Senior Accountant - Capital Assets & Lease Accountant

Unifi; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Unifi, the nation’s largest aviation services provider, seeks a Capital Assets & Lease Senior Accountant/Manager in Atlanta to oversee fixed assets, leases, and related costs under U.S. GAAP.

The role partners with Legal, Real Estate, Procurement, and Operations to ensure accurate capitalization, depreciation, and compliance. You will manage lifecycle accounting, start-up costs, intangible assets, and monthly close, delivering precise schedules, audit readiness, and strong internal controls

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ASC 842 lease accounting is required.
• Experience with fixed assets, leases, CIP, and intangible assets.
• Ability to liaise across Legal, Real Estate, Procurement, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage fixed asset lifecycle from acquisition through disposal.
• Prepare depreciation, amortization, and asset reconciliations.
• Record and review lease accounting entries and liaise with lease system.
• Oversee capitalized costs related to start-up activities and contract costs.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Time management

Initiative

Creativity

Professional demeanor

Job description

Unifi is the nation’s largest aviation services provider, with over 45K team members and a global footprint spanning over 240 airports in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. We deliver reliable, high-quality aviation services that support global travel and the world’s leading airlines. At Unifi, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team where passion, integrity, and empathy are at the core of what we do.

Position Summary

The Capital Assets & Lease Senior Accountant/Manageris responsible for the accounting, administration, and governance of the Company’s long-term asset portfolio, including fixed assets, leases, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, leasehold improvements, construction-in-progress (CIP), intangible assets, and capitalized costs to obtain and fulfill contracts. The role manages transactions from initial evaluation and recording through reconciliation, amortization or depreciation, and termination.

This position serves as a primary liaison amongst all departments to ensure transactions are complete, accurate, supported, and accounted for in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Company policy. The role also supports month-end close, audit readiness, internal controls, and ongoing process improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Fixed Asset Accounting & Lifecycle Management

• Manage the fixed asset lifecycle from acquisition and in-service placement through transfer, retirement, sale, impairment, or disposal.
• Review capital expenditures and supporting documentation to determine appropriate accounting treatment under Company policy and U.S. GAAP.
• Record asset additions, transfers, retirements, impairments, and disposals in the fixed asset subledger.
• Prepare and review depreciation calculations, including useful lives, residual values, in-service dates, and depreciation methods.
• Analyze CIP and fixed asset clearing accounts and resolve items requiring capitalization, reclassification, or write-off.
• Review directly attributable costs, including transportation, installation, taxes, and related charges, for proper capitalization.
• Maintain accurate asset master data, including asset class, location, contract code, serial number, assignment, and operational status.
• Reconcile the fixed asset subledger to the general ledger and operational asset tracking systems, including GSE records.
• Develop and maintain a control program to ensure Fixed Assets exist and are captured in the tracking system at the correct location.

Lease Accounting & Administration

• Maintain the lease accounting system and supporting lease documentation repository.
• Review new agreements, renewals, amendments, terminations, and other contract changes for accounting implications under ASC 842.
• Coordinate with Legal, Real Estate, Procurement, Operations, and other stakeholders to support completeness of the lease population and identification of embedded leases.
• Record lease additions, modifications, reassessments, remeasurements, impairments, and terminations.
• Prepare and review monthly lease journal entries for lease expense, right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, interest, amortization, and clearing accounts.
• Reconcile the lease subledger to the general ledger and investigate activity recorded outside the lease system.

Capitalized Cost Accounting

• Monitor and analyze costs to obtain and fulfill contracts (“start-up”) and mobilization costs associated with new customer contracts, station openings, expansions, and operational launches.
• Evaluate costs under the Company’s start-up cost policy and applicable accounting guidance to determine whether amounts should be capitalized or expensed.
• Prepare and maintain detailed schedules supporting capitalized balances, additions, reclasses, amortization, and remaining unamortized amounts by contract.
• Prepare start-up cost reclassification and amortization journal entries and reconcile related balance sheet accounts.
• Monitor contract status, expected term, and operational developments that may affect amortization periods or recoverability.
• Maintain a clear audit trail supporting capitalization conclusions, amortization periods, recoverability assessments, and management approvals.

Intangible Asset Accounting

• Manage the accounting of each asset through its lifecycle from acquisition through amortization, retirement, sale, or impairment.
• Record and reconcile asset additions, amortization, retirements, and impairments in the general ledger.
• Prepare and review amortization calculations, including analysis on useful lives and triggering events for impairments
• Perform valuation analyses (annual or as needed) for intangible assets in accordance with Company policy and U.S. GAAP.

Additional Qualifications

• Communication skills – Ability to convey ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing, especially under pressure.
• Teamwork / Collaboration – Working effectively with others toward shared goals, supporting colleagues, and resolving conflicts constructively.
• Problem-solving – Identifying issues, analyzing causes, and implementing practical solutions.
• Adaptability / Flexibility – Adjusting to changing priorities, environments, or challenges.
• Time management – Prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and staying organized.
• Initiative – Taking proactive steps to address problems or improve processes.
• Creativity – Generating innovative ideas and solutions.
• Professional manner – Responding to requests, needs, and questions with patience, professionalism, and empathy.