R2R SME / Team Lead - General Accounting

Location: Chennai – Chennai One Magnum
Experience: 4–7 Years
Work Mode: Work from Office
Shift: Night Shift (5:30 PM – 3:30 AM)

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced R2R SME / Team Lead to manage General Accounting, Reconciliation, Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting operations. The candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end accounting activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance and delivering operational excellence.

The role requires strong accounting knowledge, team management experience, client coordination and the ability to manage a team of 15–20 associates while meeting business SLAs and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end General Accounting and Fixed Assets operations.

• Handle journal entries, ledger postings and accounting transactions.

• Manage accounting-to-fixed-assets transfers and fixed asset records.

• Oversee lease accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Supervise period-end closing, month-end closing and book closure activities.

• Ensure accuracy and timely updation of books of accounts.

• Monitor SLAs, identify operational issues and drive process improvements.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.

• Coordinate with clients and global stakeholders on accounting deliverables.

• Conduct periodic client meetings to review SLA performance.

• Manage, guide and supervise a team of 15–20 associates.

• Support transitions, process training and implementation of accounting policy changes.

• Coordinate with Quality, Technology and other support functions.

• Prepare operational reports and support financial analysis.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong knowledge of General Accounting and Record to Report (R2R).

• Journal Entries and Ledger Postings.

• Fixed Assets Accounting and Accounting-to-Fixed Assets Transfer.

• Lease Accounting.

• Balance Sheet Reconciliation.

• General Ledger (GL) Accounting.

• Month-End and Period-End Closing.

• Team Management and Client Management.

Additional Skills:

• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint.

• Knowledge of Oracle.

• SOX Compliance and Internal Controls.

• Process Transition and Improvement.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written English communication.

• Ability to work with global stakeholders and tight deadlines.

Educational Qualifications:

• B.Com / MBA / Qualified Accountant.

• 4–7 years of relevant experience in General Accounting, R2R, Fixed Assets and related finance operations.

Important Eligibility:

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible.

• PAN and DOB are required for candidate profile creation and must be collected securely.

Record to Report (R2R)
General Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Lease Accounting
General Ledger
Journal Entries
Ledger Posting
Balance Sheet Reconciliation
Account Reconciliation
Month End Closing
Financial Accounting
Asset Accounting
Bank Reconciliation
Financial Reporting
Oracle Financials
MS Excel
SOX Compliance
Team Management
Client Management
Process Transition

Top 5 priority skills:

1. R2R – Record to Report

2. General Accounting

3. Fixed Assets Accounting

4. Lease Accounting

5. Balance Sheet Reconciliation

5. Educational Qualification

• B.Com

• M.Com

• MBA – Finance

• CA

• CMA

• ACCA

6. Candidate Industry

Recommended industries to target:

• Banking / Financial Services

• Accounting / Finance

• BPO / KPO

• Shared Services

• Consulting / Professional Services

7. Candidate Screening Priorities

Look for candidates who have:

• 4–7 years of R2R / General Accounting experience.

• Hands-on experience in GL, FA and Lease Accounting.

• Strong balance sheet reconciliation knowledge.

• Experience managing 10–20 team members.

• Client-facing and SLA management experience.

• Oracle and advanced Excel knowledge.

Recruitment recommendation: Prioritize candidates with combined R2R + Fixed Assets + Lease Accounting experience, rather than candidates with only general ledger or accounts payable experience.

8. Salary

The requisition does not mention an approved salary budget, so I recommend confirming the BPO 3 salary band before entering the GLIT monthly range.