Process Lead - Fixed Assets

About the Role

The Financial Control – Fixed Assets Process Lead (Grade 7) reports to the FA&R Team Lead – Fixed Asset within Global Business Services – Finance and is based in India. The role serves as a global business partner for all fixed‑asset accounting activities, ensuring accurate recording, valuation, and reporting of the company’s assets while maintaining compliance with IFRS/local GAAP and internal capitalization policies. The position manages and reviews end‑to‑end fixed‑asset processes, including capitalization, disposals, transfers, and reporting. Collaboration with project teams, finance controllers, and auditors is essential to guarantee data accuracy and drive continuous improvement of fixed‑asset procedures. As the primary point of contact for global fixed‑asset inquiries, the lead provides accounting advice on capitalization criteria, asset lives, and componentization standards, especially during capital program planning and investment meetings. The role works closely with project accounting teams to transition Assets Under Construction (AUC) into fixed assets efficiently. Key operational duties include creating and maintaining asset records, verifying master data, linking assets to appropriate cost centres, locations, and useful lives, and handling asset retirement obligations (ARO) with correct depreciation and liability treatment. The lead validates asset creation, disposals, and transfers, processes depreciation/amortization, and prepares analytical fixed‑asset reports covering additions, disposals, and AUC. The role supports monthly and year‑end sub‑ledger close activities, reconciling the fixed‑asset sub‑ledger with the General Ledger and resolving discrepancies. Continuous improvement efforts focus on automating and standardizing processes, participating in system enhancements and user‑acceptance testing, and ensuring adherence to governance policies. Performance is measured by the accuracy and completeness of asset data, timely execution of fixed‑asset close and reporting, quality of business‑partnering support, and reduction of audit findings and process exceptions. Candidates may be required to complete online cognitive and behavioural assessments as part of the selection process. • Serve as global fixed‑asset accounting partner, advising on capitalization, asset lives, and componentization. • Guide project teams in transitioning Assets Under Construction (AUC) to fixed assets. • Create and maintain asset records, ensuring correct cost‑center, location, and useful life linkage. • Record and adjust asset retirement obligations (ARO) and related liabilities. • Validate asset creation, disposals, and transfers; process depreciation/amortization per regulations. • Prepare and analyze fixed‑asset reports covering additions, disposals, and AUC. • Support monthly and year‑end sub‑ledger close; reconcile fixed‑asset sub‑ledger with general ledger. • Identify and implement process automation and standardization opportunities. • Participate in system enhancements and user‑acceptance testing for fixed‑asset functionality. • Ensure compliance with policies and update governance documentation. • Maintain high accuracy of asset data, timely fixed‑asset close, and reduced audit findings.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸asset capitalization
• ▸auc transition
• ▸depreciation processing
• ▸fixed‑asset reporting
• ▸sub‑ledger reconciliation
• ▸process automation

What You Bring

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, with a professional certification (CA, CPA, ACCA) preferred, and have at least five years of fixed‑asset or financial accounting experience. Required skills include SAP FI‑AA, advanced Excel, strong knowledge of IFRS/local GAAP, analytical ability, stakeholder‑management, and business‑partnering capabilities. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance; 5+ years fixed‑asset accounting experience. • Proficiency in SAP FI‑AA and advanced Excel; knowledge of IFRS/local GAAP. • Demonstrate strong analytical, stakeholder‑management, and business‑partnering skills.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸fixed-asset
• ▸sap fi-aa
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸ifrs gaap
• ▸ca/cpa

Work Environment

Office Full-Time

Interview Process

-online assessment with cognitive and behavioural aptitude tests.