Lead Accountant

Infosys Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Limited in Pune invites an experienced Lead Accountant to oversee month-end close activities, manage journals, reconciliations and management reporting.

The role requires SAP/SAP S4HANA knowledge, advanced Excel, and strong communication. You will coordinate with global finance teams and guide a skilled accounting team across locations.

4–10 years of relevant experience, and flexibility to work in shifts, with a focus on process improvement and governance.

Qualifications

• BCom or BBA required.
• 4-10 years of work experience in accounting/finance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor close activities across journals, reconciliations, fixed assets, intercompany and reporting.
• Review complex journals, high-risk reconciliations and intercompany mismatches.
• Coordinate with finance, tax, treasury, AP, AR and reporting teams to secure inputs.
• Track close calendar, SLA, quality, reconciling items and control performance.
• Coach team members and maintain SOPs and accounting knowledge materials.
• Support trial balance review and management reporting.
• Lead root-cause analysis and improvements in close automation and governance.
• Support transitions and cross-location delivery.
• SAP/SAP S4HANA knowledge is required.
• Management accounting and post-closing reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Flexible to work in shifts.
• Experience handling global customer processes in financial accounting and reporting.
• Team and customer handling.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Team handling

Shift flexibility

Financial analysis

Education

BCom

BBA

Tools

SAP S4HANA

Job description

Job ID/Reference Code PROGEN-EXTERNAL-253881

Work Experience 4 - 10 Years

Job Title Lead Accountant

Educational Requirements

BCom,BBA

Service Line

BPO COO Office

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor close activities across journals, reconciliations, fixed assets, intercompany and management accounting and reporting
• Review complex journals, high-risk reconciliations, aged open items and intercompany mismatches.
• Coordinate with local finance, controllers, tax, treasury, AP, AR and reporting teams to secure inputs and resolve issues.
• Track close calendar, SLA, quality, reconciling items and control performance; drive corrective actions.
• Coach team members, conduct quality reviews and maintain SOPs, accounting guidance and knowledge materials.
• Support trial balance review, flux or variance analysis, management reporting and audit requests.
• Lead root-cause analysis and improvements in close automation, reconciliation standardization and journal governance.
• Support transitions, testing, stabilization and cross-location delivery.
• SAP/ SAP S4 HANA knowledge is required
• Management Accounting and Reporting post closing
• Excellent excel knowledge including advance excel
• Good Communication skill
• Flexible to work in shifts
• Must be aware of the process of collecting, analyzing, allocating, interpreting, and reporting financial and operational data to help management make business decisions. Unlike statutory financial reporting,
• Experience of handling global customer process in Financial accounting and reporting and Management accunting and reporting
• Team and customer handling