Occupancy Cost Manager
Core
Lead the review of landlord reconciliations, rental adjustment notices, percentage rent calculations, and rent variance analysis to ensure lease compliance and recover overcharges for a national retail portfolio.
Role type
Senior Occupancy Cost Manager (Retail Real Estate)
Builds
Lease compliance and cost recovery for a portfolio of 1,800+ retail and corporate locations across Canada.
Domain
Retail Real Estate / Lease Administration
Required skills
Lease interpretation, audit of landlord billings, variance analysis, landlord/tenant relationship management, financial reporting, team mentorship
Preferred skills
Experience with retail income tenant portfolios, AI tools (Co-Pilot, ChatGPT), Lucernex Contracts module, Peoplesoft financials, bilingualism (English/French)
Technologies
Lucernex, Peoplesoft, MS Office
Responsibilities
Drive cost savings and operational efficiency across a national retail portfolio; audit year-end CAM invoices, Rental Adjustment Notices (RANs), and percentage rent calculations to identify savings; monitor and prioritize processing of outstanding invoice workflows; perform variance analysis of the monthly rent roll; develop strong landlord/tenant relationships; oversee and approve daily work of Occupancy Administrators; validate requests for changes to landlord names or banking information.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
