Director, Accounting

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QTS Data Centers is seeking a Director, Accounting to work from our Overland Park, KS office location. Quality Technology Services (QTS) QTS Realty Trust, LLC is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint with over two gigawatts of critical power capacity under customer contract in North America and Europe. Through its software-defined technology platform, QTS delivers secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to leading hyperscale technology companies, enterprises, and government entities.

QTS is a Blackstone REIT Portfolio company.

At QTS, we know where IT is going. And we’d like to invite you to join us!

SUMMARY

The Director, Accounting is responsible for the leadership and direction to a team of accounting professionals and managers with a specific focus on managing the accounting for unique transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and international accounting. This position will also lead process improvements throughout the accounting department.  Position requires a candidate with a significant amount of professional agility, a self-starter that quickly and effectively translates organization initiatives into departmental goals to achieve desired results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for leading process improvement initiatives throughout the accounting organization including process standardization and simplification, process change management, and reporting improvements.  Identify areas for automation and leverage technology.

• Lead the accounting efforts related to unique transactions such as acquisitions, joint ventures, and international accounting.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, finance, and operations, to ensure seamless integration of unique transactions into the accounting processes.

• Develop and maintain financial reporting for various levels of internal management reporting needs

• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures specific to unique transactions, ensuring consistent and accurate financial reporting

• Assist in financial budgeting and forecasting

• Provide support for the annual internal and external audits

• Design and execute proper internal controls

• Responsible for maintaining a high-performing team including mentoring and training staff members and identifying cross-training opportunities

• Lead other finance managers through example and work ethic to accomplish department development goals

• Work with team members establish annual goals and strategic objectives

• Demonstrate agility with competing projects and priorities

• Lead and nurture a work culture with a positive attitude that promotes open, frequent and dynamic communication among staff, stimulating teamwork to accomplish desired goals and objectives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance or Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting

• Seven or more years of experience in the accounting/financial reporting areas

• Five or more years of supervisory experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Four or more years of experience in public accounting at a Big 4 firm

• Seven or more years of supervisory experience

• CPA

• MBA, or graduate finance related degree

• Workday Financials  experience or other large ERP systems

• Intermediate understanding of REIT industry

• Working knowledge of Corporate Tax and accounting for various legal entities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent communicator with executive level managers

• Experience with delivering high level presentations to company executives

• A strategic thinker with an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial processes

• Professional agility\Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Experience with automated accounti