Senior Manager, Technical Accounting, NA

About Vantage

Vantage 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 Department

The Accounting Department is integral to maintaining the financial health and integrity of our organization. Our mission is to provide accurate, timely and relevant financial information while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and collaboratively supporting the company's strategic goals. As Vantage continues to grow across multiple jurisdictions, the team is building scalable technical accounting, external reporting, consolidation, governance and internal-control capabilities appropriate for a large, complex multinational organization.

Position Overview

Vantage is seeking a Technical Accounting Senior Manager to help lead a best-in-class technical accounting function during a period of rapid global growth and increasing accounting complexity. Reporting to the Director, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting, NA, this role will own the analysis and documentation of significant and non-routine accounting matters, develop and maintain accounting policies, and serve as a trusted technical advisor to accounting, finance and business partners.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a candidate who has developed strong U.S. GAAP judgment through Big 4 public accounting and industry experience in a large, complex reporting environment. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable researching complex guidance, writing executive-ready accounting memos, partnering on transactions, challenging assumptions and translating technical conclusions into practical processes.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the research, evaluation and documentation of complex and judgmental accounting matters under U.S. GAAP, including technical accounting memoranda and position papers for management and external auditors.

• Lead accounting analysis for significant and non-routine transactions, including debt and equity financings, business combinations and asset acquisitions, joint ventures, consolidations, leases, revenue arrangements, stock-based compensation, impairments, restructurings and legal-entity reorganizations.

• Own the development, implementation and maintenance of enterprise accounting policies, including assessment and adoption of new accounting standards.

• Serve as a technical accounting business partner on capitalization and expense matters, including development activities, construction in progress, fixed assets and other capital-intensive arrangements relevant to Vantage's data center platform.

• Partner with Financial Reporting to support high-quality U.S. GAAP financial statements and disclosures, drawing on public accounting and industry reporting experience to promote clear, decision-useful and well-supported technical accounting practices.

• Strengthen documentation of accounting positions, disclosure support, auditor and advisor coordination, and processes and controls needed in a large, complex and highly scrutinized reporting environment.

• Monitor FASB, SEC and other accounting developments relevant to Vantage; assess applicability and lead timely implementation of applicable requirements.

• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors on complex accounting matters and drive timely resolution of technical positions.

• Partner with controllership, treasury, tax, legal, FP&A, development, construction, commercial and investments teams to identify accounting implications early.

• Develop practical frameworks, templates and review processes that improve consistency, quality, auditability and speed.

• Set strong technical and documentation standards and provide coaching, knowledge sharing and technical training across accounting and finance.

• Additional duties assigned by management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.

• Approximately 7-12 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally combining Big 4 public accounting with technical accounting experience at an SEC registrant or other large, complex organization.

• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and demonstrated ability to research, interpret and apply authoritative guidance to complex fact patterns.

• Prior experience applying U.S. GAAP in an SEC registrant environment strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience drafting and defending high-quality technical accounting memoranda with senior management and external auditors.

• Experience with complex topics relevant to a capital-intensive multinational business, including leases, revenue, business combinations, consolidation, debt and equity, stock compensation,…