Multifamily Programs Cost Certification Manager

About The Organization:

At Florida Housing Finance Corporation, we are passionate about helping Floridians find a place to call home. In 40 years, we have welcomed home more than 2,000,000 families. Our vision is to be recognized as an outstanding provider of innovative, measurable, data-driven, and fiscally sustainable solutions for affordable housing in our state. Do you share our values and want to make an impact? At Florida Housing, your work will help provide safe and affordable housing opportunities to our Florida families. 

Job Description:

Do you want to make a difference while being a member of a hard-working and dedicated team?  Are you detailed-oriented?  Does crunching numbers sound fun to you?  Florida Housing Finance Corporation may be the right place for you.  We are currently recruiting for a unique mid-level position.  This position is a Multifamily Programs Cost Certification Manager, on the Housing Credit Team where we oversee the allocation of federal tax credits to non-profit and for-profit developers to construct and rehabilitate affordable rental housing. The preferred candidate will be a self-starter with professional work experience managing a multi-faceted workload. This position provides an opportunity to start a career in a great organization where we value the work we do and the employees who do it. 

This position is responsible for reviewing cost certifications and audit reports submitted to Florida Housing with the final goal of determining the annual amount of tax credits that will be allocated to the Development.  This position reviews and analyzes developer and general contractor cost certifications for accuracy, completeness and conformity to Florida Housing’s regulations, rules and policies.   The purpose of the cost certification process is to establish the total actual costs incurred by the Housing Credit Applicants in the delivery of a Housing Credit Development.  This enables Florida Housing to determine certain development costs and the amount of subsidy to be allocated to the Housing Credit Development. 

This position will also be exposed to and learn about the overall Housing Credit processes.  This position will have the opportunity to cross train with the credit underwriting and process teams to assist in the review of credit underwriting reports as well as other program processes, when necessary. While direct experience in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program is not required, it is helpful to have some education and/or experience in credit underwriting, finance, accounting or other real estate-related field.  This position will require attention to detail while still being able to analyze the deal from a wholistic vantage point.   

Position Requirements:

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience in a role(s) with increasing levels of responsibility in a professional office setting.   
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, real estate, or other related field (work experience may be substituted). 
• Experience conducting in depth analysis on numerical data.
• Experience following statutes, rules, and/or federal guidelines.
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented, possess the ability to prioritize tasks, and work in a busy, fast-paced office environment.
• Extensive knowledge of, and experience using, Microsoft Office Suite and online collaboration and database tools.
• Experience in credit underwriting, accounting, finance, and/or another real estate-related field highly desired. 

Additional preferred job-related qualifications:

• Ability to adapt under any situation, consistently and effectively prioritize all assignments, analyze data, and develop alternative procedures/solutions. 
• Ability to comprehend and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. 
• Ability to articulate a strategy, an idea, or thought in a clear and appropriate manner, both verbally and in writing.

We offer on the job training and opportunities for career advancement.

This is an in-person position located in Tallahassee at the office of Florida Housing Finance Corporation.  Preference will be given to applicants living in Leon County and surrounding areas.  If you plan to move to Leon County or the surrounding area, please make a notation on your application.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated hiring salary is $60,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Florida Housing provides a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance, and other miscellaneous programs. Paid vacation, sick and personal leave; 11 paid holidays; and 401/457 retirement accounts.

Criminal History Check:

A criminal history record check will be conducted on the selected applicant.

Apply:

To apply for the Multifamily Cost Certification Manager position, please visit our recruitment site at www.floridahousing.org to complete an application and upload your resume.