The Senior Accountant - Reporting prepares financial statements, supports audits, reports on bank covenants, manages general ledger transactions, and ensures compliance with GAAP.
About Our Company:
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Cologix is a leading North America network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Our platform gives customers access to 45+ digital edge and Scalelogix℠ hyperscale edge data centers in 13 markets across the United States and Canada along with a carrier-dense ecosystem of 710+ networks, 360+ cloud providers, 35+ onramps and seven Internet exchanges. We provide our nearly 2,000 customers with direct access to our local operations teams, resulting in strong partnerships enabled by exceptional operational support and unparalleled customer service. Backed by one of the largest North American infrastructure funds, Cologix's experienced leadership team, certified staff and commitment to ESG initiatives help form a culture that values our people, our environment and our clients.
About the Position:
Cologix is looking for a Senior Accountant – Reporting to join our Accounting organization. The position will report to the Sr. Technical Accounting Manager and will be focused on financial reporting activities including, but not limited to, annual and quarterly GAAP financials, debt covenant reporting, tax incentive reporting, complex transaction recording and consolidations.
What you do daily:
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Provides support for the annual external audit
- Prepares bank covenant and tax incentive reporting
- Prepares general ledger transactions timely and accurately
- Organizes and maintains sub-ledger transaction files
- Ensures a timely and accurate close process for areas of responsibility
- Performs analysis of monthly expense fluctuations and presents explanations to management
- Accounts for complex debt and equity transactions
- Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- Performs research, resolves issues, initiates corrective actions and adjustments
- Takes ownership in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and process improvements for areas of responsibility
- Learns established processes and seeks continual process improvement while handling daily work
What makes you a good fit: (Qualifications)
- BS degree in Accounting, CPA preferred
- 3 to 7 years of related experience including financial reporting, accounting and auditing skills, demonstrating increasing responsibility
- Knowledge of GAAP, internal control and financial reporting concepts
- Expert Excel skills and an aptitude for technology
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, displaying the ability to connect and build relationships with other departments, vendors, and customers
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple and competing priorities while meeting established deadlines
- Process improvement mindset
- Adaptability, personal accountability, high degree of ownership and a strong drive to succeed
- Positive attitude with a desire to learn and a want to understand responsibilities and improve them
- NetSuite experience preferred
***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Cologix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance in applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [email protected] or call 720-940-2551.
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Cologix’ data centers are ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 14001:2015 certified. These certifications demonstrate Cologix’s commitment to both information security and environmental stewardship. At Cologix, protecting information assets and minimizing environmental impacts are everyone’s responsibility.
Cologix employees are responsible for:
• Understanding and following Cologix’s information security, cybersecurity, privacy,
and environmental management policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ensuring conformance with the requirements of both the Information Security
Management System (ISMS) and the Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Remaining vigilant and reporting any information security or environmental incidents,
vulnerabilities, risks, or non-conformities to the appropriate teams.
• Actively participating in Cologix’s efforts to maintain and improve information security
and environmental performance.
Top Skills
Excel
Gaap
NetSuite
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