Director, Accounting Operations, NA

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Accounting Operations Department

The Accounting Operations team is responsible for accurately, timely and efficiently executing and recording the organization’s financial transactions with third parties. It is highly engaged in building and maintaining fruitful financial relationships with customers and suppliers across North America through its 3 core groups: accounts payable, billing and accounts receivable, and purchasing operations.

The team coordinates the entry, review, and approval of day-to-day transaction processing in accordance with financial policies and the department’s service level agreements (SLAs). Team members proactively engage in solving problems through close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. They engage in the development and implementation of continuous process improvements, maximizing the use of our technology resources to improve accounting operational efficiency.

The team is service-oriented and behaves with integrity, agility, respect, and initiative.

Position Overview

This position will be based on-site at our Montreal, QC office (Saint-Laurent or Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville), in alignment with our flexible work policy (3 days on-site required, 2 days flexible).

Vantage is looking for an innovative, strategic, and seasoned Director, Accounting Operations to lead the accounts payable, billings and accounts receivable, and newly-created purchasing operations teams for North America. The Director will oversee daily financial transactions and operations, set measurable goals for the teams, implement best practices for the functions under his/her responsibilities, and handle escalations. As a proven leader, the Director enables strategies for its management team to coach, mentor and develop each team member and guides the group towards even better operating as a fast growing, world-class organization and ensuring the quality and uniformity of the services it provides.

Essential Job Functions

• Build high-performing teams capable of handling rapid business growth and increasing complexity

• Leads 3 core functions in the accounting organization:

• o End-to-end vendor payment cycle processes, from vendor creation and compliance, purchase order creation to cash disbursement requests, including employee expense reports

• o Billing processes including invoicing, cash receipt and cash collection functions

• o Purchasing Operations, as a newly created team, formed to assist the business with raising and coding purchase orders

• Promote a strong culture of customer service and cooperation within the team and with internal and external customers

• Train, oversee, coach, develop, aid, and evaluate the performance of team members.

Duties

• Monitor A/R and A/P transactional activity and workflows, including exceptions, to ensure adherence to SLA targets

• Handle internal and external escalations autonomously and professionally with a high degree of customer service

• Prepare reports and insights to senior management on accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, including function health, trends, risk areas and improvement opportunities

• Ensure compliance with laws, internal policies and contracts with customers and suppliers

• Develop and maintain guidelines for proper handling, coding and workflowing transactions to ensure adequate approval and maintain general ledger integrity

Job Requirements

• 10-15 of progressive leadership experience in fast-paced and demanding environments

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or equivalent experience, preferred

• Experience in large and complex organizations, and in leading matrixed, geographically distributed team

• Skillful with data analytics, KPIs and dashboards as a management tool

• Proficient in technology, including the O365 environment

• A proven ability to build strong business relationships beyond the finance team, as well as ability to effectively manage the needs of multiple stakeholder groups

• Understanding of experience with complex accounting, internal controls, financial systems, and processes

• Superior communication skills (written/verbal) including a proven ability to engage with senior executives (both within Finance as well as more broadly within the organization)

• Capacity to show up as a change agent who is flexible, resilient, and able to thrive in a dynamic, rapid paced environment

• Exhibit creativity with a strategic mindset along with the ability to turn concepts into action

• Real estate industry experience is preferred, but not required

• Knowledge of Yardi preferred but not required

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

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We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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