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Stantec Senior Financial Analyst (Team Lead), Leases in EDMONTON, Alberta
Senior Financial Analyst (Team Lead), Leases - ( 250001AS )
Description
Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 32,000 employees in 450 locations across six continents. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs play a crucial role in strengthening our company. Explore exciting opportunities in Financial Services.
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
Qualifications
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.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton
Organization : BC-1195 Financial Services-CA Finance & Treasury
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : No
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Mar 28, 2025, 6:05:59 AM
Req ID: 250001AS
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