Affordable Housing Finance Consultant

Guidehouse Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking a Consultant to join the Capital Projects & Infrastructure Consulting group in California. You will support engagements focused on affordable rental housing finance, program design, policy implementation, and operational improvement.

You will work with public-sector clients, develop budgets and pro formas, perform underwriting analyses, and assist with transactions and due diligence while coordinating with project leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in affordable housing finance, real estate lending, underwriting, LIHTC development, housing finance agency programs, or public-sector housing program administration.
• Experience with affordable housing development, finance or program implementation projects.
• Experience with public-sector organizations, housing authorities, housing finance agencies, community development organizations, or affordable housing developers.
• Experience with different project types including workforce, mixed-income, rehabilitation, and permanent supportive housing.
• Experience participating in one or more phases of affordable housing transactions, including application review, underwriting, due diligence, entitlement, financing, closing, construction monitoring, or asset management.
• Experience developing and analyzing affordable housing development budgets, sources and uses statements, operating pro formas, cash flow projections, and debt sizing analyses.
• Experience analyzing, underwriting, developing, financing, or administering affordable housing developments utilizing 4% and/or 9% LIHTCs.
• Understanding of QAPs, equity pricing, tax credit structuring, and affordable housing capital stacks.
• Familiarity with the development process for affordable housing transactions.
• Working knowledge of HUD multifamily programs and relevant federal regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling, scenario analysis, pivot tables, lookup functions, and sensitivity testing.
• Strong analytical and research skills with attention to detail.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a consulting environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must reside within a 50-mile radius of a Guidehouse office (Sacramento, CA or Arlington, VA)

Responsibilities

• Support affordable housing finance and program implementation engagements for public-sector clients.
• Evaluate affordable housing development proposals, including 4% and 9% LIHTC projects.
• Develop and analyze project budgets, sources and uses, pro formas, and underwriting models.
• Conduct feasibility analyses, benefit-cost analyses, and subsidy layering reviews.
• Assist with transactions and project due diligence, including review of development, financing, closing package deliverables, land use, and regulatory documentation.
• Support client use of HOME, CDBG, ARPA, and other public funding sources.
• Research and interpret HUD regulations (24 CFR), QAPs, and program guidance.
• Develop supporting deliverables such as memos, reports, tools, templates, SOPs, and presentations.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and synthesize findings into client-ready outputs.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities, including interviews, workshops, and coordination with partner agencies on affordable housing financial products.
• Manage assigned tasks, timelines, and deliverables in coordination with project leadership.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Project coordination

Time management

Financial modeling

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Master's degree in related field (nice to have)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking a Consultant to join the Capital Projects & Infrastructure Consulting group in California. You will support engagements focused on affordable rental housing finance, program design, policy implementation, and operational improvement.

You will work with public-sector clients, develop budgets and pro formas, perform underwriting analyses, and assist with transactions and due diligence while coordinating with project leadership.