Real Estate Global Lease Administrator Specialist

Real Estate Global Lease Administrator Specialist

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you - innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

In this Real Estate Global Lease Administrator role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and financial compliance of lease administration and payments across a diverse international property portfolio. Acting as a central coordination point between Finance, Real Estate, and external service providers, you will combine strong lease knowledge, financial acumen, and systems expertise to support lease payments, accounting close activities, budgeting, audits, and data governance. This role offers the opportunity to influence global lease processes, controls, and reporting.

In this role you will:

• Oversee global lease payment processes, including rent, advance payments, and recurring charges, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with lease terms

• Create and manage annual purchase requisitions (PRs), review and validate rent invoices, and resolve payment discrepancies in collaboration with landlords, Finance, and local teams

• Act as the primary escalation point for lease payment issues, landlord queries, and questions from internal stakeholders and regional teams

• Coordinate and provide functional oversight to outsourced Lease Administration Services teams, ensuring adherence to KPIs, SLAs, and global standards

• Collaborate to the month‑end close activities involving reporting, control files, performing reconciliations and variance analysis between SAP, CoStar, Blackline, and sub‑ledgers

• Serve as CoStar System Administrator, maintaining lease data integrity, legal entities, cost and profit centers, and coordinating system enhancements and issue resolution

• Support audits (IFRS, US GAAP, SOX) and internal controls by providing accurate lease data, documentation, and analysis for Finance and leadership

• Prepare and maintain global lease budgets, forecasts, and expense analyses, supporting portfolio optimization and informed decision‑making

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in lease administration, real estate finance, accounting, or a related financial operations role.

• Strong ability to read and interpret lease contracts and translate contractual terms into financial obligations.

• Hands‑on experience working with ERP systems (SAP or equivalent) and financial reconciliation processes.

• Experience coordinating or managing outsourced service providers or external teams.

• Fluent English, with the ability to operate effectively in a global, multicultural environment.

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience with lease administration systems such as CoStar and close tools such as Blackline.

• Exposure to IFRS, US GAAP, SOX controls, or audit support activities.

• Additional language skills (Spanish preferred) and interest in process optimization, technology, AI or automation.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

Great Support for Good Health - with medical, dental, and vision coverage options, Social Fund and Cafeteria Platform, life insurance to support you and your family in unexpected moments, and the Employee Assistance Program, as we want to ensure that you have access to the resources you need to take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Hybrid Work Arrangement - with min. 1 day per week from the office, in accordance with our internal policy, as we understand the importance of work-life balance. Thanks to that, we are providing you with the flexibility to manage your commitments both inside and outside of work.

Yearly Bonus - to reward you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year. This bonus is based on individual and company performance and is a great way to recognize and appreciate your contributions.

Employee Referral Program & Holiday Allowance - we have a referral program in place that rewards you for recommending qualified candidates to open positions within the company. Additionally, we offer a holiday allowance to help you enjoy your time off.

Additional Leave - to make your birthday extra special, and to participate in voluntary incentives in addition to your regular working duties, in accordance with our internal policy. You can take up to 4 days of voluntary leave for Kimberly-Clark coordinated actions.

Learning & Growth - we are committed to helping our employees develop and grow, which is why we offer a wide range of soft skills training on our internal training platform. These training sessions are available to every employee and can be tailored to your specific needs.

International Environment - a job at the very heart of Kimberly-Clark's finance organization in which you will be part of a great diverse team with wide exposure to the business functions and the opportunity to influence processes & drive optimization.

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.  

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the country’s role only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

This role will be part of Kimberly-Clark’s International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business. As Kimberly-Clark enters a strategic partnership with Suzano to form an international leader in tissue and professional products, it is expected that this role will transition to the new joint venture once the transaction closes (expected mid‑2026, subject to consultation and legal requirements). This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a new global market leader backed by two industry giants.

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Applicable for Poland: Annual Base Salary Range and the Incentive Plan (if applicable): will be communicated prior to the interview. At Kimberly-Clark, we are committed to fostering fairness, equity, and transparency in everything we do, including our recruitment practices. Whether you are already part of our team or considering joining us, you will have visibility of all the key pay and benefit elements, prior to the interview. Along with a competitive pay, our positions typically offer additional performance-based incentives (if applicable to the role) we offer a range of benefits enhancing your life, health and prosperity over time. But pay is just one part of our offering. We also offer you opportunities to grow, thrive and make