Finance Director – Modular Data Center Infrastructure; Houston, TX - Hybrid

Finance Director – Modular Data Center Infrastructure (Houston, TX - Hybrid)

Houston, USA

Finance Director – Modular Data Center Infrastructure

Location: Houston, Texas (Hybrid or Open to candidates willing to travel)
Travel: Up to 20%

Submer designs and delivers end-to-end AI datacenter infrastructure built around industry‑leading liquid cooling.

We help organizations scale AI beyond the limits of traditional datacenters by enabling higher density, greater efficiency and lower environmental impact – accelerating time‑to‑AI from first deployment to full production.

Submer Group is seeking a hands‑on Finance Director to serve as the financial leader for a rapidly growing business focused on modular data center infrastructure, design‑build services, and mission‑critical construction projects.

This is not a traditional corporate finance role. We are looking for a builder—someone who can establish financial processes, develop sophisticated financial models, support commercial decision‑making, and create the financial foundation for a business experiencing significant growth.

The successful candidate will partner closely with business leadership, operations, project delivery, engineering, procurement, and corporate finance teams to drive financial performance, improve visibility, support investment decisions, and build scalable financial infrastructure.

The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A capabilities, excellent financial modeling skills, operational finance experience, and a solid accounting foundation. They must be comfortable moving between strategic analysis and hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Serve as the lead finance partner to the DB&O leadership team.
• Provide financial insight and decision support to drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence.
• Support strategic initiatives, market expansion opportunities, and investment decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on financial performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Help build the financial operating model for a rapidly scaling business unit.

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models supporting revenue growth, profitability, capital requirements, and project performance.
• Establish financial reporting packages, dashboards, and KPIs for leadership review.
• Analyze financial performance against budget and forecast and identify key drivers of variance.
• Develop scenario analysis and sensitivity modeling to support strategic decision‑making.
• Support business planning for new markets, manufacturing facilities, and project opportunities.

• Monitor project profitability, margins, cash flow, and working capital performance.
• Partner with project delivery teams to track project budgets, cost forecasts, and commercial risks.
• Develop project‑level reporting and forecasting capabilities.
• Support contract reviews and commercial decision‑making.
• Establish processes for monitoring backlog, pipeline conversion, and project execution performance.

• Develop sophisticated financial models to support:
• New business opportunities.
• Manufacturing investments.
• Strategic partnerships and joint ventures.
• Pricing and commercial strategy.
• Support business cases for major investments and capital expenditures.
• Evaluate growth opportunities and strategic initiatives through financial analysis.
• Partner closely with Corporate Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Maintain a strong understanding of accounting principles and project accounting requirements.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls and governance processes are established as the business scales.
• Support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end financial processes.
• Improve financial visibility, reporting accuracy, and forecasting reliability.
• Assist with audit, tax, and compliance requirements as needed.

• Build scalable finance processes and operating rhythms to support…