Assistant Manager - Accounting

IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa) India LIXIL INDIA PVT LTD Employee Assignment Hybrid Full Time 2 December 2026

Job Description

Organisation unit LIXIL

Function Finance - Accounting & Treasury

Job Title Assistant Manager - Accounting

Reports to Leader - Accounting & Treasury

Objective: For Commercial Function.

Lead and oversee core financial accounting operations, balance sheet governance, statutory compliances and external service delivery. This role exercise full operational ownership of GL close cycle, drives service level excellence across shared service and outsourced partner Genpact BPS and leads digital modernization with SAP/S4 Hana environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Financial Governance & Close Leadership

• Own the Global General Ledger & Close Architecture: Drive the financial close calendar across month-end, quarter-end, and year-end milestones. Direct ledger integrity, validate closing adjustments, and guarantee audit-ready financial statements in accordance with corporate policies and statutory frameworks.
• Balance Sheet Governance (BSAR): Lead systematic Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations (BSAR) reviews with the FSSC team. Define substantiation standards, resolve aging open items, and enforce accountability across underlying accounts.
• Asset Lifecycle Management: Govern fixed asset accounting policy and execution in SAP. Ensure timely capitalization, compliant depreciation schedules, rigorous impairment testing, and complete asset documentation.
  
  

Partner Governance & Service Delivery (FSSC & BPS)

• SLA & KPI Oversight: Track, manage, and report on key delivery metrics (TAT, first-pass yield, reconciliation quality, query resolution). Conduct regular performance reviews and implement corrective action programs when operational deviations occur.
• Process Standardization: Define standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and desk procedures for outsourced teams, establishing clear escalation paths and role boundaries.
  
  

Internal Controls, Audit & Compliance Governance

• Internal Control Framework (ICFR / SOX): Design, monitor, and continuously calibrate internal control mechanisms to safeguard enterprise assets, mitigate reporting risk, and prevent fraud.
• Audit Ownership: Serve as the principal lead for external audits, statutory inspections, and internal reviews. Direct scheduling, resource allocation, technical query resolution, and prompt closure of audit observations.
• Statutory & Tax Adherence: Direct compliance with local direct/indirect tax mandates, statutory reporting obligations, and accounting standards (e.g., US GAAP / IFRS / Local GAAP).
  
  

Key Performance Indicators (Ownership Metrics)

• Close Cycle Efficiency: Reduction in days-to-close (DTC) without compromising accuracy.
• Reconciliation Quality: Elimination of un-reconciled items older than 30/60/90 days in BSAR.
• Partner Delivery: Consistent SLA adherence (≥98%) by FSSC and Genpact BPS teams.
• Audit Hygiene: Zero material weaknesses or significant audit adjustments.
• Automation Impact: Measurable reduction in manual journal entries and automated workflow adoption rate.
  
  

Qualifications And Work/ Educational Background

Qualified Accountant CA with experience of 4-6 Yrs.

Exposure of working or dealing with Top 4 Accounting Firm will be added advantage.

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