Lease Accounting Analyst

About the role

The Analyst, Lease Accounting supports Lineage’s global ASC 842 lease accounting function across the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific, in support of quarterly and annual SEC reporting. This individual contributor executes the monthly lease cycle (abstraction, journal entries, reconciliations, and disclosure support) with a high level of accountability for accuracy, documentation, and deadlines. The role works independently within established procedures and escalates complex judgments to senior team members and the Manager.

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Responsibilities

• Identify new, modified, and terminated leases from monthly inquiries and apply Lineage’s materiality thresholds.
• Abstract qualifying leases and modifications into the lease subledger (LeaseController, transitioning to MRI), with key terms referenced to the source contract.
• Verify lease classification and initial ROU asset calculations against system output; maintain the lease tracker and supporting documentation.
• Process modifications and remeasurement events and support mass-import abstractions.
• Complete the monthly close review and apply Workday FX rates.
• Convert LeaseController journal entries to Workday accounts and prepare regional files (US, Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific).
• Load entries through Workday EIB, resolve import errors, and route entries through the approval workflow.
• Prepare holding cash and balance sheet roll-forward reconciliations and investigate variances above threshold, documenting root cause.
• Support capital lease payment reconciliations for Europe and the UK and communicate differences to local teams.
• Prepare Blackline account certifications with complete supporting documentation.
• Support quantitative ASC 842 disclosures for the 10-Q and 10-K and the quarterly lease completeness memo.
• Prepare variance commentary and assist with budget and forecast updates for lease activity.
• Provide documentation and explanations to internal and external auditors.
• Partner with AP, Real Estate, Transportation, Procurement, Treasury, Technical Accounting, and regional finance teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Support lease system implementation work, including data validation and remediation, and help maintain desk procedures.
• Accurate, complete work supported by documentation a reviewer can follow without further explanation.
• End-to-end ownership of assignments, delivered on the close calendar, with risks raised early.
• Timely, clear, and professional communication in writing and in conversation.
• Independent navigation of systems, with feedback incorporated so errors are not repeated.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 1–3 years of public, corporate, or lease accounting experience.

Qualifications

• CPA license (CPA candidates