Manager, Technical Accounting - Remote

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways. 

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Location: Boston, MA (remote role)

JOB DETAILS:

• Working in the Global Controllership, you will be a primary resource in addressing and driving emerging/developing issues affecting the Company’s technical accounting, including, but not limited to, technical accounting issues arising within the Company’s corporate functional groups (e.g. real estate, human resources, information technology, finance, legal, etc.), in our core businesses. 

• The Technical Accounting Manager will support the application of various US GAAP standards and interpretations including, but not limited to, business combinations, leases, revenue recognition, property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, exit and disposal activities, contingencies, stock-based compensation and income taxes. This support will often include documenting our conclusions in detailed memorandums that are circulated internally amongst key stakeholders and provided to our external auditors.

• This role will also have certain monthly and quarterly general ledger close responsibilities, preliminary tied to calculating and recording the Company’s monthly equity accounting entries to our general ledger. This role will work closely with our third party equity administrator to determine the correct equity details each month. In addition, this role will prepare the equity rollforward each quarter and includes technical aspects of our minority interests.

• You will directly support the Company’s financial reporting process with respect to the Company’s quarterly and annual financial statements on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, respectively, including the preparation and review of footnote information.

• This role will be responsible for various ad hoc monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual projects that assist the Global Controllership in maintaining the quality of our accounting practices and policies and ensuring that we are consistent across our business units with respect to the application of key judgments, assumptions, reviews and or procedure/protocols. 

• Working closely with our investor relations group, you will ensure the alignment of our GAAP and Non-GAAP reporting between our SEC reporting (i.e. Form 10-Q and Form 10-K) and our Supplemental Reporting, earnings materials and other investor presentations.  

• The Technical Accounting Manager role will work closely with the Regional Controllers, Retained Country teams and our finance shared services Outsource Provider in supporting the global audit of the Company and our consolidated subsidiaries.  

• This role will ensure that we maintain symmetry in our accounting practices and application of accounting policies across our various business units. 

• This role will assist and support the Regional Controller and Country Retained Teams and the Outsource Provider to ensure that we have appropriately analyzed the impact of identified issues identified at a country or business unit level to ensure that it is not pervasively impactful across the Group.  

• The Technical Accounting Manager will partner with our Treasury function on various securities offerings, including equity offerings and debt offerings. This includes direct involvement in, and review of, the offering documents associated with such offerings, as well as support of the due diligence and auditor comfort letter processes.  

• This role will serve as a key driver in the Company’s adoption of new accounting standards, as they arise. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 5-8 years of experience

• CPA required

• Requires a combined minimum of 6 years of financial statement audit and reporting experience at a public accounting firm and/or a large, multi-national public company

• Requires an in-depth knowledge of US GAAP, extensive audit experience, and broad and comprehensive understanding of key functional areas relevant to the business.

• Requires an ability to lead the interpretation, implementation and documentation of new and existing accounting standards.

• Requires frequent interaction with other corporate departments, business units and senior management and a broad understanding of their role and contributions to the operation of the Company.

• The role requires complex judgments, in depth analysis, interpretative thinking and the ability to independently develop innovative solutions.