Columbia University

Manager, Real Estate Billing-Hybrid Schedule

Columbia University$95K — $105K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 4+ years of experience in billing, accounts receivable, or financial operations
  • Experience in real estate or property-related billing environments preferred
  • Prior supervisory or lead experience
  • Advanced Excel and ERP experience

Responsibilities

  • Oversee end-to-end billing operations including lease setup, billing execution, and cash application
  • Ensure timely and accurate billing across the real estate portfolio
  • Review and approve complex transactions and account resolutions
  • Establish operational controls to reduce revenue leakage and billing errors
  • Lead collections strategy and coordinate with legal counsel when necessary
  • Continuously improve billing processes and look for automation opportunities
  • Develop reporting and metrics to monitor performance and support audits

Benefits

  • Full-time position with a standard work schedule
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement
  • Engagement in collaborative projects across functional teams
  • Potential for leadership and coaching roles
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on operational excellence
Full Job Description
  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: full-time
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building:
  • Salary Range: $95,000-$105,000 annually

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

Reporting to Associate Director, Student Financial Services, the Manager of Real Estate Billing serves as the subject matter expert for all real estate billing and owns the operational execution, controls, compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement of real estate billing across a complex residential and commercial tenant portfolio including approximately 2,000 residential and 120 commercial tenants with annual billing volume of approximately $3.8 million and $2 million respectively. The role reviews and approves complex transactions and account resolutions, serves as the escalation point for non-routine billing issues, develops procedures and metrics, coordinates collections escalation and audit responses, and supervises one direct report. The role ensures the integrity, efficiency, and scalability of billing processes across the full tenant lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Oversees end-to-end billing operations, including lease setup, billing execution, cash application, and account lifecycle management
• Ensures timely and accurate billing across the full real estate portfolio
• Reviews and approves complex transactions, adjustments, and account resolutions
• Reviews exceptions and determines appropriate billing treatment
• Establishes and maintains operational controls to reduce revenue leakage and billing errors, and ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance
• Leads collections strategy, including escalation frameworks and coordination with legal counsel where required
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory requirements related to rent-controlled and regulated properties
• Owns and continuously improves billing processes, identifying automation and efficiency opportunities
• Serves as primary escalation point for complex Tier 2 issues and independently resolves non-routine billing issues
• Partners with Finance Service Desk to optimize service model and escalation pathways
• Manages banking-related processes tied to tenant activity, including deposits and cash flow coordination
• Develops, recommends and maintains policies, procedures, and documentation for billing operations based on operational risk, compliance and service metrics
• Provides leadership, coaching, and oversight to staff; ensures high performance despite lean structure
• Partners cross-functionally with Treasury, Financial Reporting, and other finance teams
• Supports audits and provides documentation and responses as required
• Develops reporting and metrics to monitor performance and inform decision-making
• Coordination with Facilities on tenant arrears and litigation issues
• Assigns work, sets priorities and deadlines, reviews work, prepares the performance review and provides performance feedback for one direct report
• Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in billing, accounts receivable, or financial operations.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in real estate or property-related billing environments strongly preferred.

Other Requirements
  • Prior supervisory or lead experience.
  • Strong operational leadership skills with ability to balance strategic oversight, and hands-on execution.
  • Advanced Excel and ERP experience.
  • Must demonstrate strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders across functions.
  • Strong judgment, professionalism, and commitment to service excellence.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence, seven of which belong to the Ivy League. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world by major education publications. Columbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have played a pivotal role in scientific breakthroughs including brain-computer interface; the laser and maser; nuclear magnetic resonance; the first nuclear pile; the first nuclear fission reaction in the Americas; the first evidence for plate tectonics and continental drift; and much of the initial research and planning for the Manhattan Project during World War II. Columbia is organized into twenty schools, including four undergraduate schools and 16 graduate schools. The university's research efforts include the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and accelerator laboratories with Big Tech firms such as Amazon and IBM. Columbia is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and was the first school in the United States to grant the MD degree. The university also annually administers the Pulitzer Prize. With over 14.5 million volumes, Columbia University Library is the third-largest private research library in the United States.
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