Senior Lease Accountant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Lease Accountant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares balance sheet account reconciliations and journal entries;
- Supporting month-end and year-end close processes for leases and restructuring and preparing reconciliations for related balance sheet accounts;
- Accounting for lease terminations and modifications, as well as sublease accounting;
- Prepares or assists in preparation of schedules to be provided to the external and internal auditors;
- Responsible for lease accounting transactions in the lease management system (CoStar);
- Analyzes and explains variances from budget and prior year;
- Working with global teams to establish controls necessary to capture all new leases on a timely basis;
- Responsible for other complex accounting and reconciliations;
- Prepares lease footnote schedules;
- Preparing reports to support all lease accounting disclosure requirements for the Company’s filings with the SEC;
- Other duties as assigned;
- Preparing and maintaining lease accounting policies and procedures, as well as participating in training of relevant finance personnel worldwide;
- Communicates with other departments regarding accounting matters;
- Monitors lease activity to ensure appropriate accounting.
Requirements:
- B.S. or above degree in Accounting;
- Detail-oriented with ability to multitask without sacrificing accuracy;
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills;
- Accounting experience in the areas of lease accounting and restructuring a plus;
- Ability to learn new processes and systems quickly;
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- CPA preferred;
- 2-4 years of professional experience with a public accounting experience preferred;
- Strong initiative and a process improvement mindset;
- CoStar experience a plus.