Expense Advisor

Equinix•Brampton, ON

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Expense Advisor supports the Data Center Operations function and is responsible for transactional & administrative type finance tasks at the data center level, completing routine expense analysis tasks for the data center. A key part of the role is the management of the procure to pay process, including dealing with Account Payables queries and vendor issues. In addition, the Expense Advisor will play an important part in gathering and consolidating forecast and budget information for the Data Center Operations teams. Will develop knowledge on expense analysis through coaching and instruction. The role involves learning to use professional concepts, applying knowledge and basic problem-solving techniques to define and resolve problems, and determining a course of action based on guidelines. Work is of limited scope, following standard practices and procedures, and is reviewed periodically. The Expense Advisor will develop stable working relationships internally and exchange standard information with colleagues, supervisors, project leaders, and other professionals in the team/group.

Requirements

1-2 years finance-related experience
Positive attitude, takes initiative

Nice To Haves

Operations finance experience a plus

Responsibilities

Creates purchase orders for data centers and special projects
Monitors purchase order quality and provides KPI reporting in order to improve process
Works with requestors to make sure POs receipted correctly and timely
Updates commitment values vs. POs &, working with Operations Finance/General Ledger, assesses what commitments have not been made vs. budget
Ensures compliance of Purchase Requests (5 W’s), all required contracts/legal approvals, accounting codes and competitive bids
Contacts vendor for invoices where necessary
Solves billing/invoice problems related to the data center/project
Coordinates and consolidates budget and forecast inputs from Data Center Operations teams, undertakes ad hoc analysis to help drive forecast adjustments
Responsible for running and providing commitment tracking reporting to data center teams, supporting Data Center Operations finance on month end reporting, variance commentary, and supporting the accrual process
Generate KPI reporting around Operations tasks completion and accuracy (such as receipting)
Key touch point for Operations team on finance related queries
Supports vendors as key point of contact for query resolution management working closely with Accounts Payable team
Works to support Operations finance on budget, forecast and month end deliverables
Acts as the link between the business and finance to meet commitments
Solves routine problems
Actual versus forecast variance analysis
Assists in month end accrual process
Provides analysis and performs simple ad hoc duties as required
Provides recommendations for process improvement/efficiency gains

Benefits

Competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient benefits package
Employee Assistance Program
Health insurance (US)
Life insurance (US)
Disability insurance (US)
Voluntary plans (US)
Retirement plan (US)
Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) each pay period (US)
Various paid holidays (US)
Healthcare coverage designed to complement the provincial healthcare system (Canada)
Life insurance (Canada)
Disability insurance (Canada)
Optional benefit plans (Canada)
Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) (Canada)
Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) (Canada)
Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA) (Canada)
Vacation (Canada)
Personal time (Canada)
Various paid holidays (Canada)