Senior Accountant

American Tower; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

American Tower is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Technical Transaction Group (TTG). You will analyze the financial aspects of leases, related assets, and liabilities, and properly record straight-line rent in the general ledger.

You will obtain supporting documentation, partner cross-functionally, and lead contract-related projects and audits in line with GAAP and internal guidelines. You will prepare journal entries, reports, and financial presentations to support external and local

Responsibilities

• Analyze the financial aspects of the Company’s leases and related assets, liabilities and record straight-line rent in the general ledger.
• Obtain supporting documentation and partner cross-functionally on contract-related matters.
• Lead contract-related projects and audits in accordance with GAAP and internal guidelines.
• Summarize high volumes of lease data into value-added analyses and close deliverables.
• Prepare journal entries, reports, and financial presentations to support external reporting and local management needs.

Job description

The Team

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join American Tower’s Technical Transaction Group (TTG). TTG is responsible for performing, analyzing, and reporting on complex transactions for internal customers across the globe. Day to day you will focus on analyzing the financial aspects of the Company’s leases and its related assets, liabilities and properly recording the Company’s straight-line in the general ledger.

The Senior Accountant will obtain appropriate supporting documentation, partner cross-functionally and lead contract-related projects and audits in accordance with the company policies and relevant GAAP guidance. The incumbent will analyze requests to change terms of existing contracts and support internal customers with post-revision financial information in accordance with internal guidelines. The Senior Accountant will be able to understand and interpret high volumes of lease data and be able to summarize into a value-added analysis and financial close deliverables. Additionally, the incumbent will prepare journal entries, reports, and financial presentations by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing contract information to support external reporting requirements as well as local management requirements and reporting needs.

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