The Manager, Lease Administration and Governance will be the Lease Administration Functional Expert and oversees the system administration of Mars lease administration tool, Lucernex, and manages the outsourced resources responsible for day-to-day lease administration

What are we looking for?

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required,

Minimum of seven of related experience, including lease administration and commercial property expense reconciliations. Knowledge of FASB regulations and procedures for contracts to ensure compliance with regulations regarding lease accounting. Well-versed in real estate, financial, and accounting concepts, financial analysis, budget formulation and business case development / justification

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management through diplomacy and tact.

Effective oral and written communication skills for dealing with finance, business partners and IT

Paralegal experience preferred

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Lead internal and external stakeholders in the development of lease administration as a discipline at Mars, including centralization and automation of rent payments
• Manage outsourced lease administration partner to deliver on real estate team objectives
• Design and implement real estate total occupancy cost audit program, using external resources, develop and deliver on annual savings targets
• Lead lease database maintenance and improvement initiatives, including data integrity and completeness audits, enhancements, and standardization efforts
• Assist in reviewing real estate transactional documents, e.g., lease documents, contracts and other correspondence
• Work with Finance lease accounting to support deployment of new lease accounting standards, maintain understanding of application of ASC 842 accounting standards with the ability to make connections with the facts and circumstances identified through daily business operations.
• Work with real estate team and external resources to develop lease dashboards and reporting

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

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