Accounting Manager, Joint Venture Accounting and Reporting, Data Center

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Accounting Manager, Joint Venture Accounting and Reporting, Data Center

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is global leader in storage and information management services and trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, including over 90% of the Fortune 1000. The Global Data Center Business of IRM provides enterprise-class data center facilities and hyperscale-ready capacity to protect mission-critical assets and ensure the continued operation of our customers’ IT infrastructure with secure, reliable and flexible data center options.

The joint venture accounting and reporting manager will be an integral part of the Controllership and Accounting organization of Iron Mountain Data Centers (IMDC). The joint venture accounting manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of accounting and reporting

related to joint ventures of IMDC.

Responsibilities:

● Responsible for the books and records of joint ventures (JVs) throughout all phases of the JVs, from JV formation, construction phase, fully leased up to day to day operations.

● Working with revenue assurance team and billing team, capex team, real estate and accounting policies and processes.

● Working with design and construction team, commercial and operations teams to advise, assess and document accounting implications related to construction, commercial and operational activities and as issues arise.

● Working closely with business partners, legal and treasury departments to ensure the accounting of fund flows in accordance with joint venture agreements and lender agreements.

● Preparing annual/quarterly financial statements for each JV (i.e., balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and statement of changes in equity) as required by respective joint agreements or lenders.

● Managing audits of JV financials, facilitating audit requests and ensuring timely completion of audits and issuance of audited financials. Collaborating and assisting with data needed for the global group audit.

● Working closely with shared services providers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of accounting activities ensure timely resolution of issues or processes gaps.

● Implementing controls and process improvement as appropriate.

● Partnering with Iron Mountain’s Accounting Centers of Excellence (e.g. Revenue Recognition, fixed assets/capital COE, M&A COE) for support on complex transactions that impact joint ventures.

● Collaborating with COE, documenting in accounting memos significant or complex revenue or other contract arrangements as it related to the joint ventures.

Key Skills, Requirements and Competencies:

● 8-10 years of experience in Accounting.

● CPA required

● Minimum of 6 years of financial statement audit and reporting experience at a public

accounting firm and/or a large, multi-national public company required.

● In-depth knowledge of US GAAP. Working knowledge of ASC842 lease accounting,

ASC970 real estate accounting and ASC815 derivatives a plus.

● Effective communication skills; ability to build relationships across all business functions.

● Experience and proficiency with financial systems/ERP. Oracle experience a plus.

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