Sr. Real Estate Analyst

 

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The Opportunity

 

Reporting to the Director, Real Estate Programs, this is a key position within the Global Real Estate & Facilities organization at OpenText. The successful candidate will work alongside the Director, of Real Estate Programs to assist with the management of the 150+ company real estate agreements, act as the main point of contact for all office lease agreement-related reporting, and as the primary liaison with corporate accounting and internal and external audit teams.

 

You Are Great At

 

• Verify clauses and provisions, financial information, and other key data within leases, and other ancillary real estate documentation.
• Regular updating of lease financials within the company’s lease administration proprietary system.
• Regular and timely updating of financial reporting related to any new activity within the real estate portfolio (new leases, lease renewals, office closures, parking contracts, security deposits, overall real estate commitments, asset retirement obligations, etc.)
• Work closely with, and act as the main real estate liaison for corporate finance, internal and external audit
• Assist with Facilities budgeting and cost management process, including rent expense reconciliations and related reporting.
• Utilize project management skills to support the real estate team with special projects, assignments, and executive presentations, as required.
• Lead, and take an active role, in monthly and quarterly real estate & facilities update calls with corporate finance.
• Create, manage, and maintain various portfolio reports/ summaries. This includes the preparation of regular monthly/ quarterly dashboards or reports on the progress and status of real estate transactions.
• Work closely with the real estate team to keep apprised of the status of real estate transactions and changes in the portfolio.
• Review reports and processes on an ongoing basis, to find areas for improvement/ optimization.
• Provide ad-hoc and M&A reporting. Manage other strategic projects/ tasks, on an as-needed basis.

 

 

What It Takes

 

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, accounting or related
• Detail-oriented, self-starter, team player, possess a ‘can do’ work attitude.
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Experience and aptitude with financial analysis
• Strong lease abstracting skills (experience with international leases an asset)
• Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed.
• Resourceful, and willing to look for creative solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills.  Ability to work collaboratively and build strong internal/ external relationships.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extensive experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI), with an emphasis on Excel
• Experience working in commercial real estate or lease administration preferred.

 

 

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