Jobs at Fairstead

Manages day-to-day operations and compliance for an affordable housing property. Oversees HUD, Fair Housing, ADA, LIHTC, REAC, MOR, and occupancy requirements; supports tenant issues, collections, lease violations, evictions, inspections, maintenance, vendors, renovations, budgets, and reporting. Supervises on-site staff and coordinates with compliance, construction, legal, and regional management teams to maintain the property and address regulatory or operational needs.

Lead full-cycle recruiting for a multi-state property management organization while designing and scaling an automated recruiting process. Responsibilities include sourcing and closing talent, advising hiring managers, implementing ATS and recruiting technologies, building workflows and dashboards, improving hiring efficiency and quality, and potentially hiring and leading a recruiting team.

Provide administrative, operational, and analytical support to Senior Regional Managers and regional teams across a multi-state affordable housing portfolio. Tasks include budget preparation and variance reporting, financial and performance reporting, capital project coordination, due diligence for acquisitions, market research, and program rollout support. Maintain records, analyze trends, prepare presentations, and coordinate travel and expense reporting to improve operational efficiency.

Lead NetSuite strategy, end-to-end implementations, configuration, integrations, data migrations, and governance for finance, project accounting, and real estate workflows. Design custom records, dashboards, automations, and job-costing frameworks; manage partners, change management, and executive stakeholder alignment.

Lead Fairstead's tax function across federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Develop tax strategy focused on LIHTC, REITs, and multi-state optimization. Oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, structuring for acquisitions/dispositions/JVs/1031s, audit management, investor K-1 reporting, and entity rationalization. Manage external advisors, adopt AI/automation for tax workflows, monitor legislative changes, and advise executive leadership on tax implications for transactions and capital structure.

Develop, deploy, and maintain training programs, SOPs, and e-learning for property management staff. Lead technology rollouts, change management, KPI tracking, LMS administration, and facilitate in-person and virtual training to ensure adoption and operational consistency across the portfolio.

Review resident files and perform initial, annual, and interim recertifications to ensure compliance with HUD, LIHTC, and Section 8 guidelines. Calculate rents and retroactive adjustments, investigate income discrepancies, prepare verifications, schedule interviews, maintain tenant records, and respond to HUD concerns. Support portfolio-wide compliance and related administrative duties.

The Recertification Specialist ensures compliance with HUD regulations by processing recertifications, calculating rents, correcting discrepancies, and maintaining resident files.

Lead hands-on management of a subset of affordable multifamily assets, driving financial analysis, business plans, budgeting, forecasting, risk mitigation, capital transactions, and collaboration with internal teams and third-party managers to maximize asset value and returns.