Lease Accountant: Mostly remote (WI or IL)

Connect Search LLC; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search LLC is seeking a Senior Accounting consultant with strong general ledger and month-end close experience to join our team. The role will handle journal entries, reconciliations, financial analysis, and support the overall accounting function.

This is a contracted role, with potential to hire. Mostly remote with on-site a few times per month in Madison, WI or NW suburbs of Chicago, requiring local WI or IL availability.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of NetSuite experience required.
• Strong general ledger and month-end close experience.
• Solid understanding of GAAP.
• Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Audit experience, either in public accounting or supporting external auditors.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• ASC842/lease accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations as part of the month-end close process.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Conduct financial analysis and provide accounting support to the business.
• Apply strong GAAP knowledge day-to-day accounting activities.
• Support lease accounting, including ASC842, preferred.
• Work closely with staff accountants and AP/AR teams.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests and provide supporting documentation.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Skills

NetSuite experience

General ledger

Month-end close

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Financial analysis

Lease accounting ASC842

Audit experience

Communication skills

Tools

NetSuite software

Job description

WeareseekingaSeniorAccountingconsultantwithstronggeneralledgerandmonthendcloseexperiencetojoinourteam.Thisrolewillberesponsibleforjournalentries,balancesheetreconciliations,financialanalysis,andsupportingtheoverallaccountingfunction.Thisisacontractedrole,withthepotentialtohire.Mostly remote other than onsite a few times a month ineitherMadison, WI or the NW suburbs of Chicago so need someone local to WI or IL.

TheidealcandidatewillhaverecentworkingNetSuiteexperienceaswellasASC842leaseaccountingexperience.

Responsibilities

• Preparejournalentriesandaccountreconciliationsaspartofthemonth-endcloseprocess
• Performbalancesheetreconciliationsandinvestigatevariances
• Conductfinancialanalysisandprovideaccountingsupporttothebusiness
• ApplystrongGAAPknowledgetoday-to-dayaccountingactivities
• Supportleaseaccounting,includingASC842,preferred
• WorkcloselywithStaffAccountantsandAP/ARteams
• Assistwithinternalandexternalauditrequestsandprovidesupportingdocumentation
• Collaborateacrossdepartmentstoensureaccurateandtimelyfinancialreporting

Qualifications

• 2-3+yearsofNetSuiteexperiencerequired
• Stronggeneralledgerandmonth-endcloseexperience
• SolidunderstandingofGAAP
• Experiencewithjournalentries,reconciliations,andfinancialanalysis
• Auditexperience,eitherinpublicaccountingorsupportingexternalauditors
• Strongcommunicationandinterpersonalskills
• ASC842/leaseaccountingexperience

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