Senior Manager, Finance Operations

Quality Technology Services•Duluth, MN

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Operations Finance provides portfolio-wide financial leadership, planning, analysis, and decision support for the Facilities Operations organization. Serving as a finance business partner to Facilities Operations leadership, the role supports forecasting, budgeting, monthly reporting, performance analysis, and long-range planning across the QTS operating portfolio. The position focuses on enterprise- and portfolio-level operating performance rather than ownership of individual assets. It connects operational activity, staffing, maintenance, utilities, vendor programs, and other cost drivers to financial outcomes, improves forecast accuracy and transparency, and provides recommendations to support operating and investment decisions. The role prepares management reporting, analyzes actual performance against budgets and forecasts, develops portfolio-level dashboards and KPIs, and assesses operating-cost trends. It also builds business cases and scenario analyses for operational initiatives, vendor programs, organizational investments, and cost-efficiency opportunities; supports contract and sourcing decisions; and provides financial insights for operating-model, resource-prioritization, and portfolio-growth decisions. The Senior Manager standardizes budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance-analysis processes; partners with Accounting to align management reporting with recorded results; develops governance and documentation standards; and identifies opportunities to automate analysis and reporting. The position leads cross-functional work through influence, builds relationships across a geographically distributed portfolio, develops scalable processes and tools, and may coach analysts or other team members assigned to Operations Finance initiatives. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, operations finance, corporate finance, asset management, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, and financial modeling processes.
Experience partnering directly with operational or functional leaders and converting business activity into financial insights and recommendations.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with enterprise financial, planning, and reporting systems.
Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work effectively with incomplete information, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CFA, or another relevant advanced degree or professional credential.
Experience in data centers, real estate, infrastructure, energy, utilities, industrial operations, or another asset-intensive business.
Experience supporting a large, rapidly growing, geographically distributed operating organization.
Proficiency with Power BI or similar business-intelligence tools and experience improving or automating financial reporting processes.
Experience evaluating vendor programs, service contracts, staffing models, operating efficiencies, and portfolio-level cost drivers.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for Facilities Operations, Asset Management, Finance leadership, and other senior stakeholders.
Partner with Accounting to analyze actual performance against budget and forecast, identify key business drivers, and explain material variances.
Develop portfolio-level dashboards, scorecards, and key performance indicators connecting operational activity to financial performance.
Assess trends in labor, repair and maintenance, utilities, security, national contracts, managed services, and other operating-cost categories.
Improve the timeliness, consistency, and executive readiness of Facilities Operations financial reporting.
Build business cases, scenario analyses, and sensitivity models for portfolio-level operational initiatives, vendor programs, organizational investments, and cost-efficiency opportunities.
Evaluate financial returns, portfolio impact, implementation risks, and measurable benefits of proposed operating initiatives.
Support contract and sourcing decisions by validating baselines, savings assumptions, cost avoidance, and forecast implications.
Provide financial insights for operating-model, resource-prioritization, and portfolio-growth decisions.
Present findings and recommendations clearly to senior Finance and Operations leaders.
Standardize portfolio-wide budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance-analysis processes for Facilities Operations.
Partner with Accounting to align management reporting with recorded results and resolve classification, accrual, timing, and data-quality issues.
Develop governance, approval pathways, documentation standards, and ownership expectations for significant operating initiatives and financial commitments.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring analysis and reporting through planning systems and other enterprise tools.
Maintain effective documentation, internal controls, and audit-ready support for key financial assumptions and reporting outputs.
Lead cross-functional work through influence, clear communication, and disciplined follow-through.
Build trusted relationships with executives, operating leaders, and finance partners across a geographically distributed portfolio.
Develop scalable processes and tools to support portfolio growth and increasing organizational complexity.
Model sound judgment, ownership, accountability, confidentiality, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
Provide coaching and support to analysts or other team members assigned to Operations Finance initiatives, as applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.