Lease Administrator

Position Overview: The Lease Administrator will work closely with our clients to help support across all lease management areas. The tasks will cover abstraction, system updates and liaising with landlords. The Lease Admin will work on various projects as they arise, providing the chance to learn new systems, processes and procedures. The below responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and each one could contain more sub-tasks.- - _ We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialisation. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role is based in our Cape Town office._ - _ Please note that this position will be supporting the UK region and therefore, working UK hours (10:00 - 18:30 SA time and until 19:30 during daylight saving)_ **Responsibilities**: - This position will assist in administering all levels of Lease Administration and special projects as needed by management. - Act as the central point for administering all client requests received - Assist with abstraction of key data points from leases. - Assist with creating leasing data in relevant system(s), whilst also running business processes (indexation to uplift rent, show clients commitments to landlords etc). - Assist with client reporting e.g. scheduling key events reporting and discussing with clients in detail. - Acting on behalf of our clients to liaise with Landlords, requesting copies of invoices to reconcile against what they should be paying according to their lease and challenging where necessary. - Support with system administration activities including user maintenance, updating configuration, customising the system etc. - Support with running IFRS16 calculation in the system (post lease update activity). - Service charge reconciliation. - Uploading sales data and calculating turnover rent (for Retail clients). - Understanding clients’ portfolios to be the main contact point for internal and external lease related enquiries. - Assisting with sub-leasing portfolio to cover activities such as, raising tenant invoices, posting receipts and providing aging reports. **Requirements**: - Must be able to work during UK hours and South African public holidays (you will receive take UK bank holidays instead of SA bank holidays). - 2 - 4 years’ experience as a Lease Administrator with focus on Occupiers in the commercial sector - Intermediate/Advanced Excel Skills - Ability to communicate effectively with clients, peers, and management through written and/or verbal communication. - Ability to work independently. - Ability to work under deadlines. - Good organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities. - A high degree of dependability, motivation and flexibility. Nice to have: - Previous experience working with UK leases and lease terminology advantageous. Intermediate / Advanced Excel Skills - Legal background. - Understanding of Property & Lease Management processes & principles. - Comfortable with System Administration tasks (non-technical). - Knowledge of Turnover Rent and / or IFRS16. - Previous experience in client-facing roles. We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had We want our teams to love working here, so we’ve created some incredible perks for you to enjoy: - We want our staff to love working here, and so we’ve created a few unique perks such as office breakfasts, quarterly lunches and virtual social events. Additionally, we value your input in your employee experience and have employee-led groups such as our DEI committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group - Have confidence in your health with our offered Medical Aid Scheme. - Invest in our competitive Personal Pension plan and help set you up for your future. - Big on family? So are we Here at MRI Software we recognise that your family is important, and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. Therefore, the MRI Software Parental Leave benefit is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time with your new arrival(s). - Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave plus public Holidays, in addition to a bank of 16 hours of "Flex Time Off" to be used whenever and however you choose - Further your professional development with our Tuition Reimbursement Schemes - Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year MRI continues to _strive to amaze_ as a global industry leader in real estate software. Whether you are joining as a new pride member or bringing your expertise back, your talent is important to maintaining MRI’s high client experience standard and continuing our growth in the PropTech space. Amazing growth takes amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge? _ We know the_ - confidence gap - and_ - imposter syndrome - As a global company, we believe diversity bring