Chico’s FAS, Inc Looking for Acct, Staff – Lease at Fort Myers, FL Full Time

With approximately 1,300 boutiques and outlets throughout the U.S., as well as an online presence for each of our brands, it takes sophisticated technology, resources and infrastructure to ensure the continued success of our businesses. From finance and accounting to technology and merchandising careers, we have diverse opportunities available for talented professionals to join our team of nearly 16,000 associates who share our commitment to excellence.

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

This position is responsible for the full scope of lease accounting and administration duties for their assigned portfolio of leases. This includes ensuring proper accounting and payment of minimum rent, common area maintenance, real estate taxes, and various other additional rental charges. The position performs detailed audits of all occupancy expenses, including shopping center co-tenancy requirement reviews. The position communicates daily with landlords, property managers, as well as internal staff, including Chico’s real estate and legal departments, to accomplish their duties. The position ensures lease compliance while focusing on cost recovery.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains proper accounting, and timely and accurate payment to landlord, for all lease required charges, including minimum rent, common area maintenance (CAM), real estate taxes (RET), promotional fund dues, and additional rent charges.
• Performs desktop audits of all occupancy expenses, including annual CAM and RET reconciliations to ensure that all payments are in full compliance of the lease terms. Identifies, researches, and formulates claims, as well as negotiates settlement and pursues collection and resolution of all overcharges, in line with the department goal of maximizing occupancy savings.
  • Identify potential landlord overcharges
  • Review and properly interpret lease language to support the audit function
  • Request and analyze supporting documentation
  • Initiate dispute for suspected billing errors
  • Clearly and professionally communicate revisions and gain landlord’s approval of same
• Maintains positive landlord relationships, acting as primary contact to Landlord for all lease accounting issues.Reconcile accounts and research outstanding landlord balances. Responds to telephone calls and/or e-mails externally with landlords, and internally with real estate, legal, accounts payable, and financial accounting regarding all lease accounting matters.
• Maintains all financial fields within Lucernex, the lease administration software application used to manage all Chico’s FAS store operating leases. Ensures that all lease payments are properly recorded to the correct account and time-period to ensure data integrity necessary for departmental reporting and analysis.
• Ensures that gross sales are reported, and percentage rent calculated and paid in accordance with the Lease terms.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required
• 0-2 years experience preferred
• Strong PC skills, including Excel, Word, and Microsoft e-mail
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• SAP experience preferred
• Experience in Lease Accounting preferred

Chico’s FAS, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military service, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

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