# Lead Associate - Accounting

**Company**: Davies
**Location**: Viman Nagar, Maharashtra
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead Associate - Accounting to join our Accounting & Finance team at Davies in Viman Nagar, Pune.

As a Lead Associate - Accounting, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality financial accounting across the organisation, with a strong focus on the application of IFRS.

## Key Responsibilities

### IFRS Accounting & Technical Support

- Maintain and update the IFRS 16 lease accounting model, working closely with the Estates team and FP&A.

- Support and maintain IFRS 15 revenue recognition workings.

- Prepare Expected Credit Loss (ECL) models annually, including review and assessment of outcomes.

- Monitor and assess the impact of new or updated IFRS standards, ensuring appropriate implementation across the organisation.

- Prepare and update the trial balance for each IFRS entity for the consolidation.

### Acquisition Accounting

- Assess each new acquisition for IFRS conversion requirements and support onboarding into the organisation.

- Assist in the Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) process, including liaison with external valuation specialists.

- Support the integration of acquisition financials into the organisation's consolidation system.

### Group Reporting & Consolidation

- Contribute to the preparation of the monthly consolidated balance sheet and cash flow statements, demonstrating a strong understanding of consolidation principles and system functionality.

- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance in all aspects of statutory and management reporting.

- Assistance in Planful consolidation model project.

### Ad Hoc and Cross Functional Support

- Provide technical support and analysis to the Director of Group Finance and the wider Finance function.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting quality, system efficiency, and process robustness.

## Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

- 5–7 years of relevant post-qualification industry experience

- Previously worked in Group Consolidation, Reporting & Technical accounting

- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (CA)

- Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS, with proven hands-on experience applying IFRS standards

- Proven experience in group statutory accounts preparation, monthly management accounts, and large consolidations.

- Prior exposure to acquisition accounting and integration processes

- Ability to interpret and manage financial information across multiple companies and business units.

- Proactive, curious, and committed to improving processes and delivering high-quality output.

- Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.

- High level of IT literacy, including strong Excel skills (including Power Query); experience with Planful is an advantage.

## Skills

### Required
- IFRS
- Financial Accounting
- Technical Accounting
- Chartered Accountant
- UK GAAP
- Planful

### Nice to have
- Power Query
- ERP

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