Lease Accountant

About the role

This role is responsible for lease classification, right-of-use asset and liability calculations, and ongoing lease administration. It includes general ledger reconciliations and support for audits and month-end close activities.

Responsibilities

• Classify leases and calculate right-of-use assets and liabilities.
• Administer ongoing lease management for approximately 1,200 active leases.
• Prepare journal entries and complete general ledger reconciliations.
• Support month-end close processes and troubleshoot accounting discrepancies.
• Engage with fleet, real estate, operations, accounting, acquired businesses, and external real estate partners.
• Review and abstract lease agreements, maintaining accurate lease records.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and reconcile lease-related accounts.
• Support corporate cash entries, loan procedures, audits, acquisitions, and general accounting activities.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 1–5 years of general accounting experience.
• Experience preparing journal entries and completing account reconciliations.
• Familiarity with operating and finance leases and lease accounting principles.
• Ability to discuss lease accounting fundamentals and learn ASC 842 concepts.
• Experience reading or working with commercial lease agreements.
• Strong Excel skills for organizing, filtering, reconciling, and troubleshooting large data sets.
• Experience with ERP or corporate accounting software.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Direct ownership of a large lease portfolio.
• Experience with CoStar, NetLease, LeaseQuery, Visual Lease, or similar platforms.
• Direct ASC 842 experience.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with recurring, transaction-heavy work.
• Able to communicate effectively with both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
• Experience with acquisition integration or onboarding leases from newly acquired businesses.