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Staff Accountant

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We are seeking a Staff Accountant to join American Tower’s U.S. Tower division’s Accounting team within the Standalone Reporting team. The Accounting team properly records and reports the Company’s U.S. Tower division’s revenue and direct expenses for both the tower and managed networks businesses. The Accounting team also supports operational teams by providing reporting over areas those teams are responsible for (including fixed assets, repairs and maintenance, and utilities), while ensuring adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and internal accounting policies. The Standalone Reporting team is responsible for the cash accounting, financial reporting, covenant compliance, and other activities related to American Tower’s securitized debt, as well as other statutory reporting. Day to day you will assist with monthly financial close activities, including journal entry preparation, account analysis, and balance sheet reconciliation, and will prepare reports through analyses of basic operating statistics and/or financial data.


Our Core Principles are the foundation of our culture, and we're focused on achieving continued success by thinking long - term, leading with values, and creating value with decisions. Come grow your career with us!

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 or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Our vision is to make wireless communication possible everywhere. American Tower provides the wireless infrastructure needed to enable a connected world - outdoors, indoors, and in urban and rural locations. We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and a leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate. Our global portfolio includes approximately 221,000 sites, with more than 43,000 in the U.S., and is experiencing steady growth. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, American Tower has offices across the United States and in 25 countries around the globe.

What You Need to Succeed

  • 4 Year / Bachelors Degree - Accounting or Finance
  • Preferred Graduate Degree or CPA
  • Approximately 5% travel may be required to support the position’s responsibilities.St
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and the ability, with little or no supervision, to make independent judgments while applying GAAP to standard business transactions.
  • Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.

What You Can Offer Us

  • Perform monthly financial close activities for the U.S. market with over $3 billion in annual revenue, which includes:
    • Analyses of profit and loss accounts for U.S. operations;
    • Balance sheet reconciliations to ensure transactions are reported properly to support REIT and securitization reporting;
    • Supporting internal control documentation, checklists, and audits to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and
    • Accounting for transactions, including complex lease arrangements, business acquisitions, and other matters, in accordance with GAAP.
  • Perform monthly operations reporting, including providing support for SEC, group, standalone, and statutory reporting.
  • Provide accounting support, from a GAAP perspective, for basic new business initiatives.
  • Provide business support for various internal teams.
  • Perform ad hoc financial and accounting analyses.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Our VisionWe make wireless communication possible everywhere.Our Mission1. Lead wireless connectivity around the globe.2. Innovate for a mobile future.3. Drive efficiency throughout the industry.4. Grow our assets and capabilities to meet customer...

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June 9, 2023

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