Staff Accountant, Lease Accounting

Inspire • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant, Lease Accounting supports technical and operational lease accounting functions to ensure complete and accurate financial close and internal and external reporting across the company’s real estate portfolio, which includes Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic, Jimmy John’s, Dunkin’, and Baskin-Robbins. The position helps ensure compliance with US GAAP (ASC 842), appropriate governance, controls, and segregation of duties, and supports the end-to-end lease cycle. It collaborates with FP&A, Real Estate, Lease Administration, Financial Systems, IT, and Treasury. The role is based at the Atlanta Global Support Center and is expected to be onsite four days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Able to understand multiple US GAAP concepts and apply them to real-life situations.
• Effective communication with other departments and outside auditors across multiple platforms and in a timely manner.
• Ability to shift priorities and make progress on multiple brands, projects, and workstreams simultaneously.
• Collaborative team player with a sense of urgency and ownership who can meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and lookups.
• Flexible, hands-on self-starter with strong initiative and work ethic.
• Able to ask questions and acquire knowledge through guidance and team discussions.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant track preferred.
• One to two years of progressive accounting experience preferred.
• Oracle ERP and financial systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end lease accounting process, maintaining proper accounting and documentation of activity in accordance with US GAAP and internal and external audit requirements.
• Analyze legal documents and determine lease classification in accordance with US GAAP.
• Complete month-end close activities, including CoStar subledger work, general ledger entries, and internal and external financial reporting deliverables such as reconciliations, roll forwards, footnotes, year-end deliverables, and controls.
• Work closely with staff in the HSC support center.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure lease transactions are properly accounted for.
• Perform ad hoc projects and technical research to analyze or support company decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level