Lead Assistant Manager

Role Overview

• Property, Lease and Fixed Asset Accounting
• Manage and oversee lease accounting processes in compliance with IFRS 16.
• Review, analyze, and record lease agreements in the accounting system.
• Ensure accurate recognition, measurement, and disclosure of lease liabilities and right-of-use assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (procurement, legal, operations) to gather lease data and assess financial impact.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual lease-related journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support external and internal audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.
• Develop and maintain lease accounting policies, procedures, and controls.
• Provide technical guidance on lease accounting matters to finance and business teams.
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual accounting process, includes Month End Journal Entries and Reporting Requirements
• Ensure all general ledgers are reconciled and reported within guidelines for month end
• Perform intercompany, Cash discount accrual and payroll related activities
• Obtain clean audit opinion without reported unadjusted differences for areas controllable by Supplier; and no identified errors by the external and internal auditors within listing scope of each stand-alone audit
• Ensure all the activities are completed within due dates specified by client
• Initiate and facilitate continuous process improvements
• Identify, initiate and coordinate best practice strategies, standardization and process improvements for the team
• Make sure all the documentations are completed
• Introducing process metrics and reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Work closely with client SME and other stakeholders for managing day-to-day operations and highlighting matters that demand immediate attention
• Extract and analyze data, and summarize findings, including making recommendations based on findings
• Management of financial period close activities within agreed timelines and management reporting.
• Review of Balance sheet reconciliations & JEs.
• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of intercompany transactions, resolving errors/exceptions.
• Review of stock accounting and working with terminals/entities on smooth movement of stock.
• Management of bank securitization process and extensively work with Treasury on fund management
• Review and maintenance of Fixed Assets.
• Follow-up with lines of business and stakeholders for closure of accounting open items.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns

Requirements

• Graduate/ Post Graduate (Mcom/ MBA), CA 3
• 6 Years
• At least 7
• 10 years of operational experience as part of the General Accounting and Controllership function
• Strong accounting knowledge which includes preparation of JE and reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting knowledge
• Must be computer literate; Excel, Word
• Good written and Oral communication skills

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Professional development opportunities