Fixed Asset Manager Global

Job Description

Job Description

Quanex is looking for a  Fixed Asset Manager, Global in Houston, TX.

The Fixed Asset Manager will be responsible for overseeing the company’s global fixed asset and leases portfolio, ensuring proper accounting, reporting and compliance with corporate policies and accounting standards. This role involves managing the lease evaluation and renewals process and the full lifecycle of fixed assets from planning to acquisition to disposal, optimizing asset utilization, and supporting capital expenditure forecasting across multiple, global locations. The Fixed Asset Manager is a key member of the finance team.

We Offer You! 

• Competitive Salary
• 401K Match w/ 2-year vesting period
• Bonus Potential
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Various Work Schedules
• Tuition Assistance
• Wellness/Fitness Resources
• Training/Development
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Dynamic Culture & People - just to name a few!

What’s attractive about the Fixed Asset Manager, Global position?

• Global scope and visibility: Opportunity to manage the company’s fixed assets and lease portfolio across multiple domestic and international locations.
• Strategic finance role: Goes beyond transactional accounting by contributing to capital budgeting, forecasting, asset utilization, and business decisions.
• Leadership opportunity: Directly manage and develop the Fixed Assets team, including training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Cross-functional exposure: Partner with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Tax, Legal, and other business functions, building strong relationships across the organization.
• Ownership of the full asset lifecycle: Lead processes from capital planning and acquisition through depreciation, transfers, impairment, and final disposal.
• Process and controls leadership: Establish and improve policies, procedures, systems, and internal controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Technology and systems: Work with ERP and specialized lease/fixed asset platforms such as SAP, Oracle, and Visual Lease.
• Executive and audit exposure: Provide analysis and reporting that supports financial statements, audits, compliance, and management decision-making.
• Professional growth: A strong opportunity for an accounting/finance professional to expand from fixed asset accounting into broader financial management, leadership, and strategic planning.

What Success Looks Like:

• Maintain a complete and accurate global fixed asset and lease portfolio with timely and properly classified transactions.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting through effective reconciliations, journal entries, depreciation, amortization, and lease accounting.
• Strengthen processes and internal controls that minimize errors, loss, unauthorized use, and compliance risks.
• Effectively lead and develop the Fixed Assets team, creating accountability, knowledge sharing, and a strong succession pipeline.
• Build strong relationships with global business partners and serve as a trusted finance resource for capital and asset-related decisions.
• Provide reliable capital expenditure insights and forecasts, helping leadership make informed acquisition, replacement, and investment decisions.
• Successfully manage audits and compliance requirements by maintaining organized documentation and responding confidently to auditor requests.
• Optimize asset utilization and lifecycle management, ensuring the company gets maximum value from its investments.
• Continuously improve systems and processes, leveraging technology and automation to make asset and lease management more efficient.
• Operate with accuracy, timeliness, and professionalism, especially in a high-volume, global environment with competing priorities.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in fixed asset management or 10 years of experience in accounting field overseeing fixed asset management functions.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, fixed asset accounting, and financial reporting standards.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and fixed asset/lease management software.

The salary range for this position is $120,000 -$148,000 with the potential to earn an annual bonus. 

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.

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