Lease Accountant

Lease Accountant

Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).

Nord Anglia Education is looking to recruit a Lease Accountant to join Nord Anglia Education, in the Finance team, offering a 6 month fixed-term contract.

We are looking for someone to gather, review and input contract data into OneStream Lease Solution (LS) - the lease accounting and management software application, as well as extracting data from LS to perform month-end journal entry processing, balance sheet reconciliations, rent forecasts and other reviews of financial data.

As needed, the Lease Accountant will work closely with Global Estate Manager to update and maintain the leased property portfolio in LS which requires handling and processing large volumes of information within tight deadlines.

The role:

We seek an individual to join as a Lease Accountant where your focus will be:

• Timely communication of key issues and decisions with the Group Technical Reporting Manager and the Senior Group Technical Analyst.
• Ensure complete and accurate reporting of lease accounting information
• Implement established lease processes, controls and reconciliations for lease reporting and transaction flows
• Support the onboarding of lease data for all new acquisitions and updates/ changes to existing leases
• Provide technical support to regional teams on lease accounting (IFRS 16)
• Problem solve/undertake additional project work
• Validate inputs into lease software
• Prepare monthly data for company journals
• Reconcile financial data at Group level
• Assist in preparation of lease disclosure notes for year-end audit responses
• Assist with quarter-end reporting requirements
• Ad hoc project work e.g. cleansing leasing data, rolling-out process improvements

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• ACA/ACCA qualified – newly qualified/1 yr PQE
• Working knowledge of IFRS 16
•  Ability to manage and analyse data
•  Intermediate Excel skills including Pivot tables
•  Experience of preparing reconciliations
•  Practical approach to problem solving

Please see full job description here.

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.  We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team.  As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.

We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with various protected characteristics.

Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.