Senior Accountant
Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Position Description
As a Sr Accountant, you will be responsible for examining financial statements and ensure that they comply with US GAAP; maintaining lease schedules; reconciliation of operating and capital lease balance sheet accounts including deferred and straight line rents; preparing lease support for financial audits; managing month-end close – Heavy GL, Journal Entry Preparation and Entry, including necessary accruals.
You will also be responsible for variance analysis, reporting monthly results to management and working with AP/AR function to ensure accuracy. You will assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to management and suggest ways to reduce costs, increase revenue and maximize profits.
Responsibilities
Manage Month End close – Heavy GL, Journal Entry Preparation and Entry, including necessary accruals.
Assist in management of ASC 842 Lease Accounting
Balance sheet reconciliations and analytics.
Variance analysis, reporting monthly results to management and working with AP/AR function to ensure accuracy.
Partner with FP&A to assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to management, suggest ways to reduce costs, increase revenue and maximize profits.
Partner with FP&A for both internal and external reporting.
Support Accounting manager and controller on projects, process improvements and workflow documentations.
A team-player with a positive attitude and ability to work with tight deadlines.
A self-motivator with a focus on continuous process improvement and developing efficient ways to support the business.
Other ad hoc projects as necessary.
Qualifications
BS in Accounting or Business Administration.
Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842)
Experience working with Oracle, sales force a plus.
Experience in the telecommunications industry a plus.
Must possess excellent analytical and communication skills.
A self-motivator taking the initiative to look into details and propose efficient ways to improve the financials.
Ability to work evenings and weekends, if necessary.
Base salary range in CO: $80,100-$85,000/annually
Benefits, Rewards & Wellness
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) - Full-time Zayo employees are also eligible for discretionary AIP which is based on the performance of the Company, an employee’s business segment, and the individual employee
Sales Incentive Plan - Full-time Zayo sales employees are also eligible for discretionary incentive cash compensation through our Sales Incentive Plan
Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
Fitness membership discounts
Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
Please note, in accordance with Zayo's commitment to providing and maintaining a workplace free of recognized hazards, all U.S. and Canadian employees and any employee, vendor, customer, or visitor who enters a Zayo office or facility in the U.S. and Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of such vaccination. If you are hired by Zayo, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.