Global Lease Accountant

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Apples Global Business Solutions (GBS) organization supports tens of thousands of Apple employees customers and vendors across a broad range of topics providing guidance and developing innovative solutions to complex challenges worldwide. Within GBS the Apple Finance organization partners with world-class professionals to support one of the most influential technology companies in the industry known for its impressive line-up of products including Mac iPhone and iPad. We seek individuals of integrity who demonstrate personal accountability teamwork excellence and proactive thinking and who share our unified vision of creating innovative products that delight customers. If you exemplify these values and want to be part of something big we encourage you to team manages Apples Real Estate and Non-Real Estate leases across multiple lines of business and is dedicated to driving global standardization optimizing processes and systems and establishing a robust governance framework that ensures rigorous compliance and meaningful reporting across US GAAP IFRS 16 and local GAAP books and records. The Global Lease Accountant will be responsible for accounting for all worldwide leases and US GAAP lease disclosures and will support IFRS 16 and local GAAP lease accounting as required.

Manage Lease Accounting: Prepare consolidate and analyse global lease disclosures for 90 divisions in compliance with ASC 842 interpreting unusual trends and applying critical thinking to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of lease activity occasionally supporting IFRS16 at critical Financial Accuracy: Perform balance sheet reconciliations post journal entries and execute SOX controls across 90 legal entities ensuring all deliverables are completed on Month-End Close: Partner with domestic and international accounting and finance teams to coordinate and complete the fiscal month-end close Cross-Functional Relationships: Cultivate strong partnerships across Apple with key Real Estate and Non-Real Estate business teams Technical and Corporate Accounting and SOX PMO Audit Activities: Assist in preparing and compiling audit PBCs and IPE provided to Apples external auditors in support of the annual audit of Apples financial Process Improvement: Identify plan and implement process improvements to enhance the quality efficiency and compliance of key deliverables.

Current experience in the Global Business Solutions (GBS) organizationn3-5 years professional experience in accounting finance or similar fieldnExcellent SAP knowledge or equivalent ERP accounting qualification such as CPA ACA ACCA or knowledge of ASC 842 ASC 840 IFRS 16 and Local degree in Accounting Finance or a related field.

Proficiency in data visualisation and reporting tools such as Tableau or Dataiku (desirable).nEffective team player who thrives in a fast-paced written verbal and presentation driven and able to work independently with minimal direct ability to communicate effectively across the organisation and with external attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving passion for process improvement championing innovation eliminating non-value-added work and driving to think creatively and develop innovative to influence and implement ideas effectively within Apples ability to identify accounting irregularities and degree in Accounting Finance or a related field and/or CPA certification.n