Community Manager

Cardinal Group Companies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Group Companies in Cincinnati seeks a Community Manager to protect, maintain and enhance property value while maximizing residents' living experience through directing the community's day-to-day operations.

The role oversees leasing, maintenance, safety, and financials; leads on-site teams; coordinates repairs; ensures lease compliance and strong resident relations. Exempt, full-time position demanding communication, budgeting, and leadership aligned with Cardinal values.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years’ experience in property management.
• Strong working knowledge of leasing, marketing, construction, residential law and resident relations.
• Entrata is preferred for property management software.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Google platform.
• Ability to analyze a monthly financial statement and prepare budgets/operating forecasts.
• Ability to note deviations from financial plan and recommend actions.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out industry-specific written/oral direction with problem solving.
• Present ideas clearly, negotiate and persuade to meet objectives.
• Ability to work independently as a project leader and with remote teams.
• Attention to detail and good organization; professional appearance.
• Strong client relations and supervisory experience.
• Commitment to Cardinal Culture and Core Values.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a positive, client-oriented attitude toward the company, residents, clients, and the public.
• Strive to improve community performance to meet financial/operational goals.
• Direct day-to-day activities of loss prevention, risk management, safety, maintenance, marketing, leasing, and upkeep.
• Develop income by managing cash flow and leasing strategy.
• Analyze monthly financial statements and variances from budget; advise on receivables strategies.
• Maintain complete community files and final audits; ensure lease data is input correctly.
• Coordinate collection and documentation of revenues per lease obligations.
• Engage, contract, supervise, and approve invoices for maintenance needs.
• Lead on-site maintenance, office staff, and leasing teams.
• Manage resident relations, repairs, rent charges, and lease issues.
• Participate in Cardinal U training and monitor team participation.

Skills

Leasing

Marketing

Residential law

Resident relations

Budgeting

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Independence

Detail orientation

Time management

Professional appearance

Team coordination

Tools

Entrata

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

POSITION: Community Manager (Full-Time, Exempt)

COMPENSATION: Biweekly, plus Benefits and Bonus eligibility

Summary

As a Community Manager you are primarily responsible for protecting, maintaining, and enhancing the value of the community while also maximizing the living experience for residents and the community. This is accomplished by effectively directing and coordinating the community's overall operational activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Including But Not Limited To)

• Demonstrate a positive, professional, and client-oriented attitude about the company with team members, residents, clients, and the public.
• Strive for improvements in community performance to meet or exceed annual financial and operational goals.
• Direct the day-to-day activities of loss prevention, risk management, safety/security, maintenance, marketing, leasing and ongoing facility upkeep.
• Develop working income for operating the property, by managing cash flow requirements and leasing strategy.
• Analyze and produce monthly financial statements including operating variances from budget, cash management and strategies for collection of receivables.
• Maintain complete and accurate community files and records, including finalized audits to ensure lease data has been input correctly into management software.
• Coordinate collection and documentation of all revenues following lease obligations of residents.
• Engage, contract, supervise and approve invoices for all goods/services required to maintain the community.
• Successfully lead on-site maintenance technicians, office staff and leasing team members.
• Manage resident relations as they pertain to coordinating requests for repairs and maintenance, understanding of rent charges, lease issues and other resident concerns.
• Participates in Cardinal U training as required and monitor Team Member participation in Cardinal U.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years’ experience in property management. Must have a strong working knowledge of leasing, marketing, construction, residential law and resident relations.
• Working knowledge of property management software; Entrata is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and the Google platform.
• Ability to analyze a monthly financial statement and prepare detailed budgets and operating forecasts.
• Ability to note deviations from financial plan, determine causes and to provide recommendations to the company on required action plans.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out industry specific written and oral direction. Positive, innovative approach to problem solving.
• Present ideas in a clear, concise, understandable, and organized manner; negotiate, persuade, and modify opinion in order to reach the goals/objectives of the organization.
• Ability to work independently as a project leader and team member. Ability to relate well with others even while working at a distance or remotely.
• Ability to work in an efficient manner with a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and follow through.
• Excellent time management and general organization skills.
• Neat, professional appearance.
• Strong client relations skills and previous supervisory experience is required.
• Ability to embody the Cardinal Culture and Cardinal’s Core Values every day.

Candidates With The Following Career Experience Preferred

• Property Manager
• Property Management
• Community Manager
• Onsite Property Manager
• Apartment Manager
• Real Estate
• Manager

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Incumbents work both inside and outside of apartment buildings and in all areas of the property including amenities and have frequent exposure to outside elements where temperature, weather, odors, and/or landscape may be unpleasant and/or hazardous.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to use hands to finger, type, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms, and climb, stoop, or squat. Incumbents must be able to physically access all exterior and interior parts of the property and amenities and must be able to work inside and outside in all weather conditions including, but not limited to rain, snow, heat, hail, wind and sleet.

The Team Member must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver office products and supplies of up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Routine local travel may be required to assist properties as needed, attend training classes, business meetings, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their Team Leader.