Title: FP&A Manager

Department: Finance

Reports to: Director, Finance and FP&A - Europe

Location: London + home working

Job Status: Full time, permanent

About Vantage Data Centers

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 six markets in North America and six markets in Europe, 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. Vantage’s business is growing exponentially through a combination of greenfield market expansion and acquisitions across North America and Europe.

Finance Department

Rapid and ambitious growth of the core business has resulted in Finance hiring top talent - internationally and at pace. Our global headcount continues to increase, and this naturally brings with it a number of exciting Finance projects & opportunities. If you join our Finance team, your career will accelerate on the back of your exposure to the kind of challenges & variety that come with being part of a growing global business.

Position Overview

Vantage is seeking a detail-oriented, initiative-driven, quick-learning FP&A Manager to own to critical functions relating to Vantage’s finance and growth strategies. You will support broad company initiatives and interact with key internal and external stakeholders by providing financially sound and data-driven insights. In particular, you will be responsible for using, improving and developing bespoke financial models used to derive valuation for Vantage projects. You will work closely with our Director, Finance and FP&A, and have high visibility with members of our Executive Teams in North America and Europe. The ideal candidate will be an autonomous self-starter who is capable of driving results and takes initiatives. You should have a professional-growth mindset and be willing to bring forth innovative ideas and methods that can benefit Vantage. Depending on learning curve and growth, opportunities to grow the team and manage resources will arise.

Essential Job Functions

Lead the collaboration process between finance and all department heads to develop annual budgets and monthly reforecasts of the three financial statements
Perform rigorous financial analysis and build corporate, cost and lease models, and drive process related to customer deal pricing, cost saving initiatives, and other business strategy
Drive presentations to Executive Team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders for recommended investment and operational activities, as well as monthly / quarterly reporting
Provide department heads and data centers operation managers with actionable variance analysis
Own and improve cash forecast based on latest P&L forecasts, debt and capex inputs
Implement transition from Excel to Saas-based budget / forecast system
Support debt funding initiatives with relevant financial models and associated activities
Develop project forecast models to support critical infrastructure, partnership and other investment decisions.
Suggest and implement innovative ideas or methods to improve Vantage Europe efficiency and profitability

Duties

Make data-driven recommendations to the Executive Team regarding the company’s strategic objectives, particularly on capital allocation decisions and strategic planning
Maintain and improve a detailed corporate financial model
Perform detailed business analytics and prepare key performance indicators (KPIs)
Develop and manage Executive Team dashboard reporting
Prepare analysis and materials for internal review and regular updates with the Board of Directors
Liaison between company cost targets and department heads’ business requirements; prepare variance analysis
Identify areas of improvement in FP&A processes and systems, make recommendations and drive implementations

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance and / or Accounting – required
Experience in Excel financial model design and implementation – required
Strong analytical mind and quantitative skillset – required
Highly proficient with MS Office Tools, especially Excel – required
At least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role (financial analyst, auditor, modelling) – required
Executive presence and effective communication skills – required
Sound financial and business skills, “hands on” attitude, entrepreneurial mind, team spirit – essential
Curious problem solver with a strong sense of urgency, responsibility & accountability – essential

Finance Manager