Financial Operations Analyst – Supply Chain (Remote)

Stage 4 Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 94,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Job summary

Stage 4 Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst for a remote, 12‑month contract in the United States. The role focuses on validating monthly Co-Lo invoices, forecasting, and collaborating with Finance, Procurement, and Ops teams to ensure accuracy and timely payments.

Responsibilities include accruals, reporting, and driving automation improvements in invoice extraction and validation. This full‑time remote position offers health benefits and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in financial operations, AP, FinOps, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with attention to detail.
• Experience handling invoices, POs, contracts, and budgets.
• Proficient Excel and data-analysis capabilities for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Validate and approve monthly Co-Lo invoices, POs, and line items.
• Maintain accruals, forecasting, and reporting for budgets.
• Coordinate with vendors, procurement, and finance to resolve issues.
• Support process automation and improve invoice extraction/validation.

Skills

3+ years experience

Accounts payable

Excel

Data analysis

Reconciliation

Communication

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Invoice workflows

Job description

Financial Operations Analyst Supply Chain (Remote)

We are seeking a ServiceNow Solution Architect for a global B2B high-tech company. In this role, you will be responsible for validating and approving monthly invoices covering Fixed Rent / Space, Metered Power, Smart Hands, and related Co-Lo services, ensuring charges align with contracts, purchase orders, expected consumption, and financial forecasts.

This is a 12-month contract (extensions possible), 40-hour per week remote role in the US.

This is a W2 role as a Stage 4 Solutions employee, with health benefits and 401K offered.

Responsibilities

Monthly Invoice Validation & Approval

• Review and approve monthly Co-Lo invoices for:
  • Fixed Rent / Space & Power MRC
  • Metered Power
  • Smart Hands
• Validate invoice period, PO, line-item classification, quantities, unit rates
• Ensure invoices are charged against the correct PO and service category.
• Compare invoices against expected monthly costs and investigate material variances before approval.
• Maintain timely invoice approvals to avoid payment delays, supplier disputes, or invoice rejection.

Accruals, Forecasting & Reporting

• Track invoices received, approved, pending, disputed, or missing.
• Recommend monthly accruals for services where invoices have not been received.
• Provide actual invoice data for forecasting and budget-versus-actual reporting.
• Track cost trends across providers, sites, service categories, and billing periods.
• Maintain supporting documentation for Finance and audit inquiries.

Provider & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work with Co-Lo suppliers to resolve billing discrepancies and obtain missing invoices or supporting documentation.
• Partner with Data Center Operations, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Finance and FinOps on invoice and PO issues.
• Drive issues through resolution and maintain clear documentation of exceptions and outcomes.
• Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Help standardize invoice formats, service classifications, PO structures, and approval controls.
• Partner with engineering and automation teams to improve invoice extraction and validation.
• Support AI-assisted matching of Invoice PO Contract Usage/Forecast.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in financial operations, accounts payable, procurement operations, FinOps, supply chain, infrastructure operations, or related analytical roles.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Experience working with invoices, purchase orders, contracts, budgets, or financial data.
• Strong Excel/data-analysis capabilities.
• Ability to identify billing discrepancies and independently drive resolution.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to operate within financial controls and approval deadlines.
• Effective communication across Finance, Procurement, Operations, and external suppliers.

Preferred

• Experience with data centers, Co-Location providers, cloud infrastructure, telecommunications, or facilities operations.
• Familiarity with consumption-based billing, particularly kWh/power usage.
• Experience with ERP/procurement and invoice approval workflows.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting/analytics tools.
• Exposure to AI/document-intelligence technologies for extracting and validating invoices.

Stage 4 Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing employees with an inclusive environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on the job requirements and candidates qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion/belief, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Compensation: $68/hr. - $73.77hr.