{"id":3368413,"url":"https://alion.io/job/lcbo-lease-accountant-contract","title":"Lease Accountant (Contract)","company":{"id":1797447,"name":"LCBO","domain":"lcbo.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/lcbo-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":66671,"max":113578,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":80908},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T23:59:33Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-27","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T04:31:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Location Address:\n100 Queens Quay East, 9th Floor, TorontoNumber of Openings:\n1Pay:\n$66,671.00 - $113,578Job Posting Description:\nLease Accountant (1 year contract)\nThis is a onsite role [#LI-Onsite]\nContract: Duration: 1 year\nReporting to the Senior Manager, Real Estate Administration & Analysis, the Lease Accountant is responsible for the accurate accounting, reporting, and financial administration of the LCBO lease portfolio. The role applies IFRS 16 requirements to lease data and transactions. It supports month-end and year-end close activities. Additionally, it ensures lease-related balances are complete, accurate, and supported by effective controls.\nThis is a finance-focused role for an accounting professional. The professional can interpret lease terms, translate them into accurate financial treatment, investigate variances, and provide clear analysis to Finance, Real Estate, and business partners. It is not a real estate sales, leasing, or brokerage position.\nAbout the Role\nApply IFRS 16 requirements to new leases, renewals, amendments, terminations, rent changes, incentives, and other lease events, including the appropriate accounting treatment and supporting documentation. \nPrepare monthly lease accounting entries, reconciliations, continuity schedules, and supporting working papers. Review these items for right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, interest, depreciation, rent, and occupancy-related accounts. \nPerform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for the lease portfolio, investigating variances and resolving reconciling items within established timelines. \nReview lease agreements and financial terms to ensure accurate setup and maintenance of accounting data, including commencement dates, payment schedules, renewal options, escalation clauses, and incentives. \nComplete IFRS 16 calculations and validate system outputs, including remeasurements and lease modifications, to support accurate financial reporting. \nAnalyze rent, operating costs, property taxes, and occupancy expenses; identify billing discrepancies, recoveries, missed credits, and opportunities to strengthen financial accuracy and controls. \nPrepare budgets, forecasts, accruals, KPI reporting, and variance analysis for lease and occupancy costs, providing clear explanations and financial insights. \nMaintain the integrity of lease accounting systems, real estate records, and reporting tools through data validation, reconciliations, and documented controls. \nSupport internal and external audits by preparing schedules, evidence, reconciliations, and explanations related to lease accounting and financial controls. \nPartner with Finance, Real Estate, landlords, and other partners to resolve accounting issues, clarify lease terms, and improve processes. \nInvestigate property tax assessments, appeals, and related financial impacts. \nRequired Qualifications\nDegree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline. We consider a CPA designation, or progress toward completion, an asset. \nWe require a demonstrated hands-on experience applying IFRS 16 in a lease accounting environment. \nYou have 3+ years of experience with lease accounting calculations, journal entries, account reconciliations, balance-sheet continuity, month-end close, and financial statement support. \nYou have financial skills, with the ability to interpret lease agreements, assess accounting impacts, analyze complex data, and explain variances. \nYou have advanced Excel skills, including large datasets, reconciliations, formulas, pivot tables, and financial models. Experience with ERP, lease administration, or lease accounting systems is an asset. \nPreferred Qualifications\nYou have knowledge of internal controls, audit support, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and property tax or occupancy cost accounting. \nYou have a strong commitment to data integrity, documentation, and accuracy. \nYou have the ability to investigate issues, determine root causes, and implement practical solutions. \nYou have the ability to collaborate across Finance, Real Estate, and external partners. \nYou are proactive and organized, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.\nWe offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, including:\nAccess to an Employee & Family Assistance Program.\nA Defined Benefit Pension.\nDiscounts on products and services via Workperks.\nThere is a world of opportunities at the LCBO…\nJoin an organization where you can be challenged while achieving your true potential. A place where you can make a positive impact supporting Ontario business and communities. Discover a safe, healthy, diverse, inclusive, and accountable workplace where your wellbeing is our top priority. At the LCBO, your contributions are respected and valued. Be part of our journey as we invest in people and technology to transform an organization. There really is a world of opportunities at the LCBO.\nWe foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, so everyone feels valued, respected, and heard. The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an interview or employment opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation.\nPlease submit your resume via Workday by 11:59pm on the deadline date. We appreciate your interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.\nThe LCBO collects and uses the personal information you provide under the authority of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019, SO 2019, c 15, Sch 21, Section 3 and in compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the sole purpose of processing your job application. When you click “Apply with LinkedIn” you are agreeing to share your information with our service providers engaged by us in connection with recruitment and human resources related activities.\nIf you wish to submit an application without sharing your information with LinkedIn, please visit the LCBO Careers website.\nIf you have any questions concerning the LCBO’s collection and use of personal information, please contact the Freedom of Information and Privacy Office..\nWork Hours:\n36.25Union / Non-Union:\nNon-UnionJob Posting End Date:\nNovember 9, 2026The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6562,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T23:59:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":80908,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/lcbo-lease-accountant-contract","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/lcbo-lease-accountant-contract.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T06:06:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8301,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1797447},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1797447"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Flcbo-lease-accountant-contract"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Flcbo-lease-accountant-contract"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Flcbo-lease-accountant-contract"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/lcbo-lease-accountant-contract\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Flcbo-lease-accountant-contract"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3368413}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"lcbo.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3368413},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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