Process Expert Asset Lease Accounting

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BASF Overview:BASF has successfully partnered India’s progress for more than 130 years. As of the end of 2025, BASF had 2,455 employees in India with 8 production sites and 45 offices throughout the country. The Innovation Campus Mumbai and the Coatings Technical Center in Mangalore are both part of BASF’s global technology platform. In 2025, BASF registered sales of approximately €2.2 billion to customers in India. Further information is available on www.basf.com/in


About the Role:

The primary purpose of this role is to provide expert support in Book-to-Report (B2R) activities, driving process excellence, standardization, and automation while ensuring compliance with global accounting and reporting requirements.


What's In It for You:

• Be part of building BASF's new Global Hub in India, a flagship transformation initiative
• Work with a globally integrated team spanning Finance and HR functions
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and structured career pathways
• Access to BASF's world-class learning & development programs
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work culture
• Hybrid work model (mix of on-site and remote)
  
  
  

Key Responsibilties:

• Provide end-to-end B2R process expertise and business support to Service Delivery Units.
• Support transition of new service scopes, ensuring adherence to global SOPs, tools, and change management requirements.
• Design, govern, standardize, and continuously improve global Project Accounting and Asset & Leasing Accounting processes.
• Manage the global service portfolio, including KPIs, controls, compliance requirements, and service definitions.
• Drive finance process optimization, systems modernization, and related project management initiatives.
• Maintain and control relevant SAP tables and systems, ensuring appropriate governance and documentation of technical solutions.
• Drive automation, RPA, and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, reduce manual work, and enhance process effectiveness.
• Ensure process readiness and integration for major transformation programs and system transitions, including SAP S/4HANA.
• Build strong relationships with B2R Service Delivery, Controlling, Corporate Center, and global stakeholders to align process and technology improvements with business needs.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of Finance experience, including at least 2 years of experience in Project Accounting and Asset & Leasing Accounting.
• Fluent in English
• Professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• Project management for finance processes
  
  
  

T

echnical Skills:

• Strong expertise in SAP FI (R/3 and/or S/4HANA), with in-depth understanding of core financial processes.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS accounting standards (mandatory).
• Proven experience and deep functional knowledge Project Accounting, Asset & Leasing Accounting.
• Experience in global shared services environments, including transitions, migrations, or process consolidations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive decisions and operate with a high degree of autonomy.
• Knowledge and experience of MS office tools
• Strong lateral leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and regions.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail, ensuring high-quality and reliable outputs.
  
  

About BASF:

At BASF, we believe that great chemistry starts with great people. We foster a workplace where curiosity is encouraged, diverse perspectives are valued, and every employee is empowered to make a meaningful impact. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to continuous growth - both for the business and for the individuals within it.At BASF, your development never stands still. Employees have access to structured learning pathways, international exposure, and cross-functional mobility across a truly global organization. We are committed to inclusion and equal opportunity, and we actively invest in the wellbeing, development, and long-term career growth of our people. Whether you are early in your career or bringing deep expertise, BASF offers the scale of a world-leading company with the sense of purpose and community that makes it a place where people genuinely thrive.

Please apply via the BASF careers portal at www.basf.com/careers with your updated CV and a brief cover letter.

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