Financial Accountant (6 months contract)

at  Iron Mountain

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 story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let’s start the conversation.
Global Finance:
Protecting, delivering, creating, and promoting value, Global Finance oversees accounting, performance management, tax and treasury optimization, and investor relations.
Our values:
Climbing Higher and Stronger Together
About the opportunity:
Performs general accounting activities, including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements such as balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements and capital expenditure schedules. Prepares, records, analyzes and reports accounting transactions and ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles. Analyzes and prepares statutory accounts, financial statements and reports. Conducts or assists in the documentation of accounting projects. May provide financial support, including forecasting, budgeting and analyzing variations from budget.

Your role in our mission:

• Manage the day-to-day accounting work, including payroll, fixed assets, intercompany and banking. Prepare / review journals.
• Support transition to accounting shared services and support their work once they are operational
• Review and report on monthly performance Oracle > OneStream to deliver robust financial information free from error on a monthly basis
• Ensure the month end closing & all relevant reporting (monthly, quarterly & annual) is completed in a timely manner & within US reporting deadlines.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations. Following transition to shared services this responsibility will be to review the reconciliations prepared by the shared services
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and tax returns for all country entities. Target is for all to be completed on time.
• Support the statutory audits. Target is for all to be completed on time.
• Provide support to investigate and resolve accounting issues for all Country entities
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with IM group accounting policies, US GAAP and SOX-Lite. Collaborating with and supporting Country Controller in ensuring ongoing risk-based monitoring, design, and implementation of effective internal controls for the country locations
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external key stakeholders

What You Will Bring:

• Managing a General Ledger close for a large multinational corporation
• Good understanding of US GAAP and local GAAPs
• Experienced in preparing Statutory Accounts
• Experienced in managing statutory audits
• Experience working within a matrix organization
• Proactive self-starter with proven problem solving skill set
• Excellent communicator with team building skills
• Independent, proactive and inspires to challenge the status quo
• Presence of character to command respect and build working relationships at all levels

Discover what awaits you:

• Discover Limitless Possibilities: Embark on an exciting journey with Iron Mountain, a global organization that embraces transformation and innovation.
• Empowering Inclusion: Join a supportive environment where everyone’s voice is heard, opinions are valued, and feedback is encouraged, fostering an atmosphere of inclusion and belonging.
• Global Connectivity: Connect with 26,000+ talented individuals from 59 countries, opening doors to diverse cultures and fostering global learning opportunities.
• Championing Individuality: Be part of a winning team that celebrates diversity and encourages individual differences to drive greatness.
• Competitive Total Rewards: supporting your career at Iron Mountain, family, personal wellness, and wellbeing. (Local benefits may vary based on country-specific policies.)
• Embrace Flexibility: Experience the freedom of remote/hybrid work, enabling a harmonious work-life balance (dependent on role).
• Unleash Your Potential: Access abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth, preparing you for a digitalized future.
• Valuing Every Contribution: Join a workplace that actively encourages and supports all talents, recognizing the unique impact of each individual.
• Pioneering Sustainability: Contribute to our vision of fostering a sustainable and thriving workforce, leaving an enduring legacy for generations to come.

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Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here.
Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.
If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.
Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law.
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Requisition: J0075699

• Manage the day-to-day accounting work, including payroll, fixed assets, intercompany and banking. Prepare / review journals.
• Support transition to accounting shared services and support their work once they are operational
• Review and report on monthly performance Oracle > OneStream to deliver robust financial information free from error on a monthly basis
• Ensure the month end closing & all relevant reporting (monthly, quarterly & annual) is completed in a timely manner & within US reporting deadlines.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations. Following transition to shared services this responsibility will be to review the reconciliations prepared by the shared services
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and tax returns for all country entities. Target is for all to be completed on time.
• Support the statutory audits. Target is for all to be completed on time.
• Provide support to investigate and resolve accounting issues for all Country entities
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with IM group accounting policies, US GAAP and SOX-Lite. Collaborating with and supporting Country Controller in ensuring ongoing risk-based monitoring, design, and implementation of effective internal controls for the country locations
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external key stakeholder