Data Center Expense Analyst

The job

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Job description

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.

Job Summary

Resolves a variety of Data Center expense issues within a moderate scope. Performs general analyses independently and receives detailed instruction on new assignments

Responsibilities

Procure to Pay Process

• Creates Purchase Requisitions for the country/region expenses within a moderate scope
• Monitors Purchase order KPIs and recommends process improvements
• Resolves PO problems through partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Analyzes budget and commitments for trends to resolve inconsistencies and process adherence issues

• Coordinates and consolidates budget and forecast inputs from Data Center Operations teams, completes analysis to help drive forecast adjustments

• Runs and provides commitment tracking reporting to Data Center 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) and provides analysis
• Provides process improvement recommendations and supports implementation efforts

• Key touch point for Ops team on finance admin related queries
• Partners with vendors for moderate query resolution management working closely with the Accounts Payable team
• Ensures budget, forecast and month end deliverables are on time and accurate
• Acts as the link between the business and Finance to meet commitments

• Solves problems and utilizes experience to analyze possible solutions within a moderate scope
• Investigates actual vs. forecast variances and supports development of executive summaries
• Conducts month end accrual process
• Provides moderate levels of analysis and performs ad hoc duties as required; escalates complex analytic needs to FP&A team
• Provides recommendations for process improvement/efficiency gains and supports implementation efforts

• 3+ years experience preferred, Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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The city

The job is in Secaucus, NJ. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Secaucus compares. Among the 100 largest places in New Jersey, Secaucus is #50 by population, #90 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #90 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #18 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Hudson County, is #3 of 21 counties for average pay ($94,901).

The place in numbers

Secaucus has 21,778 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.2% of the population of New Jersey. It covers 6 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,738 people per square mile. The median age is 38.4, 4% younger than the state median (38.4 against 40.1).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,391 a month (rent plus utilities), 39% above the state median ($2,391 against $1,720). Over a year that is 20.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $571,900, which is 4.1 times the median household income ($139,821). 50.6% of households own their home, 21% below the state average (50.6% against 63.8%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area has 9,492,000 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $61,430 a year, 20% above the national median ($61,430 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (1,109,360 jobs, median $55,080); healthcare support (843,730 jobs, median $40,100); sales and related (751,110 jobs, median $47,540). The area is most specialised in healthcare support (1.8 times) and legal (1.7 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($171,990) and legal ($150,990). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Hudson County was 3.8%. 70.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Hudson County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 45.6% drive alone, 19.4% use public transit, 2.2% walk, 24.9% work from home. 33.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 45% above the state average (33.9% against 23.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

63.1% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 45% above the state share (63.1% against 43.6%). 43.3% of residents were born outside the United States, 81% above the state share (43.3% against 23.9%). The poverty rate is 5.8%, 40% below the state rate (5.8% against 9.7%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 74°F (23.5°C), and the coolest is Jan at 26°F (-3.2°C). About 1,239 mm (49 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jun is the wettest month (121 mm) and Feb the driest (77 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Union City (2 miles, rent 36% lower); West New York (3 miles, rent 28% lower); North Arlington (3 miles, rent 27% lower); Hoboken (3 miles, rent 23% higher). Rent differences are against Secaucus; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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What is the Data Center Expense Analyst job at Equinix, Inc?

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Secaucus, NJ. A remote or flexible location is listed; confirm with the employer which states are accepted.

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How much does it pay?

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Secaucus is $2,391 a month and median household income $139,821 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

It was posted on 2026-11-05 (3 days ago). Jobs older than 90 days are not shown.

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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