Sr Accountant - Lease Accounting

Support Center - Irving

The Sr Accountant - Lease Accounting is responsible for the accounting, reconciliation, and reporting processes for the company’s leased real estate. This role plays a pivotal part in financial close cycles, audit readiness, and regulatory filings. This role requires collaboration across HR, Finance, and Internal Audit to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance within a high-performance accounting function.

Major Activities

• Prepare and record journal entries related to leases.
• Reconcile lease accounts, accruals, and clearing accounts monthly.
• Ensure GAAP-compliant accounting of leases.
• Analyze new and amended lease agreements for appropriate accounting treatment.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial schedules for presentation at monthly business partner reviews.
• Prepare quarterly and annual audit schedules in support of public disclosures. Work with external auditors to ensure successful audits.
• Partner with the Financial Reporting Team to research and recommend changes in accounting for new literature related to US GAAP, SOX, or SEC compliance.
• Monitor and evaluate internal controls.
• Evaluate and enhance accounting processes for efficiency and compliance.
• Coaches staff, evaluates staff performance and effectively recommends other personnel decisions.
• Trains and develops staff to be best-in-class high performers,
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills

• Strong accounting (GAAP) skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel

  Minimum Type of experience the job requires

• 5+ years of general accounting experience,

• Preferred Education

• MBA and/or CPA, CMA
  

• Preferred Special Certifications or technical skills

• Proficiency in Oracle ERP and CoStar or other lease accounting system.

• Preferred Type of experience the job requires

• 3+ years of general accounting experience in retail including specific exposure to lease accounting.
• 2+ years of Supervisory experience
• Experience with SEC reporting requirements