Lease Accountant
CFS
Downers Grove, IL
Senior Accountant – Lease Accounting
Overview
A growing, multi-location organization in the healthcare services space is seeking a Senior Accountant with strong lease accounting experience to join its corporate accounting team. This role plays a key part in month-end close and owns the accounting lifecycle for operating leases under ASC 842.
The position offers a hybrid schedule, with flexibility depending on workload and timing.
This is an individual contributor role with visibility across the business and opportunities to handle complex accounting matters in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Do
- Own lease accounting activities throughout the full lifecycle, including new leases, amendments, remeasurements, terminations, and impairments
- Prepare and review monthly journal entries and reconciliations related to lease activity
- Review recurring lease payments and support timely, accurate processing
- Analyze landlord statements and perform audits related to CAM, utilities, real estate taxes, and other pass-through charges
- Serve as the accounting subject-matter expert for the lease system and act as system administrator from the accounting side
- Partner cross-functionally with finance, legal, operations, and real estate teams on business initiatives and new site openings
- Support financial reporting by preparing lease-related disclosures, schedules, and analyses
- Research and apply relevant accounting guidance, including ASC 842 and other technical standards as needed
- Provide day-to-day guidance and review support for junior lease accounting staff (no direct people management)
What We’re Looking For
- Strong general accounting foundation with hands-on lease accounting experience
- Comfortable operating in a deadline-driven, high-volume environment
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Confident communicator who can partner effectively across teams
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Solid understanding of GAAP, with demonstrated experience applying ASC 842
- Experience working with multi-entity or consolidated environments
Nice to Have:
- CPA (preferred but not required)
- Background in public accounting or high-growth environments
- Experience with SOX documentation or internal controls
- Exposure to lease accounting software and large ERP systems
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas)
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $90,000 – $100,000
- Annual bonus
- Hybrid work model with flexibility
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact accounting matters within a growing organization
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MaxSalary: USD105000
MinSalary: USD90000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.