Accounting Supervisor at Crown Castle in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

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 – Expense Recovery (5E)                  

 

Position Summary

This position is responsible for overseeing the Expense Recovery billing procedures, provide oversight and analysis, supervise staff accountants and ensure completeness, accuracy and accounting for expense recovery billings.  Serve as a liaison for operations including with respect to ensuring policies and procedures are effectively operating. 

 

Essential Job Functions

• Oversee the activities of the Expense Recovery team ensuring efficient flow of associated transactions, accuracy and timeliness.


• Maintain integrity of the Expense Recovery billings, ensuring SOX, GAAP and Company Policies are followed. 


• Develop and maintain the Company’s accounting policies and procedures, specifically in regards to Expense Recovery.      


• Coordinate and prepare for financial audits, and provide information to the external audit team including managing timetables and deadlines.


• Provide oversight and leadership for the monthly close process including providing value added analytical reviews.


• Develop and maintain relationships with business partners throughout the Company to ensure that policies and procedures are being interpreted and administered according to the Company’s accounting policies.


• Manage customer relationship relating to pass throughs which includes addressing issues relating to payments, invoice disputes, and general customer communication.


• Document and develop department processes and desktop procedures. 


• Build an effective team by promoting an environment of accountability and employee development.


• Manage ambiguity by addressing anomalies and inconsistencies and assisting with resolution.


• Innovate by managing strategic process improvements to tools and systems through collaboration with key stakeholders.


• Assist and oversee various projects that arise as a result of business activity and Accounting guidance changes.


• Manage and review monthly close process in compliance with existing controls and policies including ensuring the timely and accurate completion of account reconciliations.


• Oversee the financial statement review and analysis, monthly close schedules and reporting packages.


• Coordinate and prepare for both internal and external financial audits including managing timetables and deadlines.

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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