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Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Analyst in Lease accounting is required to ensure the accurate and timely accounting of leases in accordance with applicable accounting standards (ASC 842, IFRS 16). Financial professional who ensures efficient & accurate management of Cargills Lease Portfolio with a strong focus on both financial & administrative aspects.

Key Accountabilities

• Perform Financial Analysis

• Prepare Lease related disclosures for Financial Statements & Ensuring adherence to Financial regulations & internal policies
• Analyzing the Lease data to identify trends & to provide insights to business (FPNA, Treasury, Controllers)
• Partners with Lease accounting, RTR Accounting and Fixed Asset teams to drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions as required.
• To facilitate the RE Operations/Controllership teams to build standard Reports for Leases which would cater most of the Local requirements.
• To provide relevant reports for Buy Vs Lease analysis/ Finance vs Operating leases
• To support the team in providing the material movement in lease balances and provide Flux analysis to TACOE
• Oversee the Lease Rental expenses & provide relevant reports to ensure the leases are managed in Tririga
• Ensure Process Efficiency
• Identifying opportunities to streamline Global Lease accounting process. Implementing process improvements & automations
• To leverage deep expertise from core finance process tower teams in the areas of Finance vs Operating, Buy vs Lease analysis across regions and business groups.
• Create and Review SOPs for Complex Process

• Partner with Controllership and Other Teams

• Participate in enterprise operational review meetings
• Build strong connection with Real Estate, TACOE & Controllership teams and business stakeholders keeps up to date with key business developments to ensure this context supports their analysis and understanding of the financials.
• Provides support to finance and business initiatives in the region as required
• Partners with CI, PI, GPO and RTR teams to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities, making the end-to-end accounting and reporting process more efficient and effective

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified CA & CMA with 3+ years post qualification
• Should have experience in Lease accounting
• Advanced data analytical skills for using spreadsheets or business intelligence tools.
• Experience in SAP will be preferred
• Should have exposure in Power Bi 
• Other minimum qualifications may apply