What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager - Fixed Assets, Lease Accounting position at Vaco by Highspring?
We have been engaged by a rapidly growing large, global company in a search for an Accounting Manager. The company offers a competitive compensation package, room for career growth, strong leadership, a great culture, and hybrid flexibility. This position will have outstanding visibility across the organizations - both functionally as well as with senior leadership.
This Accounting Manager role will own global fixed asset, capital project, and lease accounting for a highly asset?intensive organization. This role is responsible for governance, compliance, and decision support related to significant capital spend across multiple ERP environments, with strong visibility to senior finance leadership. Responsibilities include:
- Lead global accounting for fixed assets and large?scale capital projects, from project setup through capitalization and disposition, in compliance with US GAAP
- Partner cross functionally across the organization on capitalization decisions, CIP activity, useful lives, and ROI analysis
- Oversee global lease accounting under ASC 842 (and IFRS 16 where applicable), including ROU assets, liabilities, and lifecycle events
- Serve as the primary ERP subject matter expert for fixed assets, capital projects, and lease accounting; ensure data integrity across multiple ERPs
- Design and maintain SOX?compliant controls; act as lead contact for internal and external audit
- Support monthly and quarterly close, reconciliations, variance analysis, and fixed asset and lease reporting
- Provide analytical support for capital approvals, lease?vs?buy decisions, and asset optimization initiatives
- Lead and develop a global fixed asset and lease accounting team
The right candidate for this Accounting Manager role will have:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred
- 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed assets and capital projects
- Demonstrated experience managing large capital spend portfolios (>$50M annually)
- Public company and SOX experience; Big 4 and/or large multinational company background
- Strong ERP experience;
- Lease accounting exposure under ASC 842 knowledge is preferred
Note - seeking Atlanta-based talent for this opportunity.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
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