Accounting Manager - Lease

US Foods; Little Elm (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods, Inc. is seeking an Accounting Manager - Lease to oversee fixed asset and leasing accounting, leading a staff and delivering accurate finance services across divisions. The role targets KPIs and drives process improvements while championing internal controls.

The position is remote anywhere in the U.S. (excluding Hawaii and U.S. territories) with minimal travel, requiring strong GAAP/SOX knowledge and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience.
• At least 1 year of experience leading projects, processes or people.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong prioritization, organization and multi-tasking abilities.
• Attention to detail; reviews others' work for accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication across audiences.
• Analytical mindset; ability to analyze complex information.
• Independent thinking; offers ideas for improvement.
• Team participation with leadership potential.
• Strong interpersonal skills across levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to staff to ensure timely delivery of financial information.
• Oversee month and quarter end close for leases.
• Handle lease entries, reconciliations, and rollforwards (including CoStar, SOX tie outs).
• Manage lease classifications, loading into CoStar, and workflow reviews.
• Oversee lease extensions/terminations and maintenance in CoStar.
• Oversee technical accounting transactions; resolve lease issues.
• Research and resolve lease accounting issues within area.
• Perform tests of internal control procedures for compliance.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify potential issues.
• Review balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Process improvement

Communication skills

GAAP knowledge

SOX compliance

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

MBA preferred

Tools

CoStar

Blackline

PeopleSoft GL

MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Job Description

Join Our Community of Food People! The Accounting Manager - Lease will be to provide day to day oversight of fixed asset and leasing accounting group. The purpose is to effectively manage the accounting staff of the team and deliver accurate and timely finance and accounting services to multiple operating divisions. Position will be responsible for achieving the overall key performance indicator targets (KPIs) for the department. Position will provide day to day oversight of assigned accounting group and champion the implementation of group initiatives, internal controls and process improvements

This position has been segmented as Remote Anywhere meaning the work is completed 100% remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to staff to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of financial information;
• Responsibility for overseeing the month and quarter end close process for leases;
• Includes monthly lease entries and reconciliations (within Blackline) and rollforwards, including cash flow rollforward deliverablesIncludes exports from CoStar for journal entries and SOX tie outIncludes monthly fleet funding and lease payment tie outsIncludes quarterly rollforwards and schedule supports for the Analytical DeckIncludes annual lease footnote preparation for 10-K disclosure
• Responsibility for overseeing new lease classifications (with technical assistance from Sr Manager Technical Accounting if applicable) and loading new leases into CoStar and performing workflow reviews
• Responsibility for lease extensions and terminations and maintenance within CoStar
• Oversight for all technical accounting transactions for assigned area or responsibility (in conjunction with Sr Manager Technical Accounting);
• Take ownership of research and resolution of lease accounting issues within area of responsibility;
• Perform various tests/reviews of financial reporting control procedures to ensure compliance with the Company’s internal control framework;
• Perform various financial analysis procedures to assist in identification of potential accounting issues;
• Review complex balance sheet accounts and investigate/resolve identified issues;
• Acts as subject matter expert on applicable processes and programs;
• Travel minimal

Supervision

Senior Accountants, Staff Accountants

Relationships

Internal

Collaborates closely with Regional and Area Finance Staff members, Internal Audit, Support Office and Corporate accounting personnel and other Controller team leaders

External

Works closely with outside vendors, contractors and regulatory bodies

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess minimum of 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience
• At least 1 year of experience leading projects, process improvements, and/or people preferred
• Advanced skills using MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Prioritization/Organization/Multi-tasking - Able to organize their own work and deadlines as well as assist others with their planning
• Attention to Detail - Regularly provides work that is accurate, thorough and consistent. Reviews work of others for accuracy
• Communications - Strong Verbal & Written communications. Communicating to a variety of audiences
• Analytical - Strong analytical skills. Analyzes complex information
• Problem Solving - Able to make accurate decisions and solve problems, many of which are complex, with little direction
• Independent Thinking - Works independently on most assignments. Brings forward ideas for improvement
• Team Participation - Collaborates well with team members and other work associates. Will sometimes lead the team and others
• Interpersonal - Has strong working relationships with others. Able to manage interactions with all levels of the organization
• People Leadership – Assigns and oversees work of team members. Provides coaching and feedback to grow team members. Is a positive role model by setting examples for integrity, fairness and respect
• Systems/Processes - Strong working knowledge of IT, integration into the business, and works to make processes more effective and efficient
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office especially MS Word and Excel as well as MS Outlook
• Must possess highly developed written/oral communication and interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related analytical field required (or related experience)MA/MBA preferred

Certifications/Training

Job relevant certifications preferred (e.g. CPA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the foodservice/distribution environment preferred.
• Experience in Financial Shared Services environment a plus.
• Experience with CoStar a plus
• Experience with Blackline a plus
• Ability to effectively interact with cross-functional groups in multiple geographic locations.
• Must display strong attention to details.
• Possesses the ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley compliance requirements.
• PeopleSoft GL experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

Compensation

.Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between$80,000 - $130,000

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