About the role

We are hiring a Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting Team Lead in Kolkata to lead end-to-end fixed assets (FA) and lease accounting processes for an international client. You will keep accounting accurate and compliant, run month-end and year-end close, maintain strong financial controls and deliver to SLAs. You will also lead and develop a team, drive process improvement and automation, and partner with stakeholders to resolve issues. The role suits a finance professional with 8 to 10 years of experience. It is an ANZ shift role (around 4 to 5 AM start) with 5 days a week in the office and a salary of up to ₹12 LPA.

Key responsibilities

Fixed assets and lease accounting

• Manage end-to-end fixed assets and lease accounting: capitalization, depreciation, disposals, lease recognition, remeasurement and reporting
  
• Deliver month-end and year-end close on time and accurately, including review and approval of balance sheet reconciliations
  

Controls and compliance

• Maintain strong internal controls and comply with SOX and audit requirements
  
• Support audits and close findings on time
  

Delivery and improvement

• Deliver outputs in line with SLAs and KPIs, tracking performance and keeping accuracy and quality high
  
• Drive process improvement, automation and standardization across FA and lease processes
  

People and stakeholders

• Lead, manage and develop the team: allocate work well, build capability and drive performance
  
• Manage stakeholder relationships, communicate updates and risks, and resolve process issues early
  

Required qualifications and experience

• 8 to 10 years of experience in accounting operations, with fixed assets and lease accounting (the draft lists “Procurement/P2P”, see notes)
  
• Fixed assets accounting (capitalization, depreciation) (must have)
  
• Lease accounting under IFRS 16 / ASC 842 (must have)
  
• Month-end close and reconciliation (must have)
  
• Stakeholder and team management (must have)
  
• B.Com, M.Com or a bachelor’s or master’s in finance and accounting, or equivalent
  
• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)
  
• Working knowledge of JDE or SAP, and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
• Fluent English and a professional, courteous manner
  
• Strong analytical, documentation and written communication skills
  
• Able to work under pressure, with high energy and accountability
  
• Willing to work the ANZ shift with flexible hours
  
• Willing to work 5 days a week from the office
  

Preferred qualifications

• Workflow tool exposure
  
• Automation tools and digital finance solutions
  
• Advanced Excel and Power BI for analytics and reporting
  
• Lean or Six Sigma
  
• Transition or migration experience
  

Job details

Why join

• Lead a fixed assets and lease accounting team on an international account
  
• Salary of up to ₹12 LPA
  
• Hands-on work with IFRS 16 / ASC 842 and SOX controls
  
• Clear path to senior finance operations roles