Accounting Manager - Lease
About The Position
The Accounting Manager - Lease provides day-to-day oversight of the fixed asset and leasing accounting group, manages the accounting staff, and delivers accurate and timely finance and accounting services to multiple operating divisions. The role is responsible for department KPI targets and for championing group initiatives, internal controls, and process improvements. The position is 100% remote anywhere in the U.S., except Hawaii and U.S. territories. The manager oversees lease accounting close activities and reporting, including monthly and quarterly deliverables, annual lease footnote preparation for 10-K disclosure, new lease classification and setup, and lease extensions and terminations in CoStar. The role researches and resolves lease accounting issues, oversees technical accounting transactions with the Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, reviews financial reporting controls and complex balance sheet accounts, and performs financial analysis to identify potential accounting issues. The position supervises Senior Accountants and Staff Accountants, serves as a subject matter expert, and has minimal travel.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related analytical field, or related experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organize work and deadlines and assist others with planning and prioritization.
- Attention to detail, including reviewing others' work for accuracy.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze complex information.
- Ability to make accurate decisions and solve complex problems with little direction.
- Ability to work independently and bring forward ideas for improvement.
- Ability to collaborate with team members and work associates, and sometimes lead a team.
- Ability to build working relationships and manage interactions across all levels of the organization.
- People leadership skills, including assigning and overseeing work, coaching and providing feedback, and modeling integrity, fairness, and respect.
- Strong working knowledge of IT, its integration into the business, and process effectiveness and efficiency.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements.
- Ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment.
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year of experience leading projects, process improvements, and/or people.
- Master's degree or MBA.
- Job-relevant certifications, such as CPA.
- Experience in the foodservice or distribution environment.
- Experience in a Financial Shared Services environment.
- Experience with CoStar.
- Experience with BlackLine.
- Ability to interact effectively with cross-functional groups in multiple geographic locations.
- PeopleSoft GL experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to staff to ensure accurate and timely delivery of financial information.
- Oversee the month- and quarter-end close process for leases.
- Oversee monthly lease entries, reconciliations in BlackLine, and rollforwards, including cash flow rollforward deliverables.
- Oversee CoStar exports for journal entries and SOX tie-outs.
- Oversee monthly fleet funding and lease payment tie-outs.
- Oversee quarterly rollforwards and schedule support for the Analytical Deck.
- Prepare the annual lease footnote for 10-K disclosure.
- Oversee new lease classifications, with technical assistance from the Senior Manager of Technical Accounting when applicable, and load new leases into CoStar and perform workflow reviews.
- Oversee lease extensions, terminations, and maintenance within CoStar.
- Oversee technical accounting transactions for the assigned area in conjunction with the Senior Manager of Technical Accounting.
- Research and resolve lease accounting issues within the area of responsibility.
- Perform tests and reviews of financial reporting control procedures to ensure compliance with the Company's internal control framework.
- Perform financial analysis procedures to help identify potential accounting issues.
- Review complex balance sheet accounts and investigate and resolve identified issues.
- Act as a subject matter expert on applicable processes and programs.
- Assign and oversee team members' work, and provide coaching and feedback.
- Travel minimally.
Benefits
- Annual incentive plan bonus.
- Health insurance.
- Pre-tax spending accounts.
- Retirement benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Life insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
