Accountant I, AP

Position Title: Accountant I, AP (P1)

Company Summary

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

Role

Provide for the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable – AP accounting functions, including expense reimbursement administration, landowner expense reimbursement, general ledger related responsibilities and scheduled & ad hoc reporting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day processing of Accounts Payable accounting functions to ensure the efficient workflow of AP disbursements.
• Collaborate with various cross functional business partners to accomplish daily responsibilities and to resolve issues.
• Partner with Property Management to ensure recurring billing and escalations translate properly into the landowner rent run resulting in accurate disbursements.
• Run daily, weekly and monthly process to generate landowner payments. Issue disbursements including cutting checks, preparing ACH files and setting up EFT payment through the bank website.
• Perform quality control assessment and ensure landowner invoices and check requests are approved in accordance with the Commitment Authority Policy.
• Update landowner record in ERP system with current ACH banking information and coordinate changes with Property Management.
• Assist the field, Property Management and landowners with inquiries as required.
• Prepare and distribute approximately 20,0000 1099-MISC forms to all applicable US vendors and landlords.
• Lead testing for system changes and enhancements, acquisitions, and integrations.
• Partner with Treasury to process unclaimed property.
• Review daily bank positive pay exceptions, take corrective action when applicable and maintain files for banking upload.
• Assist in documentation and development of department processes and desktop procedures. Develop and deliver pertinent training materials to internal and external business partners.
• Continually analyze processes for efficiencies and provide recommendations to improve the AP workflow. Assist AP Supervisor/Manager in the implementation of such enhancements as well as other system upgrades, integrations, and other projects.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations and payments for Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Landowner tax withholdings.
• Holds self-accountable for customer service provided to internal and external business partners.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s control environment to ensure compliance with SOX.
• Mentor and support other AP accountants and team members.
  
  

Expectations

• Understands AP processes as well as basic financial statement fundamentals, ledgers, and journal entries
• Working knowledge of JD Edwards or other similar accounting software
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work well in a team and collaborate with internal and external business partners
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize, organize and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and desire to collaborate cross functionally
  
  

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance or related discipline preferred
  
  

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Two (2) or more years of related general accounting experience
  
  

Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Accounts Payable Supervisor

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

This role falls into our hybrid work model, which is 2-days work from home (Monday and Friday) and 3-days in the office (Tuesday through Thursday) to optimize collaboration, relationship building and key stakeholder engagement and may require some travel as needed.

Your Company Benefits

At Crown Castle, we do our best to ensure you have access to the resources you need to live a healthy and happy life no matter where you are in life. Our benefits are built around your individual needs, covering physical, mental, and financial health and designed to enhance your quality of life.

We are proud to offer a full suite of health and wealth benefits for you and your loved ones. Below are a few of the key highlights of the many benefits we provide.

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
• Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
• New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
• Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
• Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
• Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
• 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday.
• All offices provide free beverages and snacks.
  
  

Compensation

The pay range offered for this position is $25.48 - $35.05 per hour. A candidate's offer is determined by various factors including but not limited to, depth of experience, role-related knowledge and skills, relevant education or training, internal alignment, and work location. Depending on the position offered, the compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of a discretionary annual cash bonus or commissions, and equity incentives.

Additional Information

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit the Crown Castle careers site to apply. We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other third-party suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us. This position will remain posted until filled.