Senior Accountant (Lease)

General Function

The Sr. Accountant participates in all lease accounting activities supporting Luxottica North America.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for various lease-based accounting activities (e.g. accruals/deferrals, lease valuations, sales based rent, etc.).
• Completes month-end close duties accurately and timely (e.g. recording / approving journal entries, performing variance analysis, etc.).
• Interacts with accounting partners in North America and across the world
• Prepares/reviews reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts. Analyzes balances to ensure they are accurate. Communicates unreconciled items to management.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP and IFRS accounting requirements, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
• Works directly with internal and external auditors to ensure successful and timely completion of internal audits and quarterly/annual reviews.
• Proactively identifies and implements process improvements as necessary.
• Completes special project work as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of comparable experience
• Strong Accounting background
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• In-depth understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Advanced MS Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to be a self-starter, taking the initiative to solve problems
• Demonstrate the ability and desire to initiate and successfully accomplish personal and business goals
• Ability to analyze problems, to compile data, to determine facts and reach a logical conclusion
• Search for opportunities to grow, improve and innovate
• Ability to build strong business relationships in a team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA
• CPA
• SAP experience