Compliance Manager

Under the direction of the Director of Property Management, the Compliance Manager is responsible for overseeing the compliance requirements of all programs associated with our communities. This includes LIHTC, HOME, HUD, (PBV, TBV and HCV) and PHA to ensure our communities are compliant.

• Oversee and track the reasonable accommodation and VAWA team to ensure compliance.
• Update, develop and standardize procedural guidelines for administering and maintaining compliance with all affordable housing programs in the portfolio, including but not limited to management, tracking and response procedures for MORs, LIHTC audits, general agency inquiries, and lease-ups.
• Partner with Training Manager in assuring that our front-line staff and their managers have up-to-date, comprehensive, training resources to support their operations in the areas above and others as they are identified.
• Review training department reports to assure all required training is being taken as scheduled and notify supervisors timely if not the case.
• Ensure all properties maintain compliance according to our companies SOP.
• Prepare and update Management Certifications to summarize regulatory as well as state, city and local requirements for properties.
• Responsible for on-time rent increase requests for all contract rents.
• Prepare and submit documents, such as Management Plans, Project Status Reports (PSR), Annual Owner Certifications (AOC), Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans, Tenant Selection Plans, demographics and lease packages, etc. for projects in operations and assist as needed for new properties.
• The employee is regularly required to move around the building or site.
• Responsible for the on-time completion of the Rent Comparability Study needed for HUD.
• Ensures each property receives the annual income/rent limits and makes them effective within 90 days of release date.
• Monitor properties to ensure compliance related to EIV standards.
• Work with Director of PM to prepare for MOR and other relevant agency audits. Lead in drafting and reviewing responses to audit findings and provide follow-up to local teams to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Responsible for monitoring online compliance reporting for all properties.
• Oversees the waitlists, annual purge, and compliance to the programs.
• Work with Director of PM to design, schedule, carry-out a comprehensive internal audit function with appropriate follow-up to monitor and assure company-wide compliance.
• Monitor correct usage of income and rent limits as well as utility allowances.
• Ensure that all the correct forms and proper procedures are used for LIHTC compliance, subsidy programs and Housing Authority compliance.
• Be a HUD coordinator for the company and oversee related responsibilities.
• Pursue and maintain current, comprehensive knowledge of all affordable housing compliance programs present in the current or potential portfolio, ensuring awareness of and procedural guidelines for administering and maintaining compliance with those programs.
• Ensure each property receives the Utility Allowance schedule from HUD or completes the Utility study and makes them effective within 90 days of release date.
• Provide Trek's management team with requirements for singular or upfront training requirements for sites and corporate employees associated with mitigating identified compliance risk factors.

• Tax Credit/HUD Certification from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years' experience in Property management Multi-family LIHTC/HUD compliance in a supervisory role.
• Enhanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• May require travel dependent on business needs.
• Be available or present during any file review to answer questions.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Knowledge of Industry Software including RealPage.
• Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Incredible customer service skills and the ability to create a customer focused culture.
• Must work under deadlines and ability to meet deadlines.
• Capable of organizing and managing multiple priorities and able to generate and create training solutions.
• Be knowledgeable of NSPIRE compliance and response.
• Ability to analyze workflow and create processes for efficiency and satisfactory MOR/file reviews.
• Knowledge of Maryland HUD & LIHTC required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

TREK Development Group is a Pittsburgh- based real estate development firm specializing in building innovative and sustainable communities. Our mission is to Create Value, Enhance Lives and Strengthen Communities. TREK Development Group recognizes the benefits of a flexible work schedule to both the employee and the employer and we offer a flexible 40-hour work week and great benefits!

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, employer-paid long-term disability, employer-paid basic life, 401k with employer contribution, and EAP.