What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Compliance Specialist position at Mercy Housing, Inc.?
At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.
The Senior Compliance Specialist will monitor portfolio-wide and individual properties to ensure compliance with applicable landlord-tenant law and affordable housing programs. Keep current on all changes in landlord-tenant law and affordable housing regulation and assist with the distribution of information to Compliance, Asset Management, and Property Operations staff in all regions. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Pay: $32.63 – $42.03 per hour ($67,870.40 - $87,422 annually)
Benefits:
- Several Healthcare plans to choose from, dental (includes adult and child orthodontia) and vision
- 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays 2 floating holidays.
- 403b match
- Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday)
- Early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)
- Paid Time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver Leave
- Paid Life Insurance
- Free Employee Assistance Plan
- Free Basic Dental
- Pet Insurance options
Duties
- Keep current on all updates and changes in federal, state, and local landlord-tenant law and affordable housing programs and requirements. Assist with preparing explanations and implementation procedures of new and existing laws and regulations and other information related to compliance guidelines.
- Work with Compliance, Training, and Property Management personnel to develop action plans for non-compliant properties
- Cultivate relationships with Mercy Housing staff, investors, reporting agencies, legal team, and state/local industry associations.
- Assist with development and implementation of procedures to ensure individual asset compliance with regulatory programs and requirements for portfolio-wide and individual properties, including but not limited to the Occupancy Directives Documents Bundle, which includes, but is not limited to, the Regulatory Abstract, Resident Selection Criteria, Resident Screening, AFHMP, waitlist management, and the Lease Documents package (Lease, House Rules, and Lease Addenda). Implementation procedures includes all set up, validation and onboarding process of assets onto the Real Page Software platform including asset specific Custom Packets.
- Support the development of the process for assuring that consistent landlord-tenant law and compliance training opportunities (external or internal) are in place or available for new Property Management personnel. Provide regional on demand support, as needed.
- Support and backup to regulatory compliance specialist on service desk tickets.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Current compliance certifications for Tax Credit and HUD.
- Minimum of three (3) years in national / multi-regional property management, asset management, or housing regulatory organization / agency.
- Must possess a thorough knowledge of HUD, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Farmers Home programs, and other affordable housing programs.
- Experience in design of assessment and training tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the use of property management / compliance monitoring software.
Knowledge and Skills
- Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to relate well to people from diverse backgrounds; work as a part of a team and in a collaborative manner with staff, peers, and supervisor.
- Read and interpret complex documents, such as regulatory agreements and compliance regulations.
- Interpret and understand resident file information.
- Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, including the ability to provide technical assistance on complex compliance issues in a simple, straightforward manner.
This is a brief description of the position and responsibilities. Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct criminal background checks for all positions, we will consider applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary : $67,870 - $87,422
