Clear Channel Outdoor
Job Summary:
The Senior Lease Accountant performs general accounting activities in accordance with ASC-842 Leases at Shared Services Center for international markets.
This role abstracts, interprets, and analyzes information on leases, amendments, assignments, and other legal documents in accordance with departmental procedures.
Job Responsibilities:
Lease Accounting
Understands the accounting for lease transactions in accordance with ASC 842 – Leases
Read and interprets international lease agreements to assist in determining the proper ASC 842 Accounting
Performs general ledger month end close activities including perform and review international journal entries, variance analysis, and reconciliations
Reviews international deliverables to ensure accuracy in reporting and recording
Properly applies GAAP and internal accounting controls and procedures to daily work
Helps ensure timely completion of month end close process
Trains markets in lease deliverables and hosts quarterly trainings
Identifies and escalates problematic lease language that is financially detrimental or difficult to efficiently administer; Prepare analysis of financial impact.
Prepares audit workpapers for internal and external auditors with direction and assistance of managers
Continuously suggests process improvements and procedures as the business evolves to implement improvements in policy, procedure, and systems.
Ensures documentation and data accumulation standards are documented and enforced.
Other projects and duties as assigned
Job Qualifications:
Education and Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, experience, or military experience.
CPA Preferred
Work Experience
Minimum 3 years related experience, with at least 1 year in accounting.
Skills
Through constantly seeking ways to improve processes to raise productivity, improve customer support, raise the management insight and decision-making, cut cycle times, and reduce costs
Strong process orientation- champions process improvement, measure results and recognize achievements.
Displays a broad understanding of lease accounting issues.
Competencies
Accounting and Reporting - Applying an understanding of accounting and reporting concepts and methodologies.
Achievement Orientation – Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent with the organization’s standards.
Business Perspective – Using an understanding of business issues, processes, and outcomes to enhance business performance.
Ensuring Accountability – Holding yourself and others to high standards of accountability and creating an infrastructure and transparent corporate culture that supports and measures personal and organizational responsibility and accountability.
Fostering Communication – Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue, and building consensus.
Planning and organizing – Reaching goals that are central to organizational success by making and following plans and allocating resources effectively.
Physical Demands
The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
Employee must have the ability to sit and/or stand at a desk for a minimum of 8 hours a day and complete tasks requiring repetitive use of hands
Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens and to adjust focus
This job is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
Location
San Antonio, TX: 4830 North Loop 1604 West, Suite 111, 78249
Position Type
Regular
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.