Senior Manager Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting

Senior Manager Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting

The Senior Manager Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting is a highly visible accounting leadership role overseeing fixed asset and lease accounting, leading a large team and ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting, strong internal controls, and audit readiness. The incumbent serves as the business owner for asset and lease accounting systems, plays key role in transformation initiatives, process standardization, automation, and system optimization to improve scalability and efficiency, as well as partners across Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Tax, IT, and Operations to support enterprise initiatives and business growth.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Owns and oversees accounting and reporting for fixed assets and leases, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, and maintaining data integrity across subledgers and ledgers for accurate financial reporting.
• Manages the entire capital asset lifecycle, including construction/acquisition, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, impairments, and disposals, while ensuring timely capitalization of Construction-in-Progress (CIP) and completed projects.
• Assesses and determines appropriate capitalization versus expense treatment and lease classifications, ensuring adherence to accounting standards and policies.
• Oversees period financial close activities related to fixed assets and leases, including reviewing and approving reconciliations, analyses, journal entries, and financial reporting deliverables to ensure an accurate and timely period, quarterly, and year-end close.
• Collaborates closely with Compliance and Internal Audit to maintain an effective, audit-ready internal control environment, addresses control gaps, and recommends or implements new controls as needed.
• Establishes, maintains, and enhances accounting policies and procedures for fixed assets and leases, communicates updates to internal teams, and serves as the primary contact for internal and external auditors, managing requests and remediation of findings.
• Partners with FP&A, Tax, Operations, and Corporate Accounting to support forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, and executes ad hoc analysis, providing recommended solutions that drive business decision-making and operational performance.
• Serves as business owner for fixed asset and lease accounting systems, overseeing data governance, and reporting outputs; partners with IT and cross-functional teams to evaluate, implement, and optimize tools, modules, or technologies impacting fixed asset and real estate accounting.
• Serves as subject matter expert on transformation initiatives related to fixed asset and lease accounting processes and related applications, ensuring effective design, data integrity, and adoption across the organization.
• Identifies and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability through standardization, automation (including AI adoption), and continuous improvement to support enterprise growth and deliver measurable results.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing team responsible for fixed asset and lease accounting across the enterprise; fosters a culture of accountability, empowerment, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Establishes clear performance expectations, provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and support for team members' capability development and professional growth; oversees hiring, onboarding, and succession planning for departmental roles.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, with expertise in fixed asset and lease accounting.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit processes.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams in high-volume environments.
• Experience leading process improvements, system implementations, and transformation initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence, build consensus, and drive alignment across multiple organizational levels.
• Strong process improvement and operational excellence mindset.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and independently solve complex problems.
• Experience with large ERP systems (preferably Oracle Cloud) in asset-intensive environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and high attention to detail.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification - preferred.

Minimum Requirements:

• 7–10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in fixed asset and lease accounting.
• Strong technical accounting foundation and experience applying GAAP and SOX controls in a complex environment.
• Experience with large ERP applications, preferably Oracle (Fusion Cloud ERP strongly preferred).
• Experience with lease accounting systems (e.g., Tango or similar platforms).

This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence in our Phoenix, AZ office. This candidate will be required to work onsite 4-days per week, with the option to work 1-day per week remote.

Please note, this position is not sponsorship eligible.

Rewarding Compensation and Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Benefits:

The statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required by an incumbent so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

EEO STATEMENT:Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. For any concerns relating to Republic Services' commitment to equal opportunity employment, you may contact the AWARE Line at 1-866-3-AWARE-4.

About The Company

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry. We provide customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field services. Our industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on our vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

In 2025, Republic's total company revenue was $16.6 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $5.3 billion. We serve 13 million customers and operate more than 1,000 locations, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills.

Although we operate across North America, the collection, recycling, treatment, or disposal of materials is a local business, and the dynamics and opportunities differ in each market we serve. By combining local operational management with standardized business practices, we drive greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational decisions at the local level, closest to the customer.

Our customers, including small businesses, major corporations and municipalities, want a partner with the expertise and capabilities to effectively manage their multiple recycling and waste streams. They choose Republic Services because we are committed to exceeding their expectations and helping them achieve their sustainability goals. Our 42,000 team members understand that it's not just what we do that matters, but how we do it.

Our company values guide our daily actions:

• Safe: We protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities.
• Committed to Serve: We go above and beyond to exceed our customers' expectations.
• Environmentally Responsible: We take action to improve our environment.
• Driven: We deliver results in the right way.
• Human-Centered: We respect the dignity and unique potential of every person.

We are proud of our high employee engagement score of 86. We have an inclusive and diverse culture where every voice counts. In addition, our team positively impacted 5.1 million people in 2024 through the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants. These projects are designed to meet the specific needs of the communities we serve, with a focus on building sustainable neighborhoods.