Lease Accountant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lease Accountant to join an expanding Finance team based in West Yorkshire. This role offers the chance to be part of a supportive and inclusive team, focused on achieving objectives together. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to coordinate and manage the migration of the accounting standard change with regards to leases on behalf of multiple companies.

This is a new role within the organisation, offering the chance to lead the transition of operating leases being brought on balance sheet with the change to FRS 102 – lease accounting.

• Opportunity to join an expanding Finance team
• New role with responsibility for managing lease accounting portfolio
• Hybrid working offered following induction and training period

What you'll do:

As a Lease Accountant, your primary focus will be coordinating and managing the migration of the accounting standard change with regards to leases. You will be responsible for ensuring complete and accurate reporting of lease accounting information, designing and implementing sufficient controls and policies, taking ownership of the accounting policy, acting as the first point of contact for all lease queries, preparing company and group journals for lease accounting entries, reconciling lease data at company and group level, providing lease disclosure notes for year-end audit, responding to audit queries, owning leases accounting software data, ensuring its accuracy and relevance.

• Ensure complete and accurate reporting of lease accounting information
• Design and implement sufficient controls and policies to govern the accounting for leases in the group, ensuring group compliance with FRS 102
• Take ownership of the accounting policy, ensuring continuous improvement
• Act as the first point of contact for all lease queries
• Prepare company and group journals for lease accounting entries
• Reconcile the lease data at company and group level
• Provision of the lease disclosure notes for year-end audit and responding to audit queries
• Own the leases accounting software data and ensure the accuracy and relevance of the live data

What you bring:

• Working knowledge of IFRS16 for a company with a large volume of assets is required
• Intermediate Excel skills including Pivot tables are necessary
• Ability to manage, analyse and interpret large amounts of data and prepare reporting for review and understanding by management is crucial
• Experience of large volume reconciliations including resolution of variances is needed
• Personable nature with ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team

What sets this company apart:

The organisation is a trusted employer to more than 10,500 people in the UK and Ireland. Operating across 21 businesses in 240 locations, they provide specialist services in several crucial sectors. They believe communication is key and work in an environment where growth and development are promoted within the business. Their employees feel they are trusted to get on with their work as well as finding this work interesting and challenging. Where possible, they work flexibly, believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive.

What's next:

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About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Accountancy & Finance

Focus: Accountant

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: Leeds

Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 per annum

Job Reference: UMLLMA-4C814F04

Date posted: 27 March 2025

Consultant: Jake Bain