Staff Accountant

Lease Accountant

Robert Half is seeking a contract to permanent lease accountant for a fully remote position at a growing organization! The lease staff accountant handles tasks ranging from preparing lease accounting journal entries, managing general accounting tasks, cash flow reporting and more!

Responsibilities :

• Manage accounting components of the lease portfolio, such as extensions, amendments, or terminations, through CoStar.
• Ensure that lease transactions are recorded accurately, consistently and within company policy.
• Prepare lease amortization schedules with accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare key period-end lease reconciliations, including the reconciliation of the lease GL accounts to CoStar and NetSuite as well as clearing accounts.
• Prepare lease accounting journal entries.
• Provide balance sheet account movements to support cash flow reporting.
• Analytically review and understand monthly lease expense, working with the Financial Planning & Analysis team to assess actuals against budget.
• Provide fluctuation explanation for GL accounts with high month-over-month or quarter-over-quarter variances.
• Assist SEC Reporting / Technical Accounting team in preparing quarterly and annual lease footnote disclosures in Form 10-Q / 10-K.
• Maintain documentation for lease process to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley 404 requirements and evaluate current processes for improvement. Ensure compliance with the company's internal controls over financial reporting.

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