Fixed Assets/Lease Accountant

Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting Specialist

Location: Central Warsaw
Contract: Initial 6-month B2B or EOR contract
Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Altum Consulting are seeking an experienced Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting Specialist to join a rapidly growing international technology business on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hands-on role within a large and evolving finance function, offering the opportunity to take ownership of a substantial fixed assets and lease accounting portfolio.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting knowledge, alongside practical experience of preparing and posting journals, managing fixed asset registers and overseeing lease accounting activities.

Role:

• Manage the day-to-day fixed asset and lease accounting activities across a large and growing international business.
• Maintain and oversee a fixed asset register comprising approximately 20,000 assets.
• Manage the full asset lifecycle, including asset creation, capitalisation, maintenance, depreciation and disposals.
• Prepare, review and post relevant accounting journals, ensuring accuracy and completeness of underlying accounting entries.
• Manage lease accounting activities, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Support the implementation and rollout of a new lease accounting system (NetLease)
• Assist with the migration, validation and reconciliation of existing lease and fixed asset data into the new system.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting across fixed assets and lease accounting.
• Work closely with the wider finance team across numerous projects.
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met while maintaining the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

Experience & Requirements:

• Significant experience in a Fixed Assets and/or Lease Accounting role, ideally within a large, complex or rapidly growing international organisation.
• Proven experience managing large, fixed asset registers and high-volume asset accounting activities.
• Strong understanding of asset creation, capitalisation, depreciation and disposals.
• Experience with lease accounting, including the accounting treatment and associated journal entries.
• Comfortable managing a substantial workload and working independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience implementing or working with lease accounting systems (NetLease)
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to work with large volumes of financial data.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail.

For further information on this new role please contact Jen McMurray on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview.