IBX Expense Advisor (Fixed term, Maternity Cover)

Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything - maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers, communities and society. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Completes routine expense analysis tasks for the IBX within a limited scope. Develops knowledge on expense analysis through coaching and instruction

Responsibilities

Procure to Pay Process

Creates Purchase Requisitions for the country/region expenses within a limited scope

Monitors purchase order quality and provides KPI reporting in order to improve process

Works with requestors to make sure POs receipted correctly and timely

Updates commitment values vs. POs &, working with Ops Finance/General Ledger, assesses what commitments have not been made vs. budget

Ensures compliance of Purchase Requests (5 W's), all required contracts/legal approvals, accounting codes and competitive bids

Contacts vendor for invoices where necessary

Solves billing/invoice problems related to the country/region expenses

Budget Management

Coordinates and consolidates budget and forecast inputs from IBX Operations teams, undertakes ad hoc analysis to help drive forecast adjustments

Reporting

Responsible for running and providing commitment tracking reporting to IBX teams, supporting Ops finance on month end reporting, variance commentary, and supporting the accrual process

Generate KPI reporting around Ops tasks completion and accuracy (such as receipting)

Business Relationships

Key touch point for Ops team on finance admin related queries

Supports vendors as key point of contact for query resolution management working closely with Accounts Payable team

Works to support Ops finance on budget, forecast and month end deliverables

Acts as the link between the business and finance to meet commitments

Financial Problem Solving

Solves routine problems

Investigates actual vs. forecast variances

Assists in month end accrual process

Provides analysis and performs simple ad hoc duties as required

Provides recommendations for process improvement/efficiency gains

Qualifications

0+ years experience preferred

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