Description We are seeking a diligent individual to fill the role of a Public Senior Accountant in our retail sector, based in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri, 63103-2258, United States. This role primarily involves overseeing lease accounting operations, ensuring accurate processing of landlord information, and managing royalty contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the accurate processing of landlord information concerning monthly statement balances and annual statements illustrating changes to payment structures.

• Utilize Lucernex under ASC842 to review monthly base rent and percent rent expense and journal entries.

• Record expense amounts in the general ledger system and process payments for base rent, other rent, and percent rent.

• Collaborate with merchant and royalty teams to obtain and review royalty contracts, ensuring the system's license royalty data is set up correctly.

• Ensure all royalties are appropriately calculated, recorded in the general ledger, and paid to licensors.

• Review changes to the royalty contract data warehouse system and Lucernex system to ensure compliance with contract terms.

• Respond to audit inquiries from licensors in collaboration with the Accounting and Royalty teams.

• Review reports from Lucernex used to prepare journal entries from the accounting team to record rent within the general ledger system.

• Ensure timely payment of base rent, other rent, and percent rent as well as royalties.

• Respond to ad hoc inquiries from landlords and licensors.

• Manage the audits of royalties by licensors. Requirements • Proficiency in Accounting Software Systems is required.

• Experience with CaseWare is essential.

• Familiarity with LexisNexis is important.

• Microsoft Excel skills are needed.

• Microsoft Office Suites proficiency is mandatory.

• Understanding of Accounting Functions is crucial.

• Experience in Auditing is expected.

• Knowledge of Bookkeeping Functions is beneficial.

• Documentation skills are necessary.

• Ability to prepare and analyze Financial Statements is required.

• Understanding of ASC 842 and Lease Accounting is important.

• Experience with Royalty Statements preparation is beneficial.

• Ability to process Journal Entries and Adjusting Journal Entries is required.

• Proficiency in Excel Formulas is necessary.

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