Summary
Senior Accountant responsible for general ledger accounting and lease accounting for North America retail operations, including lease review, amortization schedules, forecasting and supporting month end close and reporting processes. Role partners with Lease Administration, FP&A, Legal and Real Estate and participates in audits and ad hoc projects. Position requires strong analytical skills and hands on accounting experience with SAP and CoStar.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and close SAP general ledger monthly for North America lease portfolio
- Perform detailed review and analysis of lease agreements and related activities
- Create and maintain lease amortization schedules in CoStar
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations and analyses including ROU assets and lease liabilities
- Prepare monthly forecasts and annual plans for multiple divisions
- Analyze and prepare journal entries and accruals and monthly reconciliations
- Accumulate and analyze monthly financial results and prepare variance analysis
- Support month end close activities with FP&A and assist with external audits
- Assist in process improvements and maintain SOX compliant procedures
Requirements
- 3 years of accounting experience (3-5 years preferred)
- BS in Accounting required; CPA or candidate preferred; MBA a plus
- Experience with SAP, Hyperion Essbase and CoStar
- Understanding of lease accounting concepts and lease contract analysis
- Strong analytical, detail oriented and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables and work independently and in a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with retail or wholesale accounting preferred
- Ability to support audits and prepare required schedules
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