Senior, Capex Finance-Project Controls Analyst

5C Data Centers USA, Inc.•Springfield, OH

11d•$90,000 - $110,000•Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Capex Finance-Project Controls Analyst to support capex controllership. This role handles the day-to-day tracking, reconciliation, and reporting that capex discipline depends on, serving as a bridge between Finance and construction operations. This person will report to our Controller and will share our company values and play an important role in supporting our continued growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or related field.
5+ years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis, or FP&A.
Experience in a capital-intensive environment, such as data centers, construction, infrastructure, or real estate development.
Advanced Excel skills, with comfort handling reconciliations and high-volume transaction data.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership of deliverables, and drive projects through completion.

Responsibilities

Own the annual capital budgeting process and ongoing CAPEX forecasting, maintaining detailed project-level forecasts for capital expenditures, commitments, accruals, and cash requirements.
Analyze actual CAPEX versus budget and forecast, identifying variances and explaining key drivers to stakeholders.
Serve as a finance partner to project management, construction, engineering, procurement, operations, and executive leadership.
Develop rolling forecasts, track cost-to-date against approved budgets, and flag potential overruns, timing changes, or funding needs.
Maintain strong financial controls around capital approvals, budgets, commitments, and change orders, ensuring adherence to CAPEX governance policies.
Support purchase requisition, PO, and change order review to ensure submissions are accurate, properly coded, and within budget.
Support project-level cash flow forecasting based on remaining budget, committed spend, and construction phasing.
Deliver monthly CAPEX reporting - budget vs. commitments vs. actuals - with clear variance narratives for leadership.