Lead Analyst - Lease Accounting

o Lease interest and depreciation
• Oversee lease modifications, remeasurements, renewals, and terminations
• Maintain compliance with statutory, SOX, and internal control requirements

2. Period Close & Financial Reporting
   • Lead month end, quarter end, and year end close for lease accounting
   • Review and approve:
   o Lease journals
   o Reconciliations
   o Variance analysis
   • Support group consolidation, external reporting, and audits
   • Ensure accurate financial statement disclosures related to leases

3. Shared Services Operations Management
   • Manage centralized lease accounting operations across regions/countries
   • Define and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) and control frameworks
   • Act as single point of contact for lease accounting within shared services
   • Ensure service level adherence (SLAs) with business units

4. Team Leadership & Capability Building
   • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of lease accountants
   • Allocate work, review deliverables, and ensure quality outputs
   • Drive technical upskilling on lease standards and tools
   • Support succession planning and talent development

5. Stakeholder & Business Partnership
   • Partner with:
   o Corporate Finance
   o Real Estate / Procurement
   o Legal
   o External Auditors
   • Provide technical advisory on lease structuring and accounting impact
   • Support business decisions with financial and accounting insights

6. Systems, Data & Process Excellence
   • Own and optimize lease accounting systems (e.g., Co star system)
   • Ensure data integrity between lease systems and ERP
   • Drive process automation, simplification, and continuous improvement
   • Lead or support system migrations and process transitions

7. Controls, Audit & Risk Management
   • Ensure robust internal controls over lease accounting
   • Act as primary contact for internal and external audits
   • Address audit observations and drive sustainable corrective actions
   • Monitor accounting changes and assess business impact

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• On time and accurate lease accounting close
• Audit outcomes (zero/high risk observations)
• Process standardization and efficiency gains
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Team capability and attrition metrics

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications & Experience
Education
• Chartered Accountant (CA)/ CMA
Experience
• 10-15 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong expertise in ASC 842/ IFRS 16
• Experience in shared services / global delivery model
• Prior people management experience

Skills:

Technical Skills
• IFRS 16 / ASC 842 application and interpretation
• Lease accounting systems & ERPs
• Financial reporting, reconciliations, and controls
• Advanced Excel; exposure to Power BI or analytics tools preferred

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
• Strong ownership and accountability mindset
• Ability to manage complexity across regions
• Clear communication with senior stakeholders
• Continuous improvement and change leadership