Business Separation Lead, Accounting (Education)

Position Title:  Business Separation Lead – Accounting (M2)

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

Although this position will be hired as a Crown Castle employee, the employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to an acquiring company in the future. For more information, please visit: https://www.crowncastle.com/strategic-review-results

Role

The Accounting Business Separation Lead acts as an accounting subject matter expert and the accounting lead for the fiber segment's separation from Crown Castle. This role is responsible for managing and leading major process changes related to the planned divestiture and associated work streams. 

Responsibilities

• Oversee and provide leadership for accounting work streams related to the divestiture of Crown Castle's fiber segment.
• Compile and review detailed financial analyses to support carve out financials and associated audits.
• Review and present financial statement variance analysis to senior management.
• Coordinate and prepare for both internal and external financial audits and act as a liaison to the auditors including managing timetables and deadlines.
• Working within ancillary systems that impact accounting results, such as RecVue, Razorflow, and NCRM.
• Act as an accounting liaison in partnership with IT and other resources with regards to accounting-related system changes in connection with the separation.
• Analyze, interpret and disentangle financial statement components, such as revenue, lease accounting, customer and vendor agreements, in-flight capital projects, etc. to support the separation execution.

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant and/or MBA preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Eight (8)+ years of supervisory or management experience in accounting.
• Must have significant experience operating in both JD Edwards and Oracle Fusion ERP's, including experience as administrator or super-user.
• Accounting experience within fiber industry, including specialized areas such as revenue, lease accounting, consolidation and reporting, and general ledger accounting.
• Merger and acquisition expertise within fiber space, including purchase accounting, system integrations and separations.

Expectations

• Strong knowledge of diverse accounting processes
• Expert knowledge of accounting principles (U.S. GAAP)
• Accounting expertise in financial statement fundamentals, ledgers and journal entries
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, and work effectively in deadline-driven environment
• Effective communication and leadership skills
• Ability to diagnose and solve workflow problems
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Ability to embrace change and demonstrate flexibility within a dynamic organization
• High ethical standards

Organizational Relationship

Reports to:  Assistant Controller

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable):  n/a

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  On Mondays and Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.  There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could require travel. 

Compensation
The salary range offered for this position is $103200 - $141900 annually. A candidate's offer is determined by various factors including but not limited to, depth of experience, role-related knowledge and skills, relevant education or training, internal alignment, and work location. Depending on the position offered, the compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of a discretionary annual cash bonus or commissions, and equity incentives.

Additional Information
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit the Crown Castle careers site to apply. We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other third-party suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us. This position will remain posted until filled.

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