Financial Analyst - Lease Accounting (Team Lead)

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 Pune office. There may be times when working outside of regular business hours is required.

Your Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to

• Supervising and mentoring the new lease team in India, including participation in interviews of new hires
• 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
• Completing your responsibilities in our 5-day period end close process to ensure accurate and timely generation of financial statements
• 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

A strong understanding of real estate or other leases agreements and experience with lease accounting in accordance with IFRS 16 (Ind AS 116) is required.

Experience with CoStar Real Estate Manager, Oracle and BlackLine would be considered an asset.