Senior Financial Analyst

About Us

We are a leading provider of financial services, specializing in lease accounting and management.

Our team is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of our financial close, internal and external reporting, and end-to-end lease cycle.

This role will support the technical and operational aspects of lease accounting, including compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal controls.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, with experience in public accounting or large multinational company accounting.

Responsibilities include:

• Shared service / centralized lease accounting close and reporting process, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls and company policy and procedures for the accurate and timely payment / billing of leases.
• Support end-to-end lease accounting process by maintaining proper accounting and documentation of all activity in accordance with U.S. GAAP and in compliance with internal and external audits.
• Perform analysis of legal documents and determine lease classification in accordance with U.S. GAAP ASC 842.
• Review lease classification testing in accordance with U.S. GAAP ASC 842.
• Collaborate with senior staff on a regular basis.
• Complete month-end close processes including subledger work in CoStar, general ledger entries, and internal and external financial reporting deliverables, including reconciliations, roll forwards, footnotes, and controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to ensure accurate accounting and reporting of lease transactions.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and technical research to help analyze or support Company decisions.

Required skills and qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• Chartered Accountant preferred.
• Minimum 3-4 years of public accounting or large multinational company accounting experience (property accounting preferred).
• Experience with general ledger accounting systems (Oracle Cloud preferred).
• Proficient understanding of U.S. GAAP-based financial accounting (ASC 842, Lease Accounting, experience preferred).

No benefits are mentioned.

Knowledge, skills, or abilities include:

• Highly proficient in English language, strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible, "hands-on," self-starter with strong initiative and work ethic.
• Capacity to ask questions and acquire knowledge from guidance and team discussions.
• Must be able to understand multiple U.S. GAAP concepts and apply that knowledge to real life situations.
• Effective at communicating with other departments and outside auditors on a regular basis, over multiple platforms in a timely manner.
• Analytical skills to draft memos, emails, and footnotes.
• Ability to shift priorities as needed to make progress on multiple brands, projects, and workstreams simultaneously.
• Team player who works with appropriate sense of urgency and ownership to meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, etc.) and Word.