Senior Manager - Leases

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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 cap