Vice President, FP&A

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect, and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience. Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects, and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises. Operating across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Position Overview

Vantage seeks a detail-oriented, initiative-driven, and quick-learning VP, FP&A to own critical functions relating to Vantage’s finance and growth strategies. This role supports broad company initiatives and interacts with key internal and external stakeholders by providing financially sound, data-driven insights. The VP, FP&A will be responsible for using, improving, and developing bespoke financial models for project valuation, working closely with the SVP, CFO, and engaging with executive teams in North America and Europe. The ideal candidate is an autonomous self-starter with a professional-growth mindset, capable of driving results and bringing forth innovative ideas and methods. Opportunities to grow the team and manage resources will arise based on performance and business needs.

Essential Job Functions

Executive & Investor Relations

· Drive presentations to the Executive Team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders for investment and operational activities, including monthly/quarterly reporting (board deck, business review, financial performance pack).

· Prepare corporate models for equity raising and/or stabilized asset sales.

· Support the EMEA CFO in equity raising/stabilized asset sale processes: due diligence, presentations, Q&A, reports, and related activities.

· Prepare and present budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis for existing and future stabilized assets sold (e.g., Valkyrie).

· Serve as a trusted advisor to business unit leadership and senior executives.

Capital Investment

· Perform rigorous financial analysis and build corporate, cost, and lease models; drive processes related to customer deal pricing, cost-saving initiatives, and business strategy.

· Develop project forecast models to support infrastructure, partnerships, and investment decisions.

· Support debt funding initiatives with relevant financial models.

· Improve capital investment reporting and decision-making by developing a SaaS dashboard leveraging historical data.

Budget & Forecasts

· Lead collaboration between finance and department heads to develop annual budgets and monthly reforecasts of the three financial statements.

· Provide actionable variance analysis to department heads and data center operation managers.

· Own and improve cash forecasts based on latest P&L, debt, and capex inputs.

· Implement transition from Excel to SaaS-based budget/forecast systems.

· Lead cross-regional activities to select, develop, and deliver best-in-class SaaS-based budget systems.

Cross-Functional Leadership

· Lead cross-activity financial projects to increase the quality and scale of finance team deliverables.

· Partner with IT and the broader organization to improve forecasting through automation and system optimization.

· Suggest and implement innovative ideas to improve Vantage Europe’s efficiency and profitability.

Duties

· Make data-driven recommendations based on accurate financial models to support capital investment, debt funding, and equity raising.

· Support all capital funding activities as required: equity raises, debt funding, stabilized asset sales, and others.

· Prepare and deliver accurate reports on company financial activities (board deck, business review, financial performance pack, stabilized assets sold performance pack, etc.).

· Deliver yearly budget and monthly forecast updates, including variance analysis.

· Provide executive team and business leaders with accurate, up-to-date reports in a SaaS interface.

· Drive and improve management reporting for greater accuracy and timeliness.

Job Requirements

· Master’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting.

· 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or similar financial leadership roles.

· Experience working in investment banking or private equity firms

· Strong financial modeling and analytical skills (Excel & SaaS-based tools)

· Experience working with infrastructure

· Expertise in capital investment, debt funding, and equity raising

· Experience working in international, multi-region environments

· Sound financial and business skills, hands-on attitude, entrepreneurial mindset, and team spirit.

· Curious problem solver with a strong sense of urgency, responsibility, and accountability.