LAR, Manager

Location: Prakāshamnagar

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The Role

The manager leads a team dedicated to ensuring accurate lease compliance and financial integrity across the company's real estate portfolio. This role oversees lease term interpretation, occupancy cost analysis, landlord account reconciliations, and strategic cost-saving initiatives. Success requires strong leadership, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple audits and projects in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate is expected to currently reside in Hyderabad, India with willingness to work variable hours, accommodate deadlines, and travel occasionally as needed.

What You'll Do

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts responsible for occupancy cost analysis, landlord account and co-tenancy reconciliations, and overall lease compliance.
Oversee the analysis and audit of year-end occupancy statements and escrow escalations, ensuring compliance with lease terms and accuracy in occupancy cost payments.
Oversees the lease extraction and profiling process in the Lease Management System
Direct the review, processing, and accruals of high-value occupancy-related invoices and settlements.
Manage complex landlord account reconciliations and resolve escalated discrepancies.
Coordinate and oversee audit activities, partnering with Lease Auditors and internal teams to fulfill audit requests and support company audits.
Ensure accurate maintenance of records in Tririga/CoStar, Docu Share, and other internal systems for tracking, reporting, and compliance.
Collaborate with Real Estate Lease Payables, Lease Accounting, and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, timely payments and proper financial reporting.
Resolve complex research requests, discrepancies, and landlord account issues, and serve as the primary point of escalation for the team.
Drive co-tenancy audits, special projects, and process improvement initiatives across the Real Estate organization.
Ensure compliance with SOX controls, company policies, and record retention requirements.
Provide strategic recommendations for process enhancements, oversee settlement proposals, and ensure the team meets period-end close and processing targets.
Foster a culture of excellent customer service, accountability, and continuous improvement within the department.
Ability to adapt when necessary to work extended hours (including weekends) based on business needs

Who You Are

Proven leadership and team management skills, with experience developing and motivating high-performing teams.
Advanced contract interpretation and financial analysis skills to evaluate landlord-billed occupancy costs and ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving abilities to identify solutions and drive process improvements.
Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and financial/operational accounting systems; familiarity with ERP and lease management tools.
Excellent organizational and project management skills to prioritize and manage multiple assignments in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization and with external partners.
In-depth understanding of finance, accounting principles, and real estate processes.
Demonstrated initiative in managing career growth and supporting the development of team members.
Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain compliance…