Associate, FP&A - Capex
Role in brief
Galaxy Digital is seeking an Associate in FP&A focused on capital expenditures for data center construction. This role involves budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Candidates with FP&A or construction finance experience should apply.
About the role
As an Associate in FP&A at Galaxy Digital, you will manage the financial aspects of data center construction projects. Your responsibilities will include budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, ensuring that financial processes are efficient and compliant.
You will collaborate with various teams, including Procurement and Construction, to track costs and develop financial models. Success in this role requires attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate financial concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
The salary range for this role is between $82,000 and $138,000, reflecting the competitive compensation in the finance sector.
Skills that matter here
- Communication: This role requires clear communication of financial concepts to various stakeholders.
- Financial Reporting: You will be responsible for creating reports that track financial performance against budgets.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills are essential for evaluating financial data and making informed decisions.
- Forecasting: You will develop and maintain capital cash flow forecasts to manage funding needs.
- Budgeting: Budgeting is a core responsibility, as you will track and reconcile costs throughout construction projects.
- Excel: Proficiency in Excel is critical for building financial models and analyzing data.
Who this role suits
- Detail-oriented individuals who can manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Self-starters who thrive in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
- Team players with strong communication skills who can explain complex financial concepts.
- Candidates with a background in FP&A, project finance, or real estate development finance.
From the employer
What You’ll Do:
- Develop a deep understanding of Galaxy’s growing data center business, including project phases, construction delivery structures, and how capital flows from budget to contract to cash.
- Partner with Procurement and the construction team to build, model and maintain construction budgets and cost-to-complete forecasts by project and phase, tracking committed, incurred, and paid costs against budget and flagging variances early.
- Analyze construction and vendor contracts (including GMPs, purchase orders, and change orders) to determine committed scope, exclusions, contingency, and the remaining purchases still to come.
- Track and reconcile POs, change orders, and pay applications across vendors, ensuring budget, contract, and invoice records are tied out.
- Develop quarterly and rolling 12-month capital cash flow forecasts, including vendor payments, deposits, retainage, and funding timing, and clearly show funded versus unfunded needs.
- Support project financing reporting, including draw packages and funded-versus-unfunded schedules, reconciliation of project budgets to lender and investor models, and lender reporting requirements.
- Partner with Accounting on month- and quarter-end close, including accrual support for work in place not yet invoiced, capitalization of project costs, and reconciliation of the capital budget and forecast to construction-in-progress (CIP) balances.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business leaders and partner closely with Construction, Procurement, and the broader Finance organization, including Group FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury.
- Create dashboards and KPIs, covering budget versus actual, committed versus uncommitted spend, contingency usage, cost per MW, and funding status for executive and lender audiences.
- Maintain documentation of financial processes and procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency, including controls over the capital budget and forecast process, and respond to audit requests related to capital projects.
- Provide data-driven ad-hoc analysis to support executive and business specific reporting.
- Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes.
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.
What We’re Looking For:
- 2+ years of experience in FP&A, project or construction finance or real estate development finance.
- Strong foundation in financial statements, with demonstrated proficiency in income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow analysis and forecasting.
- Experience building and maintaining financial models, ideally project-level cash flow or capital expenditure models, and extracting KPIs from them.
- Detail-oriented with a structured approach to solving complex problems.
- Flexibility to innovate and implement new procedures to improve processes and workflow.
- Intellectually curious self-starter, comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks and deadlines at once.
- Team player with a can-do attitude and excellent communication skills; able to explain financial concepts clearly to construction and executive audiences.
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus.
- Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements.
- Flexible Time Off (paid).
- 3% 401(k) company contribution.
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents.
- Generous paid Parental Leave.
- Competitive family planning benefits for US employees.
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry.
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues.
- Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace.
Questions about this role
What is the remote policy?
The position is office-based with hybrid/flexible working arrangements.
What level of experience is required?
Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, or related fields.
How do I apply for this job?
You can apply through Galaxy Digital's website at https://galaxy.com.
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