Senior Financial Analyst

Stantec; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the engineering sector is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their Financial Reporting department. The role involves supervising a team, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and managing financial reporting for corporate real estate. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, leadership experience, and a degree in accounting.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision plans

Well-being program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in accounting and financial reporting.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of lease accounting under IFRS 16.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and mentoring Accounting Technicians and Analysts.
• Reviewing lease contracts for compliance with IFRS.
• Preparing and reviewing financial statement disclosures.

Skills

Effective communication

Accuracy in analysis

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree with professional accounting designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

CoStar Real Estate Manager

Oracle

BlackLine

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - ( 250001Y2 )

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 : May 20, 2025, 6:36:37 PM

Req ID: 250001Y2

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans