Fixed Asset Accountant L3

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The Fixed Asset Accountant L3 is a lead member of our corporate accounting team. This role is responsible for leading the accounting, reporting, and analysis of fixed assets across our regional operations and connecting with global processing of similar NTT data center activity to ensure continuity and efficiencies with the accounting treatment, monthly close and reporting processes. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the financial success of a growth company while leveraging your expertise in fixed asset accounting and financial reporting within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have tenured experience in fixed asset accounting in accordance with GAAP and IFRS, recent contribution to developing and enhancing system and process controls, and assistance with outside audit preparation.
What you'll be doing

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strong leadership in the month-end close process, including complex multi-entity transactions, journal entries, account reconciliations, and sub-ledger processing while applying GAAP and IFRS accounting to effectively report accurate Fixed Asset and related GL balances

A lead role in special projects such as asset transfers between companies or into other investment portfolios, tax depreciation reconciliation, and annual impairment testing

Conducts analysis and reviews depreciation schedules with a focus on month-over-month, budget-to-actual, and forecast variances. Any issues will require a root cause analysis and conclusion.

Conduct ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting as requested by management, providing insights into fixed asset trends, performance metrics, and investment opportunities

Researches and reconciles complex multi-departmental journal entries that affect capital assets, including proper company code, GL account, department, location, and project cost coding with appropriate supporting documentation

Continuously reviews documents and releases certain project costs to match related revenue cycle accounting for the same site in partnership with related financial forecasting and construction cost-tracking

Manages ERP accounting system sub-ledgers to ensure proper flow from sub-ledger to general ledger and problem-solves any discrepancies within the system, process, or multiple-entity reconciliations on a timely basis

Creates and provide reporting to department and global management on the significant transactions during the period

Assist with the maintenance of effective internal controls over fixed asset accounting processes, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements, and facilitating audit requests

Continual reconciliation with the data center construction group on current and future activity to ensure all source information is detail-reviewed for proper accounting treatment, including accruals of construction spend and allocations of cost at the project and site level

Extracts data from financial reports to conduct financial and statistical analysis and identifies financial discrepancies and recommends appropriate solutions.

Conducts analysis of Month-End financials to ensure accuracy of the company, GL account and location

Leads the team in preparation of preliminary flux review of financials before month-end close

Actively participates in accounting system UAT-user acceptance testing, automation, and migration of all fixed-asset related processes and balances

Communicates with other departments in the education and enforcement of accounting policies and/or procedures and well as providing information and support to other departments as necessary.

Leads and performs special accounting projects as assigned

Performs other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Excellent understanding and working knowledge of GAAP and best-in-class asset-related accounting practices

Exposure to IFRS accounting guidelines, including IFRS 16

Multi-entity/location experience is required

Excellent organizational skills

Strong communication skills

Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Large accounting system experience preferred (Oracle or SAP S/4)

Strong reconciliation skills preferred

Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills

Ability to work efficiently and productively in a multi-task deadline-oriented environment independently with minimal supervision

Demonstrates excellent attention to detail and maintains high quality of work.

Self-motivated, dedicated, flexible, good team player

Initiative and ability to own projects from start to finish can approach tasks strategically

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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

BS Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited school

Minimum of 8 years public or private accounting experience, including month-end closes

Minimum of 5 years fixed assets and or construction accounting experience

Seasoned experience in a similar position in a related environment.

Seasoned experience with accounting software.

Seasoned experience within finance in a company with international operations preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Primarily sitting with some walking, standing, and bending.

Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.

Able to hear and speak into a telephone.

Close visual work on a computer terminal.

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required to operate computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments

WORK CONDITIONS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS

This position is expected to be remote for the foreseeable future with an occasional need to be onsite in a shared work environment.

Travel may be required.