TRAVELING COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA

Job Type Full-time Description

 

TRAVELING COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA (Travel Required) 

About Conifer:

Conifer Realty, LLC is a dynamic, vertically integrated organization that creates and manages high-quality affordable and work-force housing. Conifer is devoted to growth, to innovation and being a best -in -class developer.

Conifer has a 45-year investment and development history with over 16,000 units owned and managed today. Along with its affiliate, Conifer is one of the Top 20 owners in the nation. We currently have an East Coast portfolio and are looking to rapidly expand. At the heart of Conifer is an experienced team of more than 600 highly skilled and passionate professionals. The team’s demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit has secured our leadership role in the affordable housing industry.

Visit Conifer's website to understand our history, mission, and values at link: https://coniferllc.com/ https://coniferllc.com/

OVERVIEW: 

The Traveling Compliance Specialist works with other members of Conifer’s Compliance team along with software technical support and management operations team members to ensure properties within their assigned portfolio are fully compliant with Tax Credit (LIHTC), HUD, Rural Development (RD), and/or other affordable housing program regulations. Traveling Compliance Specialists perform a full range of resident file reviews and reporting following regulatory requirements in combination with exercising independent judgment 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Assist on site with processing applicant files and recertification files.
• Monitor recertification process for assigned caseload, ensuring proper notices are sent and recertifications are completed.
• Conduct on-site or electronic compliance inspections/reviews upon request from management operations.
• Provide support and guidance to on-site staff in all aspects of regulatory compliance.
• Provide support to Compliance team members as needed.
• Meet assigned deadlines in a timely manner.
• Accurately complete assigned compliance reports and submit timely.
• Willingness to obtain industry professional certifications.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with regulatory housing compliance representatives.
• Assist management operations in preparing for agency file reviews and inspections.
• Physical attendance at assigned work location during scheduled hours is essential.
• Occasional overnight travel as assigned to visit sites, attend regional meetings, trainings, and/or other conferences. Travel is approximately 50%.
• Other job-related duties and projects as assigned.
• Ensure sensitive data is secure and managed appropriately within the department and throughout the company.
• Demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgement, independence, and discretion.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum one (1) to three (3) years’ experience in Affordable Compliance monitoring or Affordable Housing Management operations, and file certification review.
• LIHTC, Project Based Section 8, Section 811 and other HUD programs, RD, HOME, and RAD experience required. Layered compliance program experience preferred.
• Knowledge determining household income eligibility in relation to program compliance regulations.
• Knowledge using affordable housing compliance software programs for processing state and federal compliance applications preferred or willingness to quickly learn.
• Knowledge using Yardi Voyager affordable housing modules preferred or similar with willingness to quickly learn Yardi.
• Basic accounting skills with understanding of receivables and payables.

EDUCATION: 

• Minimum High School/GED equivalent required.
• College degree preferred.
• Current certifications or willingness to obtain:
• Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS) or Assisted Housing Manager (AHM)
• Rural Development 515 (S.T.A.R.) or Rural Housing Specialist (RHS)
• Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP)
• Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM)
• Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)
• Fair Housing
• AHM (Assisted Housing Manager) Star (Rural Development 515)
• HCCP (Housing Credit Certified Professional)
• SHCM (Specialist in Housing Credit Management) Fair Housing 

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Proficient using Adobe Acrobat.
• Accurate data entry and proofreading skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office 3