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About the Role
Compass Datacenters is seeking a Senior Accountant, Data Center Operations to manage the accounting for a portfolio of data center buildings and leases. This role involves close collaboration with site leaders, customers, vendors, and internal teams to ensure accurate recording, billing, recovery, and reporting of operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong property accounting expertise, an ownership mindset, and an interest in leveraging technology, AI, and automation for process improvement in a growing company.
Responsibilities
- Own operational accounting for assigned data center buildings and leases, ensuring accurate and timely recognition, recoveries, and reporting.
- Lead annual CAM reconciliations and translate lease terms into accurate billing, recoveries, and revenue recognition.
- Calculate monthly power and utility billings and resolve related inquiries.
- Lead the property month-end close process, including reviewing automated entries, preparing judgmental entries, and completing balance sheet reconciliations.
- Review vendor invoices against contracts and resolve billing errors.
- Support annual operating expense and recovery budgets and forecasts.
- Prepare month-over-month and budget-to-actual variance analysis with explanations of operational drivers.
- Produce building-level and portfolio reporting on recovery realization, variances, and exception trends, communicating insights to stakeholders.
- Maintain audit-ready schedules and documentation, support audits, strengthen controls, and document procedures.
- Champion improvements in NetSuite, reporting, AI, and automation for billing, recoveries, and close workflows.
- Coach accountants and analysts, establishing consistent standards for lease interpretation, reconciliations, analysis, and communication.
Requirements
- Two to three or more years of audit experience with a regional or national firm, or four to five or more years of progressive accounting experience in industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Fluent spoken and written English required.
Skills
- Strong lease interpretation skills and ability to apply lease terms to billing, recoveries, and revenue recognition.
- Knowledge of CAM reconciliations, property recoveries, variance analysis, general accounting, and month-end close procedures.
- Proficiency with ERP and accounting systems such as NetSuite.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Dashboard experience is beneficial.
- Solid understanding of GAAP and property accounting principles.
- Audit and controls mindset.
- Strong documentation discipline.
- Ability to read vendor contracts and compare billed charges with signed terms and pricing.
- Comfort using AI tools for analysis, reconciliation support, research, and documentation.
- Sound judgment when reviewing AI outputs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate financial data into actionable operational insights.
- Clear, proactive communication.
- Customer-service mindset.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong ownership.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Team-first approach.
- Ability to coach others.
- Adaptability to new technology and evolving ways of working.
Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Master's degree preferred
- CPA designation preferred
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary
- 401K
- Unlimited PTO (USA)
About the Company
- Compass Datacenters provides custom, move-in ready data centers from edge deployments to core facilities serving hyperscale, cloud and enterprise customers.
- Compass is a Culture First organization focused on creating an environment where employees can do their best work and grow personally and professionally.
- Core Convictions: 1) Humility In, Pride Out, 2) Actions and Words are One, 3) Continuous Improvement of People, Processes and Systems, 4) We Ask Why to Understand the Needs versus the Wants.
- Compass is committed to an inclusive culture and celebrates diverse insights and perspectives.
- The company ensures reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in the job application, interview process, and job functions.
Equal Opportunity
- Compass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.