Fairstead is a purpose-driven real estate firm dedicated to building sustainable communities across the country. Headquartered in New York, with offices in Colorado, Florida, and Washington DC, Fairstead owns a portfolio of more than 25,000 apartments across 28 states that includes 17,000 units under management. Fairstead’s commitment to communities is realized through a comprehensive platform that leverages in-house expertise in acquisitions, development, design and construction, asset management, and property management.
Fairstead’s primary mission is to provide high quality housing to all regardless of income, and to make our stakeholders feel “Right at Home.” We accomplish this through an empathetic and innovative approach, and by utilizing our interdisciplinary platform as an investor, developer, owner, and operator.
Fairstead’s Core Values: Innovation, Determination, Integrity, Humility, Empathy and Partnerships
The Compliance Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring the ongoing compliance of our affordable housing portfolio with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitor the Special Claims process.
- Work closely with site staff to ensure all documents required to submit Special Claims are uploaded in a timely.
- Work closely with the HAP Specialist to prepare and submit all Special Claims submissions.
- Provide support for all monthly and quarterly EIV reports and logs for all HUD properties.
- Monitor progress on all discrepancies until completion is verified.
- Performs other duties assigned.
BENEFITS:
- Generous employer contribution for Medical and Dental through United Healthcare.
- Employer-Paid Vision Plans.
- Company Matched 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% of the first 3%; 50% of the next 2%.
- 12+ paid Holidays.
- 20 days of PTO.
- 7 Sick days.
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Nationwide Pet Insurance.
- Disability Insurance.
- Laser Correction Discount.
- Employee Discounts on Appliances, Apparel, and More.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have prior Project-Based Section 8 experience.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience. Special Claims experience is required.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience with Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) processes required.
- Two (2) years of affordable housing compliance experience with knowledge of HUD Secure Systems.
- Experience with Yardi and/or RealPage is preferred but not required.
- Excellent communication skills- written and oral.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including experience managing people (in multiple locations preferred).
- Extremely detail-oriented.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel functions.
- Yardi experience (preferred) or ability to learn new software quickly.
- General office environment.
- Proximity to pets/ animals.
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Diversity in backgrounds and experiences is key to Fairstead’s success. Being an equal opportunity employer is a central tenet of our philosophy that shapes who we are and the communities we serve. Our goal is to ensure competitive total compensation that is commensurate with experience, location, and other market benchmarks.
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What We Do
Fairstead is a purpose-driven vertically integrated real estate developer specializing in creating sustainable, high-quality housing. With teams operating around the country, Fairstead owns more than 16,500 apartments in 18 states. Fairstead has acquired, developed or preserved more than $4 billion in assets, and is currently working on an identified pipeline of an additional $2.3 billion in assets around the country.
