Manager, Lease Administration

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $70k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Cresa

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏠 Real Estate

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Private equity on 2025-11

Real Estate • Consulting • B2B

Cresa is the world's leading global commercial real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents occupiers. It provides unbiased, occupier-focused services including transaction management, workplace solutions, project and development services, location advisory, lease administration, capital strategies, portfolio solutions and strategic consulting. Cresa emphasizes data-driven intelligence for occupiers and has introduced an AI-powered occupier technology platform (Cresa Core) to centralize portfolio data and accelerate decision-making. The firm positions itself as a conflict-free advocate for corporate tenants, helping organizations optimize real estate strategy and operations.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end lease administration transition projects, including onboarding, offboarding, acquisitions, and dispositions • Develop and manage transition strategies, project plans, timelines, and governance from initiation through steady-state operations • Partner with clients, internal stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to ensure successful project execution and service delivery • Oversee lease data collection, abstraction, validation, migration, and integration across lease administration and accounting platforms • Review and validate lease abstractions, financial reconciliations, and reporting for accuracy, consistency, and compliance • Support lease accounting compliance initiatives, including ASC 842 and IFRS 16 reporting • Support AI and automation initiatives within transition workflows • Develop and implement operational workflows, transition procedures, governance models, and best practices • Identify and mitigate risks and assist with change management throughout the transition lifecycle • Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, workflow optimization, and reporting enhancements • Mentor and develop team members, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement • Report to the Director of Transitions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, or related field (preferred) • 4+ years of lease administration, commercial real estate, or transition management experience • Ability to lead large, complex portfolio transitions and multi-workstream projects • Strong knowledge of commercial lease administration, lease terminology, lease accounting principles, and real estate operations • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, including formulas, complex functions, data modeling, and automation • Ability to analyze and manage large volumes of complex data and translate it into actionable insights • Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and client relationship skills • Experience with ASC 842 and IFRS 16 lease accounting standards and journal entry processes • Experience 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 preferred • PMP certification or equivalent project management experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to learn, advance, mentor and be recognized • Individual and team contributions valued • Diverse workforce and equal opportunity workplace • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities