Our new Q&A blog series, From Behind the Curtain, provides a glimpse into the lives of the people behind our software. This series features a sit-down with different members of our team who will share unique insights and perspectives about their roles at Visual Lease.
This week, we sit down with Rosemary Courtney, Technical Accounting Director at Visual Lease, to learn how her role impacts product development, assists with overall accuracy and provides expert insight to our customers.
Joe Fitzgerald
Visual Lease
Rosemary Courtney
Visual Lease
Question #1: Joe Fitzgerald, SVP of Lease Market Strategy
What does the technical accounting function do at Visual Lease?
Answer #1: Rosemary Courtney, Technical Accounting Director
The technical accounting function is responsible for many things at Visual Lease, including:
- Supporting cross-functional efforts regarding technical accounting and accounting operations
- Providing experience and insight into key traits, behaviors, goals, responsibilities and needs of accountants to influence product development and roadmap
- Enhancing the speed and quality in which Visual Lease can develop and deploy product, as well as test new designs and features
Question #2: Joe Fitzgerald, SVP of Lease Market Strategy
What are some recent cross-functional initiatives you have been involved in?
Answer #2: Rosemary Courtney, Technical Accounting Director
I am often involved in various initiatives across the business to provide a best-in-class product and service experience to our customers and potential customers. Some recent examples of initiatives include:
- Supporting Sales with technical accounting expertise
- Providing quality control to marketing messaging
- Assisting with internal employee technical accounting training
We also meet with regulators and research emerging accounting standards and developing markets to ensure Visual Lease remains highly informed.
Question #3: Joe Fitzgerald, SVP of Lease Market Strategy
Can you shed some light on your 2022 goals?
Answer #3: Rosemary Courtney, Technical Accounting Director
Our goals in 2022 revolve around continuing to expand the breadth and depth of our already strong technical accounting expertise – and in the end, providing the best possible experiences for every one of our internal and external customers. We plan to expand the technical training throughout the team and across Visual Lease. In addition, we would like to assist with cross-functional development of the customer needs and new markets and channels.
Want to hear more from Visual Lease? Check out our recent interview with Taralynn VanBrunt, Manager of Education and Enablement at Visual Lease to learn more about client training, education and enablement efforts. To read the interview, click here.
From Behind the Curtain gives an inside look into the responsibilities of various Visual Lease teams and how they work together to ensure the solution is regularly improving and clients are successfully complying with the latest lease accounting standards.
