Accounting Supervisor at Crown Castle in Westborough, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Company Overview

Crown Castle works around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and over 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle is an S&P 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of more than $110 billion. 

 

Position Title:  Accounting Supervisor (5E)                  

 

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes including identification and recordation of significant transactions, adherence to deadlines, resolution of critical issues, and compliance with US GAAP and SOX with a focus on inventory and cost accounting.


• Manage day-to-day general accounting operations with a focus on cost accounting.


• Maintain standardized processes and maintain documentation for accounting-related processes.  Ensure adherence to SOX guidelines.


• Responsible for maintaining strong internal controls process.


• Ensure requests for information is accurate and provided on schedule.


• Responsible for performing monthly flux analyses and other internal reporting requirements.


• Maintains accounting ledgers accurate for Inventory, and Fixed Assets


• Monthly review and sign-off on Project Costs and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all comply with GAAP, balances are appropriately supported, variances are minimal, and issues resolved timely.


• Seek opportunities to streamline month-end close process through process improvements, systems upgrade, policy development and automation to support departmental strategic objectives.


• Work with Internal Audit on periodic reviews and annual review of SOX procedures.


• Work with External Audit for periodic reviews and annual financial and SOX audit. 


• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned

 

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting


• Certified Public Accountant and/or MBA preferred

 

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Three (3) - Five (5) + years of combined experience preferably in public accounting and general accounting experience


• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles (U.S. GAAP)


• Thorough knowledge of computer accounting software, emphasis on JD Edwards and Microsoft applications


• Strong demonstration of leadership ability or prior supervisor experience

 

Other Skills/Abilities

• Accounting expertise in basic financial statement fundamentals, ledgers, and journal entries


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize and work effectively in deadline-driven environment


• Effective communication and leadership skills


• Strong financial acumen


• Ability to diagnose and solve workflow problems


• Expertise in reporting and data retrieval and organization


• Expertise in MS Excel

 

Organizational Relationship

Reports to:  Staff Accounting Manager

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable):  Senior Staff Accountant(s), Staff Accountant(s)

Working Conditions:  Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions. We offer a hybrid working model with 3 days in local office and up to 2 days working remotely each week.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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