Senior Construction Cost Analyst, NA

Vantage Data Centers

1d • $95,000 - $110,000 • Remote

About The Position

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Construction Department The Construction team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team. The team also manages Vantage’s build partners to success through technical feedback and review, and actively participating in review of schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our construction teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can ensure the key stakeholders are engaged in the decision-making process to align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results.
Position Description This is a US Remote based role. Vantage is seeking a proactive and diligent Senior Cost Analyst to join the Construction Cost Finance department. This role will be critical in maintaining and improving the construction accounting database, reporting suite, and controls. The Senior Cost Analyst will work closely with the larger Finance group and with the Design and Construction functions to produce insightful reporting for key business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of construction cost accounting is required.
• Knowledge of GAAP is preferred.
• 3-5 years of work experience in a relevant industry (construction, real estate, and/or tech).
• Proficient in the Windows and Office 365 environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide a high level of dedication to customer service with team members and partners.
• Proven ability to efficiently respond to critical issues, challenging inquiries, or complaints.
• Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to tackle problems and drive efficiencies using metrics and information.
• Successful candidate must be an excellent leader and team player, able to work with a variety of people.
• This position requires an organized individual with the capacity to balance multiple projects simultaneously, perform well in a fast-paced environment, and prioritize work efforts, all with minimal direction.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 10% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., CFA, CPA) is preferred.
• Data Center or Construction industry experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Yardi Voyager, preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Procore, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Project cost reporting: Ensure actual construction costs align with forecasted expectations.
• Support Construction Administration (“CA”) of contracts.
• QA/QC for project costs to date, cost coding, and monthly forecasts.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on Fixed Assets and Leases under IFRS GAAP, including oversight of fixed assets and leasing issues/risks.
• Construction cost accounting operations: Manage data inputs between Yardi and Procore.
• Carry out pay application billing review and data entry.
• Review CAPEX AP invoices and progress billing entry.
• Review and issue Debtors and Invoice reports.
• Construction cost reporting: Own and maintain various KPI schedules.
• Define, create, and maintain various databases related to projects and contracts to provide accurate and relevant data or analysis to top management.
• Update monthly EAC proformas with actuals and committed spend.
• Investigate CAPEX transactions and close out queries.
• Consolidate CAPEX report.
• Close out POs as part of the demobilization process of completed contracts.
• Support month-end and forecasting process.
• Support external audit process.
• Fixed assets accounting: Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for recording fixed assets.
• Record fixed assets acquisition and disposals in the accounting system.
• Track the compilation of construction in progress into fixed assets account.
• Execute depreciation run and depreciation reasonableness check.
• Reconcile the balance in the fixed assets subsidiary ledger to the general ledger.
• Update the detailed movement schedule of fixed assets for reporting and attend to auditors’ queries.
• Investigate potential obsolescence of fixed assets.
• Conduct physical inventory counts of fixed assets.
• Assign tag numbers to fixed assets.
• Conduct analysis related to fixed assets.
• Cash flow forecast on capital expenditure for hedging purposes.
• Submission of fixed assets information for insurance coverage.
• Analyse, initiate, and implement best practices and procedures in the CCF department.
• Advise senior management on any critical trends in relation to the financial performance of the company.
• Promote a strong culture of cooperation within the team.
• Additional duties: Handle additional duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees