Lease Accounting & Reporting Manager Job
Full Job Title:
Manager, Lease Accounting & Reporting * The Wendy's Company Corporate Headquarters, Dublin, OH
Reference Number:
60061
Location:
Dublin, OH
Position Overview
Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Accounting, this role will provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of Lease Accounting processes, accounting and reporting in accordance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations (e.g., Purchase Accounting for leases), timely and accurate reporting of all lease activity, including certain footnote disclosures for the Company's quarterly and yearly SEC filings, preparation and maintenance of group accounting policies and procedures and SOX 404 controls documentation and analysis.
Supporting Responsibilities Include
- Managing the Lease process, which includes ensuring the proper accounting and recording of all lease activity, including equipment leases, new real estate leases, lease modifications, renewals, subleases, acquired leases etc., is performed in accordance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
- Coordinating with all other groups within the organization (i.e. FPA, Fixed Asset Group, Corporate Accounting, Legal, M&A) to ensure all residual lease transactions (i.e. closed store reserves) are properly accounted for and in the correct periods
- Working closely with internal and external auditors regarding the Company's accounting for leases, including acquisitions and dispositions
- Performing ad-hoc projects and analysis to help support certain decisions, issues, and to assist in other group's goals and tasks
- Assisting in footnote disclosures for Company's SEC filings
- Assisting the Director of Corporate Accounting in researching and interpreting accounting literature to determine the appropriate accounting treatment for various lease issues that arise, and write effective memos on these issues to help facilitate communication with outside parties
This position will be based at The Wendy's Company headquarters in Dublin, a suburb of Columbus, OH. The Wendy's Company is the world's second largest quick-service hamburger company. The Wendy's system includes more than 6,500 franchise and Company restaurants in the U.S. and 25 other countries and U.S. territories worldwide.
Note: Training for this position will be conducted in our Atlanta Office and therefore will require periodic travel to Atlanta over a 60-day period.
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Qualifications
Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Active Certified Public Accountant
- Strong Technical Background
- More than 7 years of total experience
- More than 2 years of Big 4 Accounting experience is preferred
- Experience in Public Company is preferred
- Strong technical accounting expertise preferred
- Experience in property accounting is preferred
- ASC 840 (SFAS 13) experience is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to interpret complex accounting literature, and provide written documentation of company's accounting position
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Proficiency in Oracle and Hyperion preferred.
Critical Competencies
- Business Acumen
- Change Mastery
- Communication Process
- Learning Agility
- Problem Solving/Decision Making
- Results Orientation
- Team Skills
Wendy's is an equal employment opportunity employer who may provide reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
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