Senior Accounting Manager

American Tower•Atlanta, GA

17h

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Tenant Lease Accounting ensures all finance activities related to the company’s tenant leases for an assigned region and/or market portfolio are prioritized and executed accurately, timely, and efficiently. This includes lease abstraction, systems interfaces, and financial reporting/ accounting in compliance with GAAP (U.S. GAAP and IFRS as appropriate), the company's accounting policies, and any relevant debt indenture requirements. Leading a global team of lease abstractors and accounting professionals, the Senior Manager partners closely with the region/market finance, business enablement, corporate accounting, legal, internal and external auditors and local business teams to abstract a high volume of lease billing lines each month- representing over 90% of the region’s revenue transactions. The role serves as a trusted advisor on lease transactions and complex deal structures, resolves issues within the lease portfolio, designs and SOX and financial controls for lease processes, and accounts for monthly cash and straight-line revenue for assigned regions/markets. Responsibilities include ensuring leases abstraction meets financial reporting requirements amid system variability and complexity; analyzing and explaining variances versus prior month, forecast, and budget; validating the existence and completeness of total revenue; and reconciling differences with local teams and FP&A. The Senior Manager partners with corporate accounting to interpret accounting for new or modified agreements in each market; prepares/ reviews tenant revenue disclosures (cash and straight line) for audited financial statements/SEC lease disclosures and unaudited legal entity statements required by debt indentures and supports periodic compliance and local statutory requirements. the Senior Manager builds strong cross-functional partnerships, leads, develops, and motivates a global team. They bring a deep expertise in lease abstraction processes, accounting systems, GAAP principles, and financial reporting for one of the company’s most significant revenue streams, and maintain detailed familiarity with key contracts, system limitations, SOX/ financial controls, and commercial practices to ensure full compliance in reporting ground lease expenses, assets, and obligations. American Tower is a global digital infrastructure company serving customers through tower sites and other real estate solutions that support connectivity and opportunity, focused on achieving our vision of Building a More Connected World. Our success is rooted in the potential of our people and the power of local teams at our offices and sites across 25 countries. We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a publicly traded (NYSE:AMT), Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The next decade will be an exciting time as we evolve our infrastructure to meet tomorrow’s needs and position our people to elevate their impact, their potential, and our shared success. Come grow your career with us! For more information about how American Tower is building a more connected world, visit americantower.com American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, reproductive decisions, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. American Tower is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, certifications, job level, and location. For U.S.-based candidates only, please see the base salary range for this position listed below. This position is also eligible for annual bonus, and annual equity award and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). For candidates outside of the U.S., salary and benefits are based upon local market practice. American Tower also offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k) savings plan, paid time off, company holidays, sick leave, parental leave, and access to an Employee Assistance Program focused on mental and financial wellness, please click here [https://www.americantower.com/us/careers/benefits] to learn more.

Responsibilities

Ensuring leases abstraction meets financial reporting requirements amid system variability and complexity
Analyzing and explaining variances versus prior month, forecast, and budget
Validating the existence and completeness of total revenue
Reconciling differences with local teams and FP&A
Partnering with corporate accounting to interpret accounting for new or modified agreements in each market
Preparing/ reviewing tenant revenue disclosures (cash and straight line) for audited financial statements/SEC lease disclosures and unaudited legal entity statements required by debt indentures and supports periodic compliance and local statutory requirements
Building strong cross-functional partnerships
Leading, developing, and motivating a global team
Maintaining detailed familiarity with key contracts, system limitations, SOX/ financial controls, and commercial practices to ensure full compliance in reporting ground lease expenses, assets, and obligations.

Benefits

healthcare coverage
a 401(k) savings plan
paid time off
company holidays
sick leave
parental leave
access to an Employee Assistance Program focused on mental and financial wellness
annual bonus
annual equity award
participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)