Community Manager - Affordable Housing

WE’RE HIRING!

Join our Team and Make a Difference!

At Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, we value our employees and foster a positive and supportive work environment, where integrity is our guiding principle. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow with a passionate and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

RCG offers 401k with 6% company match and profit sharing, Paid Time Off, Generous Health and Life Insurance, 56 hours of sick time, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Professional Development, weekly cell phone reimbursement, 10 paid holidays, including a bonus paid holiday for employees’ birthdays!

We're looking for an experienced and motivated Affordable Housing Community Manager in Buffalo, NY to join our growing team!

Compensation : $62,000 - $67,000/annually (based on experience). Full Time, 40 hours a week, non-exempt.

Property: Frederick Douglass Associates

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages communications with residents and staff ensuring a harmonious, respectful, professional, and ethical workplace environment.
• Collects rent payments, process billing, post payments, and deposit receipts according to company and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit procedures.
• Prepares required reports for Regional/Area Managers, Accounting, and other departments.
• Maintains accurate and compliant resident files for both internal and external audits.
• Completes move-out paperwork and manages security deposit processes, ensuring accurate data input into relevant software (e.g., OneSite).
• Conducts property tours, new resident orientation, move-in, and move-out inspections with residents.
• Enforces lease agreements and community rules in accordance with Fair Housing laws.
• Walks property regularly to inspect conditions, exterior, and interior.
• Prepares property for audits or regulatory inspections, ensuring adherence to all relevant local, state, and federal regulations regarding multifamily housing.
• Supervises site staff ensuring respectful, professional and ethical practices.

Essential Qualifications:

• Required : High School Diploma/GED minimum.
• Required : Minimum of five years’ experience in property management.
• Required : Affordable Housing experience.
• Required: LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) experience.
• . Required: complete knowledge of all phases of leasing and resident retention
  • Preferred : Accredited Resident Manager (ARM) or Certified Manager of Housing (CMH) certification.
  • Preferred : Tenant rental Certification System (TRACS).
• Must have/or obtain Certified Occupancy Specialist (affordable sites).
• Must have Property Management software experience.
  • Preferred : OneSite software experience.
• Must have and/or obtain NYS Notary License within six months of hire
  • Preferred: previous supervisory experience.

Core Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office navigating the Internet required.
• Must have a command of the English language with the ability to edit the work of others.
• Familiar with standards for business letters, memos, contracts, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned and commits to promoting company culture, mission, and values.
• Reliable transportation and ability to manage a flexible schedule.
• Required use of personal cell phone required (reimbursement included).

We are a regional leader in affordable housing, real estate development, and property management.

Our Mission: We are committed to developing, preserving and managing affordable housing that enhances the lives of our residents.

Rochester’s Cornerstone Group and Cornerstone Property Managers are an EOE.

Thank you for applying! We are excited to review your resume and will reach out if we would like to schedule an interview. Have a great day!

About Rochester's Cornerstone Group, Ltd.:

Formed in 1990, Rochester’s Cornerstone Group has become a true leader in affordable housing development in New York State. Since being formed, Cornerstone has created or preserved more than 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York State and extending into Pennsylvania. These projects serve a wide range of people, including families, the elderly, individuals with mobility impairments or people with developmental disabilities. Cornerstone has also brokered dozens of commercial properties in the region, ranging from professional office space to vacant land to industrial parks, as well as developed multiple commercial properties, from new construction to historic renovation.