Head Global Finance India

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At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence. Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences. We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation. Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve. Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together. Head Global Lease Accounting WHO WE ARE Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Head Global Lease Accounting is responsible for Avolta’s global lease accounting in accordance with applicable external reporting requirements, and Avolta’s internal CORE framework, ensuring accurate lease accounting and timely reporting for all stakeholders. Developing the future lease accounting system and team setup, as well as managing and training the lease accounting team and providing training to the wider Avolta finance community on lease accounting topic is also part of this role, based in Bangalore, India. The Head Global Lease Accounting reports to the VP Global Reporting. RESPONSIBILITIES Month-End Closing & IFRS16 Compliance Coordinates the Month-End Closing process with a focus on lease contracts across all entities within the Avolta Group and in collaboration with other global functions. Works with local and regional finance teams to ensure accurate, timely alignment with external financial reporting and CORE standards, and supports entities in meeting local filing obligations relating to lease accounting. Ensures compliance with reporting requirements in financial statements. Enforces compliance with accounting standards (external and internal). Coordination with auditors on lease accounting audit (global) and on issue resolution. Acts as escalation point. Lease Accounting Process and Tools & Data Integrity Ownership for controls around lease accounting. Ownership of lease accounting data in global lease accounting tools, reconciled to financial records and disclosures. Testing, development, and maintenance of global lease accounting tools (Tagetik, Planon). Training and Development Leads and develops Global Lease Accounting team. Provides training to internal stakeholders. Develops accounting guidance in accordance with external and internal (CORE) standards. Responds to accounting queries relating to lease accounting. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Having at least a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, additional accounting qualification required (CA, CPA, ACCA) Must have at least 8 years of experience in corporate accounting and reporting, with detailed knowledge of lease accounting in accordance with globally recognized frameworks (US GAAP, IFRS). Experience with internal controls (SOX) Experience with lease accounting tools and SAP experience strongly preferred Experience with working with senior management Demonstrated people management skills, and experience in upskilling teams in finance and accounting topics Project management skills, with focus on data migration and controls required Strong communications skills, with proficient levels in English (any other language a plus) Experience in training other people and ability to break down complex topics in hands-on instructions Due to certain email system settings, some of our messages may occasionally land in your junk or spam folder. To ensure you don’t miss any important updates regarding your application, please check these folders regularly and mark our emails as ‘Not Spam’ if needed. We look forward to connecting with you soon!