Senior Development Accountant

Quality Technology Services•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

As a global leader in digital infrastructure, QTS designs, builds and operates advanced data centers that support strategic AI, cloud and digital transformation initiatives. We are driven by a mission to connect the world for good and our people make it possible. Every single day, the creativity, dedication and genuine care for our communities are what push us forward and make this a truly special place to be. The Senior Development Accountant position on the Development Accounting team is responsible for various routine accounting functions that support the budgeting, tracking and reporting of our ongoing significant capital investment activities, monthly and daily general ledger accounting for one or more of our data center facilities. This role will work closely with our existing team of accountants to provide guidance and assistance where needed to complete month-end procedures and reports to an Accounting Manager. The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background in one or more related areas of construction, development or real estate. This candidate will be familiar with accounting for the capital spend/ internal controls of “build out” project activities as it relates to budgeting, construction costs, product development, office furniture needs etc. The position requires experience and expertise in managing multiple requests complemented by strong problem solving and analytical skills. To be successful in this role, demonstrated accuracy in urgent responses while maintaining high level view of issues and requirements is critical. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across all areas of the organization to include upper level management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related degree, experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Three or more years of recent accounting experience ( such as project accounting, general ledger accounting and/or fixed asset accounting)

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred
Five or more years of recent accounting experience ( such as project accounting, general ledger accounting and/or fixed asset accounting)
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization
Solid, comprehensive understanding of GAAP and internal control compliance
Strong computer skills including accounting systems, Workday preferred
Strong Excel skills, including usage of pivot tables and v-lookups
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills are required
Ability to work in a fast pace environment

Responsibilities

Provides guidance on processes/procedures to other team members as needed
Provide complex accounting treatments/analysis.
Troubleshoot and resolve system issues to ensure data integrity.
Assist with compliance of internal controls to ensure documentation reflects current processes.
Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of Month-end accounting close functions to include journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, depreciation and capitalized interest calculations, revenue and expense deferrals, and reconciliations
Responsible for general ledger reconciliations
Prepares income statement and balance sheet analysis, on a monthly, quarterly, year-end and as-needed basis
Assists with the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements
Assists with the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, including working with our operations team to analyze and explain budget variances
Responsible for the review of capital purchase requests for accurate GL coding and comparison against budgeted expenditures
Responsible for preparation of audit schedules as well as other analyses for the year-end audit
Assists with implementing software or process upgrades and enhancements as needed