Senior Accountant - 842 Lease Accountant

Description

Job Title: Senior Accountant 842 Lease Accountant

Department: Accounting

Division: Corporate

Reports To: Accounting Manager

Position Summary:

The 842 Lease Accountant facilitates lease payments, performs monthly recording and reviewing of lease transactions, and serves as a liaison for addressing leasing inquiries between our business development and our hospital partners. This role will be responsible for helping with our implementation of our new lease accounting and management software, building out the related processes and controls, as well as gathering, reviewing, and inputting and maintaining all the related data.

In addition, the 842 Lease Accountant will maintain our fixed assets, intangibles and property taxes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Set-up and evaluate the accounting impact of new and/or modified lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842.
• Gather, verify and input cross-functional data into the lease management tool.
• Own the month end close process for lease accounting, including recording monthly lease journal entries and preparing reconciliations.
• Responsible for documentation of the Company’s assessment of leases treatment in accordance with GAAP.
• Perform monthly and annual close responsibilities including active participation in monthly variance analysis.
• Work closely with the AP team to reconcile and initiate lease payments, ensuring they are processed completely, accurately, and timely.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as needed to support routine reviews, accounting, and financial reporting needs.
• Ensure proper accounting for all fixed assets including capitalizations, transfers, disposals, depreciation and impairment.
• Coordinate with Operations and Development teams on fixed assets for opening and closing stores.
• Complete fixed asset roll forwards and reconciliations
• Work with our third-party provider and AP to ensure that our property taxes are paid accurately and timely, and that related journal entries and reconciliations are completed.
• Ensure that all processes and procedures are documented and updated.
• Cross train on other Accounting projects and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• ASC 842 experience required
• Requires 3-5 years’ experience in accounting
• Experience with Netsuite or similar ERP system and Mi9 preferred
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions
• Must be detailed-oriented, a team-player, professional and ethical
• Must have a proactive approach and strong organizational skills
• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills
  
  
  

Certifications or Licenses:

CPA/CPA Candidate not required

Other Skills & Abilities:

Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively work with both internal and external customers

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  
  
  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary Description

$85-95k per year