Group Lease Accountant

Role Overview

• Review and approve information entered into the lease system of record, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with established controls.
• Manage and validate lease calculation outputs, ensuring correct classification, measurement and application of IFRS 16 rules.
• Investigate and resolve lease‑related operational enquiries in coordination with Lease Administrators, GBS, country finance teams and Property/Legal stakeholders.
• Review lease workflows, confirm expected complexity, and ensure correct routing and treatment of lease updates, acquisitions and amendments.
• Support Lease Administrators by validating corrections, resolving data discrepancies and providing operational guidance on lease matters.
• Monitor and oversee lessor‑specific and lease‑specific tasks such as rate management, ensuring correct inputs and periodic updates.
• Support Group Lease Management Accountant on operational lease reporting, ensuring accuracy of data used by Group Accounting, FP&A and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve IFRS 16 reporting outputs and support socialisation of results across relevant teams.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities by validating lease‑related inputs and ensuring alignment with operational assumptions.
• Collaborate with the Group Lease Management Accountant and Group Lease Junior Management Accountant on reconciliation activities, asset checks and clearance of discrepancies.
• Contribute to audit activities by preparing supporting schedules, responding to queries and ensuring documentation is fully maintained.
• Identify and implement process improvements to support efficiency, data quality and strengthened internal controls.
• Provide guidance, day‑to‑day support and quality oversight to Lease Administrators and act as an escalation point for lease processing matters.

Requirements

• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or relevant experience in a lease accounting role.
• Working knowledge of IFRS 16 and practical application within a multi-entity environment.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to review data for completeness and accuracy.
• Ability to manage and manipulate data using Excel (including pivot tables, lookups and data validation).
• Strong problem-solving approach and ability to work independently when required.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high quality outputs.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across functions and countries.
• Experience with lease accounting tools (e.g., BDO Lead) and/or ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion, SAP) is a strong advantage.
• Experience working in a multisite, multicurrency or geographically dispersed organisation.
• Understanding of upstream lease processes (e.g., Property, Legal, AP).
• Experience contributing to process improvements or transformation projects.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• Oracle

Benefits

• Work-life balance
• 26 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Pension
• Discretionary Bonus
• Discounted staff pet care
• Dog Friendly office
• Free Parking available at Head Office