About the Role
The Commercial Revenue & Lease Specialist administers commercial lease agreements and accurately tracks, bills, and reconciles lease-based revenue across a commercial property portfolio. This role ensures lease data, tenant billings, and revenue recognition align with contractual terms and internal controls, acting as a key link between leasing, finance, property management, and tenants.
Responsibilities
- Administer commercial lease agreements, amendments, renewals, assignments, and related legal documents.
- Interpret complex lease clauses including base rent, escalation clauses, operating cost recoveries, percentage rent, inducements, and special provisions.
- Abstract and input lease terms accurately into property management systems.
- Ensure compliance with lease terms, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
- Process Broker Commission statements and supply Lease term details to Accounting to support budget forecasting.
- Issue Rental Advice Notices (RANs) outlining rental schedules, as well as standard notifications.
- Establish and maintain tenant billing schedules in accordance with lease terms.
- Ensure accurate billing of base rent, additional rent, recoveries, taxes, utilities, and other charges.
- Validate rent rolls and billing outputs to ensure revenue accuracy and completeness.
- Post rent billings, receipts, and revised charges accurately.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve billing discrepancies and revenue variances promptly.
- Establish expense pools for tenant reconciliations and coordinate with Accounting to ensure compliance with lease terms for year-end recoveries; review reconciliations to confirm accurate lease administration.
- Support month end, quarter end, and year end close activities related to commercial lease revenue.
- Support month‑end and year‑end financial processes.
- Prepare and review revenue schedules, lease variance analyses, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning by providing accurate lease and revenue data related to commercial lease revenue.
- Ensure the timely renewal of property insurance by coordinating with brokers and clients and providing all required documentation to the insurer.
- Act as a primary resource for lease interpretation and revenue inquiries.
- Respond to tenant questions related to rent, recoveries, reconciliations, and billing adjustments.
- Liaise with legal, leasing, finance, property management, and external stakeholders to resolve lease or revenue issues.
- Support lease negotiations by providing accurate financial and historical data.
- Improve lease administration and revenue processes for accuracy and efficiency.
- Ensure alignment between executed lease documents and system setup.
- Identify opportunities to improve lease administration and revenue processes for accuracy and efficiency.
- Contribute to system upgrades, reporting enhancements, and process documentation initiatives.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in commercial property administration, lease administration, or revenue management required.
- Strong working knowledge of commercial lease structures and billing methodologies required.
- Experience supporting office, retail and industrial commercial portfolios required.
- Experience with operating cost recoveries and subsequent TMI reconciliations, as well as percentage rent reporting required.
- Experience supporting internal and external audits considered an asset.
- Professional designation or coursework in real estate, accounting, or finance considered an asset.
Skills
- Demonstrates SKPM’s values of trust, honesty, integrity, and respect.
- Strong knowledge of commercial property administration.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with commercial property management systems (e.g. Yardi).
- Ability to interpret legal and lease documents and translate them into accurate financial outcomes.
- Strong focus on revenue accuracy, financial controls, and data integrity.
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- High attention to detail with strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to follow structured processes accurately while managing multiple priorities.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Commitment to providing excellent customer service.
- Open to process improvements and adapting to change.
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, or a related discipline
About the Company
- Sterling Karamar Property Management values diversity in the workforce and is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and offer reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
