Senior Accountant Lead

The Team

We are seeking a Lead Senior Accountant to join the Lease Finance team within American Tower’s Global Business Solutions organization. Lease Finance performs, analyzes, and reports on complex transactions for internal customers in our global markets. Day to day you will analyze the financial aspects of the Company’s leases and its related assets, liabilities, and proper recording of straight-line adjustments in the general ledger. The Lead Senior Accountant will obtain appropriate supporting documentation, partner cross-functionally, and lead contract-related projects and audits in accordance with internal policies and relevant GAAP guidance. The incumbent will analyze requests to change terms of existing contracts and support internal customers with post-revision financial information in accordance with internal guidelines. The Lead Senior Accountant must be able to understand and interpret high volumes of lease data and summarize those into a value-added analyses and financial close deliverables. Additionally, the incumbent will prepare and review journal entries, reports, and financial presentations by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing contract information to support external reporting requirements and local management requirements and reporting needs.

What You Need to Succeed

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a close environment required.

- Oracle experience strongly preferred.

- Supervisory experience preferred.

- CPA preferred.

- Strong organization, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for yourself and a team to meet requirements and deadlines.

- Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.

- Strong leadership skills; ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.

- Ability to read and interpret complex contracts with multiple amendments and ensure the accounting complies with the master lease agreement and is in accordance with lease accounting guidance.

- Excellent attention to detail and strong system and analytical skills; able to understand complex processes.

- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite.

- Self-motivated; able to both work independently to complete tasks and respond to requests and collaborate with others to utilize their resources and knowledge to identify high quality solutions.

- Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.

- Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.

- Approximately 5% travel may be required to support the position’s responsibilities.