Duvera's client, a rapidly growing data center infrastructure has an immediate need for a Vice President of FP&A to create processes and lead a team.
THIS POSITION IS FULL TIME ONSITE IN THE DOMAIN IN AUSTIN.
VP of FP&A
The VP of FP&A will be responsible for building and scaling the company’s financial planning, forecasting, and strategic analytics capabilities for a capital-intensive data center startup environment. The role will drive long-term capacity planning, capital allocation while providing strategic insights to support rapid growth, infrastructure investments, and project controls.
Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Planning & Capital Allocation
- Build and lead long-range planning (LRP) aligned with data center development, capacity expansion, and market entry strategies while teaming with project controls
- Build out corporate budget with also working with project financing
- Develop and maintain detailed financial models for data center builds (capex, utilization, pricing, ROI)
- Partner with executive team on capital allocation, funding strategies, and infrastructure investment decisions
- Support equity/debt financing efforts with financial modeling and investor-ready materials
- Data Center Economics & Capacity Modeling
- Build and manage models for site-level profitability, occupancy (MW utilization), and customer ramp curves
- Analyze key drivers such as power costs, cooling efficiency, construction timelines, and lease vs. build decisions
- Track and optimize unit economics (cost per MW, revenue per MW, EBITDA per site)
Forecasting & Performance Management
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across corporate and site-level operations
- Establish KPIs for operational performance (capacity utilization, PUE, cost per kWh, margin by customer segment)
- Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packages to executive leadership and board
Business Partnership
- Partner with operations, project controls, development, sales, and engineering teams to align financial plans with execution
- Support pricing strategies, contract structuring, and customer deal analysis
M&A and Strategic Initiatives
- Evaluate acquisition opportunities (land, powered shell assets, operating facilities)
- Lead financial diligence, valuation modeling, and integration planning
- Support strategic partnerships (JV structures, colocation agreements, energy providers)
Team Building & Infrastructure
- Continue to build and scale FP&A functions
- Implement planning tools, reporting systems, and dashboards for scalability
- Establish best practices for financial governance, data integrity, and reporting
Qualifications:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, power, utilities or construction or infrastructure finance
- Significant experience in power, construction, energy, real estate, or other capital-intensive industries
- Proven experience supporting capital raises and large-scale infrastructure investments
Skills & Expertise
- Deep expertise in financial modeling (project finance, NPV/IRR, scenario analysis)
- Strong understanding of capex-heavy business models and asset lifecycle management
- Experience with capacity planning and utilization modeling
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with planning tools & ERP systems such as NetSuite
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Seniority Level