tools

SQL

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a finance-focused forecasting specialist in New York to build and maintain site-level capex and opex forecasts, manage the monthly forecast cycle, and model scenarios quickly when deals or design changes move numbers.

You will automate the pipeline from source systems so forecasts update in hours, not weeks, and ensure models are auditable with cited sources and labeled assumptions. Strong Excel and SQL skills are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.