Job Description
JOB TITLE: Lease Accounting Auditor
JOB OVERVIEW:
As a member of the Team, this individual will be responsible for tasks relative to real estate lease administration, reconciliation, and audit analysis. Auditor will be responsible for identifying cost savings related to CAM and Insurance. Employee will have heavy interaction with Landlord’s and partner with various Darden Teams (legal, asset management, real estate, property tax, etc).
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
-Proficient understanding of leases, lease compliance or other governing documents.
-Review, research and interpret lease/property documents (such as lease abstracts) to reconcile the CAM/INS billing/reconciliations vs. the lease agreement.
-Perform analysis of Landlord billings and recurring charges to identify and recommend cost savings opportunities.
-Maintain relevant items within the Lease Database.
-Communicate/correspond with Landlords regarding CAM/INS concerns and documentation requests.
-Establish and maintain strong relationships with Landlords and various Darden Teams.
-Provide support/service to our partners relating to occupancy cost concerns.
-Manage multiple simultaneous audits and maintain audit work papers.
-Create and provide monthly summaries to Management covering audit recommendations and findings.
-Work directly with a team of Lease Specialists on appropriately capturing go-forward cost savings.
-Assist as needed on ad-hoc projects that may arise.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS
-Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products.
REQUIRED EDUCATION
-Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Finance or Business concentrations preferred) or 5+ year’s relevant experience in commercial real estate lease administration and/or related accounting.
OTHER KEY QUALIFICATIONS
-Self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills.
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Proven analytical and problem solving skills.
-Strong ability to self-manage. Promote and develop team building.
-Excellent organizational and project management skills with acute attention to detail and consistent follow up.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
-Experience with Oracle and/or Tango software a plus.
