Technology Finance Manager

Job Summary

The Technology Finance team at Equinix is seeking a Manager to serve as the primary finance business partner to Engineering Excellence, IT Security, Data & Analytics, and Data Science. This role is pivotal in providing financial insight, modeling, and governance that enables engineering and technology leaders to make faster, better-informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Finance business partnership: Serve as the trusted finance business partner to Engineering Excellence, IT Security, Data & Analytics, and Data Science — building strong relationships with functional leaders and becoming an indispensable part of how those teams make decisions
• Planning & forecasting: Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly reporting across full opex and capitalizable costs, including headcount (S&B) and non-people costs (Non-S&B)
• Variance analysis: Perform actuals vs. forecast, actuals vs. budget, and year-over-year comparisons — identifying key trends, drivers, and risks with clear, actionable narratives for leadership
• Business case development: Build and maintain business cases for tech investments, covering NPV, IRR, ROI, and payback analysis, using a consistent methodology aligned to Finance governance standards
• Capitalization governance: Partner with Accounting to ensure correct capitalization treatment of engineering labor and project costs, including monthly allocation submissions, Oracle project code management, and go-live date tracking
• Headcount management: Partner with HR to maintain accurate headcount forecasts and support headcount reconciliation across FTE and contingent worker populations
• Purchase order management: Complete purchase order approvals and partner with Accounting to ensure financial reports accurately reflect monthly expenses
• Process improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation including AI-enabled workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and reporting quality
• Executive reporting: Deliver high-quality financial packages and presentations for senior executives and business partners, including the CDIO and DIO functional leaders
• Ad hoc analysis: Support ad hoc financial analysis as needed across the DIO portfolio

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or finance business partnering with demonstrated experience in forecasting, budgeting, and executive-level financial presentations
• Proficiency in spreadsheet modeling and financial systems including Hyperion Essbase, Anaplan, and Oracle PPM (or equivalent ERP and planning tools)
• Working knowledge of capitalization principles - understanding the distinction between Opex and Prepaid Opex for internally developed software is a plus
• Demonstrated interest in or experience with AI-enabled financial analysis, automation of reporting workflows, or data-driven FP&A - experience with tools such as Power BI, Anaplan, or similar is a plus
• Experience in a technology, digital, or SaaS business environment is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required; MBA preferred
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong numerical, analytical, and written communication skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively and effective in ambiguous environments and structured processes