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.

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

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

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

• Review 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 requirements.

• Facilitate AI and automation initiatives within transition workflows, such as lease abstraction, data validation, workflow automation, and process enhancements.

• Create and implement operational workflows, transition procedures, governance frameworks, and best practices.

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

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

• Mentor and guide 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.

• Proven track record in leading large, complex portfolio transitions and multi-workstream projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong understanding of commercial lease administration, lease terminology, lease accounting principles, and real estate operations.

• Advanced skills 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 transform it into actionable insights.

• Excellent project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Outstanding communication and client relationship skills, with a commitment to delivering high-quality service.

• Familiarity with ASC 842 and IFRS 16 lease accounting standards and journal entry processes.

• Experience in supporting system implementations, data migrations, and platform integrations.

• Exposure to AI-assisted automation, workflow tools, or data processing technologies is a plus.

• Experience with lease administration and accounting platforms such as MRI ProLease, Yardi, CoStar, Quarem, TRIRIGA, Tango, Lucernex, REAP, Visual Lease, Lease Harbor, LeaseAccelerator, LeaseCalcs, and similar systems is preferred.

• PMP certification or equivalent project management experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to learn, advance, mentor, and gain recognition.

• Individual and team contributions are valued.

• Supportive and inclusive workplace environment.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth and advancement.

• Work-life balance.

• Healthy, positive, and enjoyable workplace culture.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

• Equal opportunity employment.