Senior Financial Analyst (Team Lead), Leases
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Your Opportunity
An opportunity exists for a Senior Financial Analyst in our Financial Reporting department to lead a high performing team responsible for the accounting and financial reporting related to Stantec’s global corporate real estate portfolio and equipment leasing activities. This is a permanent position in the Edmonton office.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Supervising and mentoring Accounting Technicians and Analysts
- Reviewing lease contracts and checklists to ensure compliance with IFRS
- Reviewing sublease contracts and related cease use or sublease calculations
- Verifying the accuracy of updates in CoStar, our lease management database
- Reviewing and approving complex journal entries.
- Reviewing numerous related balance sheet reconciliations and continuities
- Preparing and reviewing related financial statement note disclosures
- Completing your responsibilities in our 5-day period end close process to ensure accurate and timely generation of financial statements
- Reviewing all recurring lease payments for North America
- Coordinating lease accounting support for global finance services teams and the acquisition and annual budget processes
- Ensuring compliance with company policies, practices, and procedures
- Ensuring key controls covering your areas of responsibilities related to Stantec’s SOX and internal control program are complied with
- Identifying and implementing process improvements and maintain related documentation
- Responding to internal and external audit requests
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Effective communication skills, including written and oral English language competency
- A very high degree of accuracy in analyzing contracts and financial information
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple competing priorities and firm deadlines
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Teams
- Well-developed leadership skills, demonstrating initiative and assertiveness
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with a professional accounting designation or in process of receiving designation
- Minimum of five years of experience in accounting and financial reporting is required, with two years of supervisory experience, preferably with an international company.
- Strong understanding of real estate or other leases agreements and experience with lease accounting in accordance with IFRS 16 is required.
- Experience with CoStar Real Estate Manager, Oracle and BlackLine would be considered an asset.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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