Lease Accountant

Compeer Financial • Mankato, MN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally. How we support you: Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match) Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off Learning and development programs Mentorship programs Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.) Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more! Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs. To learn more about Compeer Financial visit www.compeer.com/careers. This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% remote and is based out of the Mankato, MN office. The contributions you will make: This position serves Compeer Financials’ internal and external clients by providing accounting services to new and existing leases, by analyzing requests and creating accounting system entries using appropriate procedures and accounting principles. Ensures a high degree of accuracy and exceptional service. Serves as a knowledge and technical resource to other team members with regard to accounting processes in assigned area. A typical day: Lease Accounting Analyzes and creates accounting system entries using the appropriate procedures and accounting principles for basic to moderate transactions: Books new leases and assists in client account maintenance. Assists with transactions, maintenance and research for non-lease Fleet acquisitions. Lessee accounting for Compeer lease obligations. Ensures accurate and timely lease invoice generation. Assists in lease accounting issue resolution. Assists with setting up servicing, monitoring and maintenance of specialty programs. Calculates, monitors and conducts maintenance for payoffs. Creates daily general ledger entries. Reconciles general ledger to core lease application and other lease accounting programs to ensure transactional accuracy. Monitors and resolves exception and unposted items. Processes specialized RAU (Risk Asset Unit) lease servicing requests. Collaborates with lease sales, credit and document team in setting up new programs to function within the accounting systems. Process payments to the application. Works with AgriBank/SunStream to solve lease lockbox payment exceptions. Administers ACH setup and maintenance. Administers month-end and other system jobs utilizing the core lease application and working with outside vendors. Financial Operations Support Provides technical support for Compeer Financial team members and/or vendors regarding issues with assigned accounting function (lease or GL clearing account transactions), in accordance with department and organizational policies and procedures. Works closely with team members to ensure issues are resolved in an accurate and timely manner to minimize potential client concerns. Communicates and responds to AgriBank/SunStream regarding transactions and system requests, via email or portal Reporting and Monitoring Monitors data quality on a regular basis to ensure data accuracy. Researches and resolves data quality issues as they arise. Assists the data team with mapping lease data from Odessa lease tables to the DDB/DSS/Data Warehouse as needed. Creates various spreadsheets and tools for data input and calculations and processes, when necessary. Monitors leases to ensure payments and disbursements are applied accurately. Department Support Verifies transaction entries to ensure accuracy in the accounting system databases. Prepares information to be shared on the Compeer Financial Intranet site as needed. Looks for and recommends process improvement and efficiencies within the department and Compeer Financial. Documents department policies, procedures and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field; or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience required, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles.
• Understanding of lease accounting, impact of transactions as well as impact to the financials and the organization overall.
• Strong, proven interpersonal communication, client service and team skills.
• A high degree of accuracy, strong attention to detail, strong analytical skills, ability to meet deadlines, and ability to work independently required.
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
• Skill in developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Intermediate computer skills including MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.) and other related accounting software applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other teams to achieve goals and represent the business.
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and creates accounting system entries using the appropriate procedures and accounting principles for basic to moderate transactions
• Books new leases and assists in client account maintenance.
• Assists with transactions, maintenance and research for non-lease Fleet acquisitions.
• Lessee accounting for Compeer lease obligations.
• Ensures accurate and timely lease invoice generation.
• Assists in lease accounting issue resolution.
• Assists with setting up servicing, monitoring and maintenance of specialty programs.
• Calculates, monitors and conducts maintenance for payoffs.
• Creates daily general ledger entries.
• Reconciles general ledger to core lease application and other lease accounting programs to ensure transactional accuracy.
• Monitors and resolves exception and unposted items.
• Processes specialized RAU (Risk Asset Unit) lease servicing requests.
• Collaborates with lease sales, credit and document team in setting up new programs to function within the accounting systems.
• Process payments to the application.
• Works with AgriBank/SunStream to solve lease lockbox payment exceptions.
• Administers ACH setup and maintenance.
• Administers month-end and other system jobs utilizing the core lease application and working with outside vendors.
• Provides technical support for Compeer Financial team members and/or vendors regarding issues with assigned accounting function (lease or GL clearing account transactions), in accordance with department and organizational policies and procedures.
• Works closely with team members to ensure issues are resolved in an accurate and timely manner to minimize potential client concerns.
• Communicates and responds to AgriBank/SunStream regarding transactions and system requests, via email or portal
• Monitors data quality on a regular basis to ensure data accuracy.
• Researches and resolves data quality issues as they arise.
• Assists the data team with mapping lease data from Odessa lease tables to the DDB/DSS/Data Warehouse as needed.
• Creates various spreadsheets and tools for data input and calculations and processes, when necessary.
• Monitors leases to ensure payments and disbursements are applied accurately.
• Verifies transaction entries to ensure accuracy in the accounting system databases.
• Prepares information to be shared on the Compeer Financial Intranet site as needed.
• Looks for and recommends process improvement and efficiencies within the department and Compeer Financial.
• Documents department policies, procedures and processes.

Benefits

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees