Senior Accounting Manager- Lease Accounting

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

1d•$97,600 - $206,400

About The Position

The Lease Accounting & Analysis Team is part of Microsoft’s Corporate Accounting organization. The team is responsible for the accounting, analysis and reporting of all lease transactions in the Company’s 10Q and 10K in accordance with ASC842 and supporting compliance with the Company’s IFRS16 reporting requirements. The team partners closely with accounting and finance teams supporting the designing, building, and operation of cloud data centers and offices worldwide, accounting for leases covering a broad business scope including data centers, offices, server and networking equipment. As our supported businesses grow, the team remains innovative, leveraging AI and technology for continuous process improvement. This individual contributor Senior Accounting Manager- Lease Accounting role will be primariliy responsible for our worldwide office portfolio and certain equipment.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 3+ years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 4+ years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Lease accounting, administration and analyses, and controls for multinational companies transacting in multiple currencies.
Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent.
Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 6+ years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 8+ years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience.
Advanced skills in applications such as Excel and PowerBI.
Large scale ERP experience e.g. SAP.
Lease accounting and adminstration tool experience such as Costar and Tririga.

Responsibilities

Reviews lease contracts.
Prepares and reviews lease accounting records in compliance with accounting policies and guidelines.
Interprets reports and records for managers/stakeholders. Investigates and resolves business partner inquiries, accounting deviations, and other data anomalies. Drives analysis based on data trends.
Prepares and reviews lease inputs into financial statements and drafts disclosures for regulatory accounting filings. Provide support for audits.
Fields complex questions from business partners in alignment with accounting standards, guidelines, and policies accounting policies.
Contributes to process-improvement efforts by collecting and reviewing business partner and team feedback and incorporating industry best practices.
Identifies, evaluates, and leverages AI and technology that could automate or speed up internal processes.
Performs gap analysis and helps business process owners design, implement and perform operational and financial controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) cycles.