lennox india technology centre
Lead Analyst – Technical Accounting / Lease Accounting
Job Description
This Lead Analyst primarily handles highly complex accounting, reconciliation, financial reporting and analysis of Lennox’s leased assets. In addition to this role, the analyst also plays significant role in managing other transactional or tax related areas.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Planning and circulating monthly timelines to accounting and business teams’ across all Lennox entities laying cut-off date for each of the lease, hedge, financial reporting, utility rebate and sales tax activities that are carried out through-out the month
- Review the newly abstracted incremental leases in lease management tool, observe the adhoc issues related to process, systems, etc that emerges and address them
- Review the lease invoice entries and adjustment entries accounted during the month
- Perform reconciliation of lease general ledgers and provide necessary adjustment entries
- Get the final reconciliation prepared by the team member and review as part of month close activities
- Address various questions/clarification raised by auditors, business units, accounting units and within the team from time to time on all verticals of the team (lease, technical accounting, utility rebates and sales tax ECM)
- Candidate should prepare/review quarterly and annual workpapers required for lease accounting disclosures
- Additionally, the candidate should be involved in preparing financial statement footnotes, management discussion and analysis for 10Q/10K.
- Apart from above lease activities, the candidate must be involved in preparing/reviewing Accounting Disclosure Checklist based on quarterly/annual model financial statements before auditors’ clearance. Perform overall review of 10K/10Q just before the date of filing.
- The candidate should be open to manage automation / process improvement projects across the team. Somebody good with automation tools would be an advantage.
- The candidate should have established a strong stakeholder relationship in the current/previous roles. Able to perform multiple task at a given point in time.
The candidate should be a qualified Chartered Accountant with an experience ranging from 3-7 years. At lease one year of experience from big four accounting firms is required.
The candidate should either have strong knowledge in ASC842 Lease Accounting Standard or can bring it up to speed before taking up the role.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word. Knowledge of enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) preferred.
Possess strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.