Senior Manager, Lease Administration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Lead comprehensive lease administration transition projects, encompassing onboarding, offboarding, acquisitions, and dispositions.

• Formulate and oversee transition strategies, project plans, timelines, and governance from inception to steady-state operations.

• Collaborate with clients, internal stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to ensure effective project execution and service delivery.

• Supervise lease data collection, abstraction, validation, migration, and integration across lease administration and accounting platforms.

• Evaluate and confirm lease abstractions, financial reconciliations, and reporting for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with client specifications.

• Assist with lease accounting compliance initiatives, including ASC 842 and IFRS 16 reporting.

• Facilitate AI and automation initiatives within transition workflows, including lease abstraction, data validation, workflow automation, and process enhancement to boost operational efficiency.

• Create and implement operational workflows, transition procedures, governance models, and best practices to enhance scalability and efficiency.

• Identify and mitigate risks while aiding in change management efforts throughout the transition lifecycle.

• Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, workflow optimization, and reporting improvements.

• Mentor and develop team members, promoting collaboration and continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, or a related field (preferred).

• 5-7+ years of experience in lease administration, commercial real estate, or transition management.

• Demonstrated capacity to lead extensive, intricate portfolio transitions and multi-workstream projects in a dynamic environment.

• In-depth understanding of commercial lease administration, lease terminology, lease accounting principles, and real estate operations.

• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, including formulas, complex functions, data modeling, and automation.

• Proven ability to analyze and manage substantial volumes of complex data and convert it into actionable insights.

• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Exceptional communication and client relationship management skills, with an emphasis on delivering high-quality service.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.