Senior Analyst - Real Estate Lease Abstractor / Administration

About DESRI

DESRI (formerly D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments) is a market-leading owner and operator of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. We have acquired or developed approximately 13 gigawatts of contracted capacity across a portfolio of over 85 renewable energy projects in 24 states.

About the role
We are looking for a resourceful and driven professional to join DESRI, based out of the firm’s Hyderabad, India office. The successful candidate will be a part of a small, inclusive, highly skilled team responsible for supporting DESRI’s portfolio of wind, solar and battery projects in an agile environment that values collaboration, thoughtful problem solving, and attention to detail.

What you'll do

• Review executed leases, amendments, and renewals to abstract critical financial and operational terms, including rent schedules, escalations, CAM charges, and other payment obligations.
• Track rent commencement dates, renewal deadlines, and amendment effective dates to ensure timely payment processing.
• Enter and maintain lease data in third-party lease administration software, ensuring accuracy and completeness of all records.
• Own end-to-end payment tracking throughout the lifecycle of each renewable energy project — from lease execution and rent commencement through ongoing operations — ensuring all financial obligations are identified, scheduled, and paid on time.
• Set up new locations and landlords in internal and third-party systems once leases are executed, including banking information, vendor forms, and ticketing. • Process monthly rent obligations in accordance with internal Spend & Transaction Policies, including invoice validation through payment execution, to ensure timely and accurate payments.
• Review and reconcile monthly landlord statements, flagging discrepancies between abstracted lease terms and billed amounts (rent, CAM, taxes).
• Oversee integration of lease payment data with accounting system and other third-party ERP and lease administration systems, ensuring accurate setup, mapping, and troubleshooting of payment workflows. • Prepare cash flow statements and lease payment reports to support budgeting, forecasting, and finance team requirements.
• Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders — including legal, finance, developer, project management, PDL, and commercial teams, as well as landlords — to clarify lease terms, resolve issues, and keep payments on schedule.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 2–4 years in commercial real estate or lease administration, including lease abstraction, rent processing, and landlord statement reconciliation within industrial, commercial, retail, or data center environments.
• Technical / Functional skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced), Power Query; hands-on experience with third-party lease administration and ERP platforms or a strong aptitude to learn them quickly
• Renewable energy lease experience (solar, wind, land/easement agreements) or large-scale, multi-location lease portfolio management.
• Ability to work effectively with US-based legal, finance, and property management teams in a cross-border environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally with legal, finance, and operations teams. • Reporting tools like Power BI
• Familiarity with lease accounting standards and AP/AR processes