Director, Accounting - Financial Reporting

QTS Data Centers•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Director, Accounting - Financial Reporting is responsible for leading and scaling QTS’ external financial reporting function, including U.S. GAAP financial statement preparation and oversight, lender-facing debt compliance reporting, audit coordination, and related financial reporting controls. The ideal candidate brings deep technical reporting expertise, strong people leadership, and the ability to build scalable reporting processes that support company growth. The position requires a candidate with a significant amount of professional agility, a self-starter that quickly and effectively translates organization initiatives to departmental goals in order to achieve desired results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting.
A minimum of 10 years of accounting or financial reporting experience.
Five or more years of supervisory experience.
Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements, including footnotes and disclosures for preferably large, complex organizations.
Experience with financial reporting platforms such as Workiva (Wdesk), ActiveDisclosure, or similar reporting technologies.
Experience coordinating annual audits, quarterly reviews, and ongoing interactions with external auditors.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statement presentation requirements.
Strong analytical and technical skills, with experience analyzing and interpreting financial data and financial reporting matters.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey financial information clearly to executives and non-financial stakeholders.
Strategic thinking capabilities and a deep understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial statement presentation, and financial reporting processes.
Detail oriented, with the ability to conduct critical self-reviews and review the work of others to ensure accurate, complete, and timely work product.
Collaborative and results-oriented, with the ability to partner across departments, manage competing priorities, and drive process improvements in a fast-paced growth environment.
Professional agility and sound organizational skills to adapt to changing priorities, evolving reporting requirements, and strict deadlines.
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Ability to work extended hours as needed.

Nice To Haves

Four or more years of experience in public accounting at a Big 4 firm.
Seven or more years of supervisory experience.
CPA, MBA, or a graduate degree in a finance-related field.
Experience automating financial reporting processes through reporting technologies and data integration tools.
Experience scaling a financial reporting function within a rapidly growing organization.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation and review of consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements, footnotes, and related disclosures for external reporting purposes, as well as the preparation and review of certain U.S. GAAP stand-alone subsidiary reporting.
Manage lender-facing debt compliance reporting, including preparation and review of covenant calculations and related support packages.
Design, document, and enhance financial reporting controls and governance practices to support growth, scalability, and increasing reporting complexity.
Lead the effective use of financial reporting platforms such as Workiva (Wdesk) to improve disclosure management, audit support, automation, and reporting consistency.
Coordinate annual audits and ongoing interactions with external auditors, including management of audit requests, timelines, and issue resolution.
Provide leadership, coaching, and development to a team of accounting/financial reporting professionals.
Lead and nurture a work culture with a positive attitude that promotes open, frequent and dynamic communication among staff, stimulating teamwork to accomplish desired goals and objectives.
Proactively identify and execute process improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives to increase reporting efficiency, accuracy, and audit readiness while enabling the function to support additional upcoming financial reporting requirements.
Collaborate with other departments in accomplishing strategic objectives.