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Senior Accountant, Revenue and Lease Assurance

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 248 data centers across 63 metros globally. Equinix is the leading provider of data center services, providing the most secure and reliable infrastructure to support business-critical operations worldwide. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed. We are a fast-growing Fortune 500 global company and the only remaining S&P 500 company with more than 80 consecutive quarters of record revenue growth Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.  

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Accountant, Revenue and Lease Assurance to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering value added recommendations to our internal business partners in various global sales and real estate teams. This is done by combing business acumen and accounting expertise to drive towards desired financial results. You will be part of a dedicated global team comprised of talented individuals from some of the most recognized accounting professional and business support firms. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who wants to be part of a high-performing team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. That is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Responsibilities

Build and foster partnerships with key stake holders in various Sales Teams and Real Estate Teams

Partner with FP&A and develop deep understanding of the Company’s financial metrics and goals. Provide accounting advice with FP&A on accounting treatment and financial impact with both revenue and leasing transactions.

Apply understanding of company metrics, goals and accounting knowledge to enable value added transactional modeling and recommendations to large scale contracts to achieve desired financial outcome.

Balance business wants with accounting operations to deliver scalable operational processing.

Review contracts with customers for revenue accounting treatment and draft accounting memos and writeups in accordance with ASC 606 / IFRS 16

Review contracts with landlords for lease accounting treatment and draft accounting memos and writeups in accordance with ASC 842 / IFRS 15

Perform accounting analysis and prepare journal entries related to bad debt, sales allowance and other revenue related accounts

Prepare account reconciliations for revenue related GL accounts, investigate and resolve variances where necessary

Prepare and execute SOX controls and ensure SOX compliance at all time

Prepare month end management reporting package including changes in revenue reserves and other revenue accounting matters

Prepare ASC 606 disclosures for Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting

Prepare ASC 842 disclosures for SEC reporting

Support external and internal audits, including preparing working papers for the auditors and analyzing data

Perform ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting and/or equivalent experience

3+ years of accounting experience

Public accounting experience, Big 4 or other Global Accounting firms preferred

Prior experience in revenue and lease accounting is a plus

Strong knowledge in US GAAP

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accounting (CA) or MBA is a plus

Strong analytical thinking abilities with high attention to detail

Ability to analyze and interpret financial data

Experience with Oracle Cloud, Hyperion, Tableau, RevPro revenue management tool and Lucernex lease accounting software is a plus

MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint) skills are required

Strong communication skills, both oral and written

Team player with a positive attitude

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