Real Estate Analyst

Real Estate Analyst

Job Location s

US-IL-Chicago

Company

Array Digital Infrastructure, a TDS Company

Are you ready to play a critical role at the heart of our wireless communications infrastructure?

At Array Digital Infrastructure, a TDS Company, we're looking for a detail-driven Real Estate Analyst to help manage and optimize the foundation of our nationwide operations. In this role, you will be responsible for interpreting real estate leases and managing rent and all associated property-related payments. With your sharp eye, you will update our real estate system with lease administration information-ensuring data integrity and identifying opportunities to boost efficiency and drive process improvements.

You will also maintain financial relationships with landlords and determine accurate computations for rental charges, Common Area Maintenance (CAM), property tax, and tenant improvement allowances.

The Real Estate Analyst will lead the charge on our real estate budget, handle Certificates of Insurance (COI) requests, manage option payments, and own team metrics and reporting to keep performance targets on track.

This role follows a hybrid schedule, with on-site work at our Chicago, IL office Monday through Wednesday, and the flexibility to work remotely from a home office on Thursdays and Fridays.

Create models and collaborate with business partners to develop assumptions, and driving to targets.

• Resolve financial lease issues between internal or external parties.
• Analyze and reconcile lease-related Operating Expense, identifying exceptions to lease provisions.
• Analyze and assess business results and identify, recommend, and drive process improvements.
• Ensure compliance of lease insurance obligations, process certificates of insurance, and administer various
  lease changes.
• Interpret language on leases and legal documents.
• Maintain Real Estate system for over 10K leases in accordance with SOX and accounting controls.
• Reconcile tenant improvement allowances and property tax reimbursements to ensure accurate billing by
  USCC's landlords.
• Provide direction, support, and training to key business partners.
• Create ad hoc real estate reports when requested from the field and other internal and external clients.
• Identify industry trends that impact our ability to provide needed financial expertise to our business
  partners.
• Ensure rent payments of about $150M annually are processed.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Finance or a related field
  -OR- 4+ years equivalent work experience
• 1+ years of experience in a real estate or finance related field.
• 1+ year of experience analyzing and aggregating large financial data sets

Other Qualifications

• Experience with SAP and Tririga preferred
• Experience with lease abstraction
• Proficiency in Excel, including using and creating formulas
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, coupled with strong written and oral communication skills

Do you meet the Required Qualifications but are unsure if your experience aligns with the Other Qualifications? We encourage you to apply! Research shows that many candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the qualifications, even when they possess the skills and experience needed to succeed in the role. Experience and skills come in many forms, and they may not always match exactly what's listed on paper, but they can still lead to success.

If you meet the Required Qualifications and believe you have the potential to thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply today!

Benefits

We believe in taking care of our team, which is why we offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, financial well-being, and overall happiness. Join us and experience a work environment where your well-being is a top priority!

Associates scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week have access to:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Generous Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
• Seven Paid National Holidays & One Floating Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs
• Commuter Program Benefit

Associates working 30 or more hours per week additionally have access to:

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Education Assistance
• Paid Volunteer Time

In addition to these benefits, all associates will have the opportunity to participate in our Associate Resource Groups, which are designed to encourage community and facilitate professional development.

Who is Array Digital Infrastructure?

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. is a leading owner and operator of shared wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. With over 4,400 cell towers in locations from coast to coast, Array enables the deployment of 5G and other wireless technologies throughout the country.

Headquartered in Chicago, Array is an approximately 81% owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and was…