Financial Analyst, FP&A

Summary

5C Data Centers is building digital infrastructure for hyperscalers, artificial intelligence innovation, and high-performance computing across North America. The Financial Analyst, FP&A will support financial planning, modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, budgeting, and business decision-making while partnering with the Director of FP&A.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end variance analysis on the opex and operating side of the business, comparing actuals to plan and explaining key drivers
• Independently build and maintain rolling forecasts across multiple time horizons (monthly, quarterly, annual), incorporating construction milestones, capex phasing, and evolving business drivers
• Partner with the Director of FP&A on financial models and templates, extending and maintaining them as the business evolves
• Support the development and maintenance of the company's operating budget and forecast
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Develop and maintain dashboards and analyses that give leadership clear visibility into financial performance
• Gather business inputs from across the company to support planning and forecasting work

Skills

• This role requires hands-on experience in data center, colocation, hyperscale infrastructure, or capital-intensive commercial real estate construction environments, given the pace and complexity of our active build program
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or accounting, with demonstrated ownership of forecasting process end-to-end
• Direct experience in data center, hyperscale infrastructure, colocation, or commercial real estate/construction finance environments is required
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills, with comfort working within an established model structure
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data into clear narratives for non-finance stakeholders
• Experience with FP&A or planning tools (e.g. Adaptive, Insights, Anaplan, Planful) is an asset

Qualifications

Must Haves

• This role requires hands-on experience in data center, colocation, hyperscale infrastructure, or capital-intensive commercial real estate construction environments, given the pace and complexity of our active build program
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or accounting, with demonstrated ownership of forecasting process end-to-end
• Direct experience in data center, hyperscale infrastructure, colocation, or commercial real estate/construction finance environments is required
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills, with comfort working within an established model structure
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data into clear narratives for non-finance stakeholders

Nice to Haves

• Experience with FP&A or planning tools (e.g. Adaptive, Insights, Anaplan, Planful) is an asset

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan
• Remote work arrangement
• Career growth in one of the world's fastest-growing industries
• Entrepreneurial culture where employees are empowered to help shape the future