Global Capital Assets & Lease Accounting Lead

IGT; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

IGT is seeking an experienced Manager, Capital Assets & Lease Accounting to join our Corporate Accounting organization. This role oversees accounting for tangible and intangible assets, capital projects, and lease activity, ensuring accurate, timely reporting under U.S.

GAAP. The successful candidate will lead month‑end close, manage asset lifecycles, support fair value and acquisitions work, and partner with Real Estate, Tax, Legal and FP&A to standardize processes, improve controls, and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed assets, capital projects, lease accounting, or corporate accounting.
• Experience managing or developing accounting professionals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accounting and reporting for tangible and intangible capital assets, capital projects, and lease‑related assets and liabilities, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, Company accounting policies, and internal control requirements.
• Manage the fixed asset lifecycle, including asset additions, capitalization, depreciation and amortization, transfers, disposals, retirements, and impairment considerations.
• Oversee construction‑in‑progress (CIP) and other capital project balances, partnering with project owners and Finance teams to ensure projects are reviewed regularly and placed into service on a timely basis.
• Oversee accounting for internally developed software and other technology investments, including evaluating costs for capitalization and ensuring appropriate amortization once projects are placed into service.
• Oversee the Company’s global lessee accounting activities for real estate and equipment leases, ensuring appropriate recognition and measurement of right‑of‑use assets, lease liabilities, lease expense, and related activity in accordance with ASC 842.
• Partner with Real Estate, Procurement, Legal, regional Finance teams, and other stakeholders to ensure new leases, renewals, modifications, terminations, and other contractual changes are identified and appropriately reflected in the accounting records.
• Review lease accounting calculations, reconciliations, and supporting schedules and help ensure the completeness and accuracy of the global lease population.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities related to capital assets and leases, including journal entries, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and financial statement reporting schedules.
• Review significant capital expenditures and project activity to ensure appropriate classification between capital and operating expenditures.
• Monitor the aging and status of capital projects and proactively identify abandoned, delayed, or potentially impaired assets for review with management.
• Partner with FP&A and business finance teams to support capital expenditure, depreciation, amortization, and lease expense forecasting, including analysis of actual results against forecast.
• Support acquisitions and purchase accounting activities related to fixed assets, including coordination of asset valuations, establishment of acquired assets within the fixed asset subledger, assignment of appropriate useful lives and depreciation methods, and reconciliation of acquired asset balances to purchase accounting records.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Technical Accounting, Tax, and other stakeholders to support the integration of acquired assets, capital projects, and leases into the Company’s accounting systems, policies, and control environment.
• Provide accounting guidance to project managers and business partners regarding capitalization policies, project accounting, fixed asset requirements, and lease accounting considerations.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over capital assets, capital projects, and lease accounting, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to capital assets, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization, capitalized software, leases, and acquisition accounting.
• Lead and develop team members responsible for capital asset, project, and lease accounting activities.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardization across global asset and lease accounting processes, including opportunities for automation, enhanced reporting, and improved system capabilities.
• Participate in broader Corporate Accounting initiatives, including acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, and other strategic projects as needed.

Skills

Fixed assets

Capital projects

Lease accounting

U.S. GAAP

Team leadership

Close processes

SAP

SOX controls

Financial reporting

Project accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA strongly preferred

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

IGT is seeking an experienced Manager, Capital Assets & Lease Accounting to join our Corporate Accounting organization. This role oversees accounting for tangible and intangible assets, capital projects, and lease activity, ensuring accurate, timely reporting under U.S.

GAAP. The successful candidate will lead month‑end close, manage asset lifecycles, support fair value and acquisitions work, and partner with Real Estate, Tax, Legal and FP&A to standardize processes, improve controls, and drive