Commercial Lease Administrator (Finance)

Support the company's data governance efforts by setting up lease/own property records in REM, interpreting and abstracting critical legal documents, terms, and clauses in accordance with Kroger's procedures to ensure the highest levels of data integrity and quality for property records. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Minimum
- Any extensive experience utilizing real estate accounting and lease administration systems (e.g., Yardi, MRI, Timberline, or JD Edwards)
- 2+ years of experience in real estate, including lease administration, real estate transactions, or contracting
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and understand highly technical documents, concepts and terms
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop others
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize/multi-task while providing accurate/on-time results
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work with internal/external customers and vendors in a professional manner

Desired
- Any experience using Kroger internal systems, including REM, Content Manager, Site Folio, Business Objects and CompWatch, CARs, I-payables, Vendor Payables and BzO
- 5+ years of experience providing technical lease administration and data governance managerial oversight in a working environment
- Understanding of real estate industry best practices, legal document types and real estate technology systems- Review, interpret, and abstract all legal documents associated with our retail & support real estate assets and input data into REM or future property records database in accordance with the company's data governance standards and protocols
- Perform quarterly lease data audits through both manual and automated data analysis and review to ensure quality; perform peer reviews on abstracted lease data to ensure quality controls are in place
- Prepare monthly lease expiration, rent increases and CPI changes reports and communicate in advance of critical dates with department leaders to facilitate timely decision-making
- Assist with ongoing development and implementation of data governance training programs and materials and play an active role in development standards and best practices in data governance
- Provide general support to the Real Estate department, including file management, word processing, coordinating correspondence, intake of notices and coordination of follow-up action; review documents, monitor files, maintain deadlines, and provide updates
- Prepare ad hoc reports
- Support development, modification, implementation/integration of new and revised Real Estate systems; contact and coordinate with internal/external stakeholders and auditors
- Research and interpret lease documentation; collaborate with internal real estate counsel regarding landlord/tenant issues
- Utilize technology to provide visibility to portfolio, regional, divisional and asset level data, including lease obligations, owned assets and landlord interface needs
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation