Lease Auditor

Overview

Foot Locker, Inc. is a leading global retailer of athletically inspired shoes and apparel. The Company operates athletic retail stores globally. Foot Locker is seeking a Lease Auditor to be a member of the Lease Audit Team. The Lease Audit team is responsible for ensuring compliance with key financial and operational terms and conditions in our retail store leases throughout North America. Their goal is to recover/save millions annually by identifying landlord overcharges and recovering the overpayments. Lease Audit embraces and exhibits Foot Locker’s Core Values of integrity, leadership excellence, service, teamwork, innovation, and community. We attribute our success to the daily contributions of the remarkable individuals who make up our team.

Successful candidates must possess the ability to analyze commercial retail lease contracts and payment information to determine compliance, identify potential overpayments, and the collection of payment due to the company as a result of completed audit results.

Great brands reflect culture. The best ones help shape it. At Foot Locker, we’re rooted in sport, powered by style, and driven by the communities that move both. From Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker to Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos, our brands sit at the intersection of sport, style, and self-expression.

As part of the DICK’S Sporting Goods family, you’re backed by the resources, reach, and career opportunities of a world-class sports company. That unleashes Foot Locker to keep pushing forward with the agility and edge that define the brand. We’re looking for great people who want to influence culture and the generation that is shaping what’s next.

Whether you’re building strategy, shaping innovations, or creating unforgettable customer moments, you’ll contribute to decisions and experiences that define our brands’ impact in the communities we serve.

Come change the game with us. Apply today!

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Lease Auditor is to audit and/or review commercial, retail lease contracts (and related amendments, etc.) and payment information to identify non-compliance and possible overcharges. A further description of essential duties and responsibilities are:

• Document the overpayments, with supporting backup, submit supporting reports to third parties and ensure collection of monies due the company.
• Provide recovery and savings information to management.
• Daily project management of all assigned cost recovery projects/audits.
• Identify and assist in the implementation of process improvements.
• Participate in meetings to present and discuss recovery opportunities, results of recovery activities, and/or to discuss details of claims.
• Participate in cost recovery strategic planning meetings.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Position may further require the ability to perform additional duties as assigned by supervision.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years minimum related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel and Access required. Knowledge of Lucernex, People Soft A/P & G/L is desirable.
• Strong negotiation skills required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret leases, amendments, other legal documents, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and update tracking/follow-up reports.
• Ability to problem solve complicated situations.

At Foot Locker, We Value Innovation, Authenticity, And Integrity In All That We Do. To Uphold The Security And Fairness Of Our Hiring Process, We Ask That Candidates Refrain From Using AI Tools, Including ChatGPT, During Interviews And Assessments. To Ensure a Smooth And Secure Experience, Please Review The Following Guidelines

• Cameras must be on for all virtual interviews.
• AI tools are strictly prohibited during interviews or assessments.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work together to create a transparent and equitable hiring experience.

Benefits

The annual base salary range is $70,000-$80,000. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the below.

Foot Locker Benefits

• Employee Discount
• Paid Time Off
• Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
• 401(k) | Roth 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
• Strong Company Culture
• Employee Resource Groups