Assistant Property Manager: LIHTC & Yardi Specialist

Phipps; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phipps Houses is a premier not-for-profit real estate organization focused on affordable housing for New Yorkers. The Assistant Property Manager plays a critical role on the management team, providing advisory support and ensuring compliant, efficient daily operations at the property.

In this role you will collaborate with the Property Manager and Area Manager, supervise site staff, oversee rent collections in Yardi Voyager, and support leasing efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; at least a high school diploma or 60 college credits with 3 years’ experience in affordable real estate management.
• LIHTC experience is required; LIHTC specialist accreditation preferred.
• Experience with LIHTC, HOME, Section 8, Supportive Housing and HCR Rent Stabilization.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager and ability to produce reports for property oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to assess situations, plan, and execute with PM approval.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel; Notary license is a plus; Spanish language a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site office staff and ensure documents, reports, and tenant information are filed and handled professionally.
• Supervise maintenance and office staff in accordance with policies and laws.
• Manage rent collections and use Yardi Voyager to monitor monthly status; coordinate with Legal when court actions are needed.
• Stay current with federal, state, and local regulations affecting affordable housing.
• Foster strong cross-department collaboration with Human Resources, Purchasing, Bookkeeping and Accounting.
• Assist with leasing activities, move-ins/outs, unit inspections and timely turnover of vacant units.
• Maintain prompt, respectful communication with residents and staff.
• Monitor tenant activity in Yardi Voyager for renewals and delinquencies.
• Adapt to varied daily tasks and additional duties from Senior Management.

Skills

LIHTC experience

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Excel

MS Word

Notary license

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High School Diploma or 60 college credits plus 3 years’ affordable real estate management experience

Tools

Yardi Voyager

Job description

Phipps Houses is a premier not-for-profit real estate organization focused on affordable housing for New Yorkers. The Assistant Property Manager plays a critical role on the management team, providing advisory support and ensuring compliant, efficient daily operations at the property.

In this role you will collaborate with the Property Manager and Area Manager, supervise site staff, oversee rent collections in Yardi Voyager, and support leasing efforts.