Senior Real Estate Manager

Intello Technologies Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Senior Real Estate Manager to handle lease portfolio management and financial lease accounting. You will negotiate complex legal documents and ensure compliance with IFRS standards. A successful candidate will possess over 10 years of experience in lease management, expertise in financial reporting, and a degree in Business or Finance. This role is key in optimizing our real estate assets that support Canada's telecommunications infrastructure. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Minimum 3 weeks of vacation

Flexible benefits plan

Generous pension and share purchase programs

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial lease management.
• At least 5 years in lease accounting or financial management.
• Expert knowledge of IFRS 16 and general accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage real estate lease portfolio proactively.
• Drive operational excellence in lease accounting.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS 16 accounting standards.
• Engage with landlords, government authorities, and finance teams.
• Evaluate procedures and implement process improvements.

Skills

Lease management

Financial management

Negotiation

Compliance with IFRS 16

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

Accounting designation (CPA) or working towards one

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Google Suite

Job description

Senior Real Estate Manager - Lease Controller

Location: Toronto, ON, CA; Calgary, AB, CA; Montréal, QC, CA; Edmonton, AB, CA; Vancouver, BC, CA

Jobs by Category: Technology Solutions

Job Function: Planning and Analysis

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Regular

Description

Ready to elevate property management from necessity to strategic advantage?

Our Team and what we’ll accomplish together

Our Property Management team operates at the intersection of strategic asset stewardship and cutting-edge telecommunications network. We don’t just manage buildings and leases—we enable the network that connects millions of Canadians every day. As a fast-paced, results-driven team, we take pride in optimizing a national portfolio of critical real estate assets that form the backbone of Canada's leading telecommunications network.

Actively handling lease expiries, renewals, and the negotiation of complex legal documents, including statutory rights of ways, easements, and licenses

Financial Lease Controller: Drive operational excellence in lease accounting for thousands of sites, including lease tracking, payment processing, reconciliations, and variance analysis for infrastructure lease expenses

What you’ll do

• Portfolio Strategy & Negotiation: Manage the real estate lease portfolio proactively handling lease expiries, renewals, and the negotiation of complex legal documents, including statutory rights of ways, easements, and licenses
• Financial Lease Controller: Drive operational excellence in lease accounting for thousands of sites, including lease tracking, payment processing, reconciliations, and variance analysis for infrastructure lease expenses
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure all lease agreements comply with IFRS 16 accounting standards and internal controls. Prepare detailed monthly financial reports and present them to senior finance leaders, providing insights on portfolio performance and financial impacts. Collaborate closely with the Corporate Finance team
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Engage with landlords, government authorities (ISED), First Nations, and internal corporate finance teams
• Process Optimization: Evaluate procedures and implement process improvements in lease management systems (such as SAP) to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency

Qualifications

What you bring

• Professional Background: 10+ years of experience in commercial lease management, with at least 5 years specifically in lease accounting or financial management within the telecommunications or infrastructure industries.
• Education & Certification: A University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance. An accounting designation (CPA) or working toward one is highly preferred to manage the controllership aspects of the role.
• Technical Proficiency:

• Expert knowledge of IFRS 16 and general accounting principles
• Advanced proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Excel, and Google Suite
• Ability to interpret both complex legal documents (leases, land titles) and construction drawings (surveys, engineering designs)
• Leveraging AI and new technologies to optimize tasks

Great-to-haves

• Master Negotiator: Recognized expert in commercial leasing and federal government requirements for telecommunication assets
• Linguistic Skills: Bilingual in French and English with excellent communication skills to manage the Eastern Canada portfolio and engage national stakeholders
• Analytical Rigor: Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve complex lease administration issues
• Project Ownership: Strong organizational skills to drive projects to completion on time or ahead of schedule

Location: Any major Canadian city

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.) as part of this position’s main responsibilities given its national scope.

Salary Range: $91,000-$137,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn’t match your expectations. We’re open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise. TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both, based on the role's requirements
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
• And much more …

Job Type: This is for a current vacancy

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

Technology Solutions

We’re into seeing where technology can take us, so if you have ever imagined what the future of supply chain management, cybersecurity, the cloud and Internet of Things will look like, we want you to be part of the team that makes it happen.

We are honoured to be recognized

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Innovation centres across Canada that bring our team members together with customers, partners, start ups, universities, hospitals and fellow colleagues to tackle some of the biggest technological hurdles Canada will face in the near future.

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.