Senior FP&A Analyst - Data Center Finance

The role

You will maintain visibility into site costs, cash requirements, and investment performance for the DC / Infrastructure Finance team. You will partner with Data Center Development, Operations, and Program Operations to manage budgets and evaluate tradeoffs.

What you will do

• Build and maintain project budgets for data center construction, site improvements, power and cooling infrastructure, and commissioning
• Track actual costs, contractor commitments, change orders, and remaining scope against approved budgets
• Evaluate contingency usage and recommend corrective actions for potential overruns
• Translate construction milestones and contractor payment schedules into project cash forecasts
• Model the financial impact of delays, phased deployments, and changes in capacity readiness
• Own site and construction payment forecasts for Corporate FP&A and Treasury
• Own site operating cost forecasts and budget versus actual analysis
• Build driver-based models using capacity, power consumption, and operating assumptions
• Support financial evaluation of new sites, expansions, and infrastructure commitments
• Prepare project and site reporting for business reviews, executive discussions, and Board materials

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in FP&A, project finance, infrastructure finance, or another analytical role
• Experience managing project budgets, capital spending forecasts, or operating cost models in data centers, construction, energy, telecom, or another capital-intensive business
• Understand how project commitments, actual costs, estimates to complete, and payment timing translate into financial forecasts
• Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
• Comfortable working in enterprise planning systems and building repeatable, automated workflows
• Can reconcile financial and operational data and identify causes of variances
• Communicate clearly with finance, engineering, construction, and operations stakeholders
• Comfortable working independently in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Experience supporting data center development, construction, or commissioning
• Familiarity with colocation and lease contracts, ASC 842 lease accounting, or power procurement and PPAs
• Exposure to project finance, SPV structures, or powered land development
• Familiarity with GPU infrastructure, site capacity metrics (MW, PUE), or cloud infrastructure unit economics
• Working proficiency in SQL or BI tools
• Experience with Pigment, NetSuite, or Coupa
• Prior experience in a startup or high-growth organization

Benefits

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan

About the company

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Founded in 2012, the company has 500+ employees and is growing fast.