Senior Manager - Leases

Role Summary 

The R2R Senior Manager – Leases is accountable for end-to-end lease accounting integrity under IFRS 16 / ASC 842, ensuring: 

• Lease population completeness and contract data integrity  

• Accurate ROU asset and lease liability accounting  

• Lease reconciliations are timely certified in OneStream  

• Full compliance with SOX / ICFR / IPE standards  

The role owns lease accounting governance, close readiness, and control discipline, ensuring consistent, audit-ready outcomes across NIQ entities. 

Role Purpose 

To deliver accurate, controlled, and compliant lease accounting outcomes by: 

• Owning lease accounting lifecycle integrity and governance  

• Driving high-quality reconciliations and certification discipline  

• Ensuring complete and accurate lease population and contract inputs  

• Leading teams and stakeholders to achieve predictable, first-time-right close execution  

 Key Responsibilities 

1. Lease Accounting Ownership & Close Governance 

• Own end-to-end lease accounting lifecycle and close execution  

• Govern:  

• Close calendar  

• Readiness  

• Cutover activities  

• Ensure timely and accurate:  

• Lease accounting  

• OneStream certification  

2. Lease Population & Data Integrity 

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of lease population  

• Govern lease data inputs including:  

• Contract terms  

• Payment schedules  

• Modifications and updates  

• Maintain strong controls over master data integrity  

3. Accounting Accuracy (ROU & Lease Liability) 

• Ensure accurate accounting for:  

• ROU assets  

• Lease liabilities  

• Govern accounting treatment for:  

• Lease modifications  

• Remeasurements  

• Discount rate changes  

• Ensure consistent application of IFRS 16 / ASC 842 standards  

4. Reconciliation & Certification Governance 

• Ensure lease tool-to-GL reconciliations are complete and accurate  

• Drive timely OneStream certification with strong tie-out discipline  

• Maintain high standards of:  

• Documentation  

• Evidence traceability  

• Validation controls  

5. Controls, Compliance & Audit 

• Ensure compliance with:  

• SOX / ICFR controls  

• IPE evidence standards  

• Maintain audit-ready lease accounting processes and documentation  

• Support and lead internal and external audit engagements  

• Ensure traceability of:  

• Accounting outputs  

• Approvals  

• Supporting evidence  

6. Lease Modifications & Remeasurements Governance 

• Govern processing of:  

• Lease modifications  

• Remeasurements  

• Ensure strong control discipline over:  

• Data changes  

• System updates  

• Accounting impacts  

• Minimize rework through robust validation processes  

7. Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Alignment 

• Partner with:  

• Real Estate teams (lease population, contract changes)  

• Legal teams (contract terms and modifications)  

• Controllers / Statutory teams  

• RTR SDL / Close Governance teams  

• Ensure alignment across:  

• Lease data inputs  

• Accounting treatment  

• Close dependencies  

8. Team Leadership & Capability Development 

• Lead Lease Preparer, Reviewer, and SME teams  

• Establish clear accountability for:  

• Lease accounting quality  

• Control compliance  

• Close timelines  

• Build a culture of:  

• Ownership  

• Quality discipline  

• Continuous improvement  

• Develop team capability and succession pipeline  

9. Issue Management & Continuous Improvement 

• Lead issue triage for:  

• Lease accounting discrepancies  

• System or data issues  

• Drive:  

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)  

• Corrective and preventive actions  

• Improve:  

• Reconciliation quality  

• Data accuracy  

• Control effectiveness  

10. Performance Management & Metrics 

• Monitor and drive performance across:  

• Reconciliation quality  

• Certification timelines  

• Lease population completeness  

• Ensure adherence to:  

• SLA / CSL metrics  

• Close governance standards  

Top Skills for Success 

• Lease accounting expertise (IFRS 16 / ASC 842)  

• Controls, Compliance & Audit (SOX / ICFR / IPE)  

• Reconciliation governance and certification discipline  

• Lease lifecycle management (population, modifications, remeasurements)  

Key Outcomes / Success Measures 

• Complete and accurate lease population with governed contract data inputs  

• Timely, certified OneStream lease reconciliations with strong tie-out discipline  

• Accurate ROU asset and lease liability accounting, including modifications and remeasurements  

• Audit-ready lease accounting processes with traceable evidence and SOX/IPE compliance  

• Reduced close risk through effective issue triage and documented resolution  

Tools & Systems 

• Lease Accounting Tools — High  

• OneStream (Lease Reconciliations & Certification) — High  

• SAP GL — High  

• Microsoft Excel — High  

• Problem solving (RCA / CAPA) and issue escalation  

• Stakeholder management (Real Estate, Legal, Finance)  

• ERP & lease systems (SAP, lease tools, OneStream)  

• Analytical skills (variance, reconciliation, data validation)