The Staff Accountant, Lease Accounting role supports the operational lease accounting function to ensure complete and accurate financial close, internal, and external reporting, and the end-to-end lease cycle.

This position will help to ensure that the lease accounting policy (in accordance with U.S. GAAP ASC 842) is executed and documented, along with appropriate governance, controls, and segregation of duties. This role is highly collaborative and highly visible given the lease accounting risk to the financial statements and important stakeholders (lease admin/legal, accounts payable, financial reporting, corporate accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, etc.).

Additionally, this role will partner with other functional teams, creating efficiency, automation, and standardization over the end-to-end process.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the proper accounting and recording of lease activity (including new real estate leases, equipment leases, lease modifications, renewals, subleases, income leases, acquired leases, etc.) in accordance with GAAP.
• Complete month-end close processes including subledger work in CoStar, general ledger adjustment and accrual entries, and internal financial reporting deliverables, including roll forwards and flux analyses.
• Work with other departments, such as Real Estate and Finance, to ensure lease transactions are documented and processed accurately, supporting inter-departmental communication and information sharing.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and perform reconciliation and analysis of assigned accounts.
• Prepare schedules to support footnote disclosures for the Company’s financial statements.
• Adhere to prescribed controls in performance of assigned processes to maintain accuracy and reliability of financial information.
• Assist with lease classification and measurement in accordance with GAAP, interpretative guidance and provisions in legal documents.
• Assist with the monthly base/fixed rent payments and billings for all brands via Costar.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and technical research to help analyze or support Company decisions.
• Support team members and contribute to maintaining efficient and effective accounting processes.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or equivalent relevant work experience in lease accounting)
• Minimum 1-3 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)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES:

• Flexible, “hands-on”, self-starter with strong initiative and work ethic.
• Business-minded, analytical accountant who can work through complex technical accounting issues while balancing and managing details as needed.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, fast growing company.
• Ability to develop effective workplans and meet assigned deadlines.
• Team player who works with appropriate sense of urgency and ownership to meet deadlines. and make progress on multiple brands, projects, and workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills and a customer service.
• Proficient in MS Excel (e.g. pivot tables, X-lookups, etc.) and Word.
• Oracle knowledge is a plus.

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful

 

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.