Assistant Manager - Fixed Assets

Roles & responsibilities:
• Perform accounting for fixed assets and leases, ensuring complete, accurate and timely recording in the books
• Manage asset capitalization, transfers, retirements, disposals, depreciation and related journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation
• Maintain the fixed asset register and lease accounting schedules, including reconciliations with the general ledger
• Execute monthly close activities for fixed assets and leases, including depreciation, lease accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Coordinate with Treasury for timely lease payments and with Accounts Payable for vendor invoices and payment-related matters
• Lead year-end activities for fixed assets and leases, including physical verification support, roll-forwards, schedules and audit documentation
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, Procurement, Administration, Technology teams and vendors for asset and lease-related information and issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls and SOPs for fixed assets and leases
• Prepare periodic MIS, asset movement reports, lease schedules and management dashboards
• Drive process improvement, standardization and automation across fixed asset and lease accounting processe

Responsibilities
Roles & responsibilities:
• Perform accounting for fixed assets and leases, ensuring complete, accurate and timely recording in the books
• Manage asset capitalization, transfers, retirements, disposals, depreciation and related journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation
• Maintain the fixed asset register and lease accounting schedules, including reconciliations with the general ledger
• Execute monthly close activities for fixed assets and leases, including depreciation, lease accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Coordinate with Treasury for timely lease payments and with Accounts Payable for vendor invoices and payment-related matters
• Lead year-end activities for fixed assets and leases, including physical verification support, roll-forwards, schedules and audit documentation
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, Procurement, Administration, Technology teams and vendors for asset and lease-related information and issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls and SOPs for fixed assets and leases
• Prepare periodic MIS, asset movement reports, lease schedules and management dashboards
• Drive process improvement, standardization and automation across fixed asset and lease accounting processe
Mandatory  technical & functional skills
• Strong knowledge of fixed asset accounting, capitalization principles, depreciation and lease accounting under applicable accounting standards
• Working knowledge of GST, TDS, vendor accounting and controls relevant to asset purchases and lease payments
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP preferred) and MS Excel
• High attention to detail, analytical ability and control orientation
• Excellent stakeholder management and strong communication skills

Qualifications
Educational qualifications
• Chartered Accountant or MBA
Work experience
• 5 – 8 years of experience in fixed asset and lease accounting, month-end/year-end close, reconciliations and statutory/internal audits
• Experience in a large corporate, shared services environment, Big 4 or top-tier advisory firm preferred.