Senior Lease Auditor

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Senior Lease Auditor reviewing commercial real estate expenses and lease compliance for Colliers. Analyzing landlord charges, resolving disputes, and reporting audit findings across multiple U.S. locations.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct pre-audit reviews of annual expense reconciliations for accuracy and lease compliance
  • Analyze CAM, operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance/repair, and capital expenditures
  • Interpret lease provisions governing landlord expense pass-throughs
  • Request and review landlord backup documentation, including general ledgers, tax bills, insurance documents, utility invoices, amortization schedules, and estimates
  • Communicate with landlord representatives throughout audits and dispute resolution
  • Perform detailed expense analysis using standardized checklists and year-over-year variance worksheets
  • Collaborate with Lease Analysts and communicate audit progress, findings, and recommendations to clients
  • Prepare final audit analyses and summaries of findings
  • Prepare savings/recovery invoices for client billing
  • Maintain audit files, records, tracking, statuses, communications, open matters, closed audits, and realized savings
  • Report audit status regularly to internal management
  • Interface with landlords, owners, managers, accountants, legal, and risk representatives on complex audit and lease issues
  • Process a high number of pre-audits annually
  • Oversee account process maintenance and playbooks with the Operations Director
  • Reconcile client payments related to OPEX, CAM, and taxes
  • Work with international internal teams on joint audits
  • Conduct quality-control reviews of Lease Auditor work and assist with unresolved disputes
  • Research tax websites for GIS/parcel maps and communicate with taxing authorities

Requirements:

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, real estate, or similar field preferred
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience preferred in commercial real estate lease administration and/or paralegal, accounting, or property management fields
  • Experience in either the landlord or tenant sector
  • Entry-level skills in managing and performing lease audits related to OPEX, CAM, RET, insurance, and utilities
  • Familiarity with pre-audit reviews of annual expense reconciliations
  • Strong knowledge of commercial lease language and expense pass-through provisions
  • Understanding of Proportionate Share, Management and Administrative fees, Base Years, gross-up provisions, caps, amortization of capital expenditures, GLA, GLOA, and co-tenancy
  • Knowledge of commercial, retail, medical, and industrial lease types
  • Basic understanding of Stark Laws as they relate to medical clients
  • Experience with commercial real estate database applications such as ProLease, Harbor Flex, or CoStar helpful
  • Experience with accounting software such as MRI or Yardi, or other lease management database systems helpful
  • Ability to work with NNN and Base Year leases
  • Ability to research tax websites for GIS/parcel maps and communicate with taxing authorities
  • Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
  • Must be able to work in a high-volume, performance-driven environment
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Highly detail-oriented, professional, ethical, and able to multitask calmly under pressure

Benefits:

  • Employer-subsidized medical benefits including prescription coverage, dental, and vision
  • Employer-paid basic life/AD&D insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • 10 days of sick leave
  • Minimum of 15 days vacation annually
  • Unlimited time off for certain senior-level roles
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Two personal flex days
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth parents after 90 days of employment
  • 4 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth parents, including adoptive/foster parents, after 90 days of employment
  • Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
  • Remote working arrangement