Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Position Description

The Senior Manager of Financial Reporting will be responsible for the preparation of the quarterly and annual financial statements. They will be critical to ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the financial statements. Additionally, they will be responsible for assisting with complex accounting projects, such as stock compensation accounting, valuation and accounting for business combinations, and certain research and documentation of complex accounting matters. This position will report to the Sr. Director Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting. The position will interact closely with the Accounting Department, Investor Relations, Finance and Tax.

*We're open to this position working in a hybrid capacity out of our Denver, CO office (3 days in office/2 days remotely per week).

Responsibilities

• Manage the Company’s quarterly financial statements, notes, MD&A and earnings release for external bondholders and private equity owners including review of the tie out and underlying support 

• Manage the monthly close process for select processes including intangibles, debt and OCI, consolidation entries, intercompany debt and other intercompany transactions Prepare the consolidated and segment cash flow statements

• Assist in complex accounting projects, including valuation and accounting for business combinations, and accounting for debt and equity instruments, pensions, and other non-routine accounting entries or analysis

• Assist with the external quarterly review and annual audit process, including preparation of various audit support requests and coordination of obtaining support requests from the segment controllers and accountants

• Assist with offerings for debt or equity offerings as needed

• Assist in initiating, implementing and executing process improvements and controls

• Participate in other projects as required

• Manage and review regulatory report filings

• Manage the stock compensation analysis process, including the review of stock compensation entries

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ and/or Masters’ degree in Accounting, CPA required.

• Minimum of 6-8 years of public accounting experience or combination public accounting and industry experience with SEC reporting experience.

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting and filing requirements.

• Experience in the telecommunications industry, a plus.

• Advanced technical accounting skills and ability to research various accounting issues.

• Knowledge of Oracle, Prophix, Merrill Bridge, or Salesforce, a plus.

• Advanced system skills including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Attention to detail and highly effective planning, organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to work effectively across the Company’s various business units and locations.

• Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and exercise judgment in fast paced and changing environment.

• Ability to effectively set priorities, manage multiple tasks and deadlines, and produce quality work while dealing with interruptions.

Base pay range: $85,800 - $125,440, commensurate with experience.

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Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• Fitness membership discounts

• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.