Manager, Lease Accounting

Job Summary

Lead and develop the team to ensure compliance with IFRS16 for all property, vehicle, and equipment leases; Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data.

Essential Functions

• Review and approve asset, liability, and expense account journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Reviews and approves modifications and recalculations of property leases
• Assist with annual budget requirements.
• Primary contact for internal and external audit requests
• Maintains accounting controls by following IFRS, Sarbanes-Oxley, and internal accounting policies; maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Ensures compliance with requirements, policies and regulations by enforcing adherence to corporate systems, policies and governmental regulations.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops as needed; reading professional publications; establishing personal networks; or participating in professional societies.
• Provides assistance and mentoring to Accounting Analysts and Sr Analysts within the department.
• Assist with special projects as needed.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related KRAs as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Five or more years of accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with lease or real estate accounting is preferred
• Must be computer literate in MS Access and Word; and advanced skills in Excel
• Must have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Experience working with accounting applications preferred; PDI and Tango Leasing