• Job Description

  Req#: R-0009110

  Meritage Hospitality Group is seeking a Lease Administrator to join the team!

  What You’ll Do:

  The Lease Administrator is the “voice” of Meritage with our 350+ landlords. This role will spend a large portion of their work responding to and solving various lease/property related issues, then reporting back to the landlords in an accurate and composed manner. The Lease Administrator will work with database and lease administration software to ensure that we track and manage critical lease dates – expirations, renewals, terminations, etc. The Lease Administrator will review and analyze lease documents and well as administer the monthly rent process.

  Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

  • Serve as the primary contact person and problem-solver for all lease-related and landlord-related issues
  • Manage and maintain the Master Lease Database, which includes tracking critical lease dates, renewals, terminations, purchase options.
  • Administer Monthly Rent Process & Calculate rent adjustments
  • Review and abstract lease documents
  • Draft official notices and communications
  • Lead Administrator for the Real Estate Department for the lease accounting software (Tango)
  • Address issues and answer questions from landlords, associations, and municipalities
  • Provide consistent reporting and communication to landlords, associations, municipalities, and Meritage
  • Coordinate lease termination process and coordinate surrender of possession to landlords
  • Coordinate Franchise Agreements and renewals
  • Provide miscellaneous lease-related support to Real Estate Team members
  • Coordinate Property Tax appeals under supervision of Real Estate Portfolio Manager
  • Assist Portfolio Manager with various departmental reports and projections
  • Facilitate Lease Form Management
  • Other Duties as assigned

  What We Expect From You

  The team at Meritage is made up of dedicated, hard-working individuals who exemplify the core values of Meritage. The team has high expectations for themselves and anyone who desires to join them. They also have a lot of fun together and truly enjoy working with one another. It is a team where excellence is expected, and accomplishments are celebrated. To join this team, you’ll need to demonstrate the same high standards.

  You’ll also need the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • 3-5 years of administrative experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Independent problem solver
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Comfortable using Microsoft Excel

  
  What You Can Expect From Us

  As a member of Meritage, you will enjoy the following benefits:

  • Competitive base salary and bonus plans
  • Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and HSA options
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k with company match
  • Meal discounts at all Meritage affiliated restaurants
  • Plus, various additional perks and benefits

  Who We Are

  Meritage Hospitality Group, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, is one of the nation’s premier restaurant operators with more than 375 restaurants operating in 15 states. We are one of the largest Wendy’s franchisees. In addition to quick service, we have developed West Michigan casual dining concepts Blue Porch and Morning Belle. Each of our concepts deliver a distinct dining experience for our guests and a work environment rich with opportunity for our approximately 11,000 team members.

  At Meritage, we are Inspired by Opportunity and Achieve Success Through Service. We live by our five Core Values – Uncommon Hospitality, Run It Like You Own It, Collective Genius, The Sky is the Limit, and We Love What We Do. In the past five years, we have doubled in size and will continue to grow with Wendy's and further development of our Morning Belle.

  Now is the time to join!

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Inclusion is at the heart of our business.

• About the company

  We are a progressive, dynamic company, driving strategic growth in the competitive culinary market. Each of our concepts delivers a distinctive dining experience for our guests, a work environment rich with opportunity for our team members & optimum results for its stakeholders.

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