Team Lead - Accounts

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and manage the day-to-day accounting operations while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

- Oversee lease accounting activities in accordance with US GAAP and organizational accounting policies.

- Review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports to ensure completeness and accuracy.

- Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities.

- Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and audit requirements.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, auditors, and business stakeholders to resolve accounting issues.

- Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives across accounting operations.

- Monitor team performance, provide coaching and mentoring, and support professional development.

- Identify operational risks and implement appropriate corrective actions.

- Prepare management reports and present key financial insights to leadership.

Required Skills:

- 5- 8 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting processes.

- Strong knowledge of Lease Accounting under US GAAP.

- Hands-on experience with BlackLine, CoStar, and OneStream.

- Experience in financial close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.

- Strong understanding of accounting controls, compliance, and audit processes.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Proven experience leading or mentoring accounting teams.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

- CA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification is an added advantage.

- Exposure to process improvement methodologies and finance transformation initiatives.