Lessen is the tech-enabled, end-to-end property service provider that is transforming how commercial and residential real estate services are delivered and managed at scale. Lessen’s technology platform provides data-driven insights that unlock key growth opportunities for the entire real estate ecosystem—including investors, owners, managers, and service providers. The company leverages a network of over 30,000 vetted, qualified vendors (Lessen Affiliates) serving clients with over 1 million properties and completing more than 3.5 million work orders annually across an expanding range of services. Lessen, LLC is a venture-backed, privately held company with offices in Scottsdale and Chicago.

· Oversee day-to-day GL operations and ensure the integrity of accounting records.

· Prepare, review and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries.

· Own month-end and quarter-end close activities: lead schedules, reconciliations, and variance analyses.

· Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting policies; drive SOX-ready documentation where applicable.

· Support preparation of management reporting and ad-hoc financial analyses for leadership.

· Monitor daily cash balances and support short-term liquidity planning.

· Prepare cash flow forecasts and assist with monthly/quarterly cash reporting.

· Execute and reconcile bank activity, including intercompany and wire tracking.

· Support banking relationships, signatory maintenance, and treasury documentation.

· Administer equity plans in partnership with HR, Legal, and external equity vendor.

· Maintain equity ledgers and cap table records; process grants, exercises, cancellations, and required adjustments.

· Calculate, record and disclose equity-based compensation (ASC 718) and prepare related journal entries and forecasts.

· Support 409A, tax reporting, and audit requests; prepare schedules and footnote disclosures for equity awards.

· Act as NetSuite subject-matter expert: maintain GL configuration, support module integrity, and manage accounting workflows.

· Drive system improvements and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.

· Own integrations and data integrity between payroll/equity/ERP systems and the GL.

· Support external audits and tax provision processes; provide schedules, explanations and reconciliations as requested.

· Ensure compliance with US GAAP and company accounting policies.

· Partner with HR on payroll, benefits and equity administration.

· Collaborate with Legal on contract accounting implications.

· Lead and participate in ad-hoc projects and business process implementations as assigned.

· Ensure confidentiality of internal and external data.

· Equity compensation accounting and administration (ASC 718, cap table maintenance).

· Treasury / cash management and forecasting.

· Month-end close ownership and GL oversight.

· NetSuite (GL and accounting modules) — Advanced; proven experience implementing/configuring accounting workflows.

· Excel — Advanced (pivot tables, complex formulas, reconciliations).

· Familiarity with equity administration platforms (preferred: Carta, Shareworks)

· Proficient in all people management processes, including recruitment, performance management and reward

· Proficient in building, growing and developing a team; including department structure design and resourcing

· Proficient in coaching and developing individual team members to reach their potential

· Proficient in engaging a team through communication, processes, personal impact and influence]

· Education Level Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required

· Master’s Degree MBA/MS Accounting — preferred

· Experience: 7-8 years of progressive accounting experience; 2+ years in a corporate accounting or assistant controller capacity strongly preferred.

· Certifications: CPA strongly preferred.

· Management Experience: 1–3 years managing or supervising accounting staff preferred.

· Technical: Advanced NetSuite experience required; experience with equity admin systems preferred

· Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and ASC 718 (stock-based compensation).

· Demonstrated experience with cash forecasting and treasury operations.

· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to present and explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

· Experience in fast-growing or scaling companies is a plus.

· Comfortable working in a high-growth, dynamic environment and driving process improvement

· Competitive compensation

· Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability options

· 401K retirement savings plan

· Paid vacation, federal and floating holidays

· Maternity/Paternity Pay

· Career advancement opportunities

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