AVP/Associate Director of LIHTC Credit

Chicago, Illinois Permanent USD135,000 - USD146,000 per year Hybrid working View Job Description
Lead credit underwriting and investment evaluations for affordable housing and structured finance transactions, assessing financial risk, structuring deals and guiding investment decisions
  • Lead complex credit transactions while applying your financial expertise
  • Collaborative, high-impact team that influences decisions and credit strategy

About Our Client

Leading Real Estate Investment Manager

Job Description

Play a key role in evaluating and approving bids for more than 200 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and structured finance projects annually. Work collaboratively with colleagues across originations, investor relations, project management, and structured finance functions.

  • Analyze project-level underwriting criteria, sponsor and guarantor financial capacity, investor-specific requirements, and transaction-specific characteristics to identify critical questions and issues that must be addressed prior to bid approval.
  • Evaluate proposed operating expense budgets, market assumptions, required services, tenant targeting, subsidy programs, rehabilitation scopes of work, and other project-specific information.
  • Participate in initial credit reviews for non-LIHTC investments, including solar credit investments, preservation loans, preservation equity, and other real estate investment strategies.
  • Collaborate with financial modeling professionals to identify and resolve technical underwriting and modeling issues during the bid review process.
  • Work with senior credit leadership to review underwriting exceptions and assess the overall risk and viability of proposed investments before authorization.
  • Contribute to the development and standardization of bid review methodologies, including transaction-specific, developer-specific, and investor-specific terms and underwriting considerations.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, real estate, business, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Section 42 and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) transactions required.
  • Experience conducting financial analysis and evaluating the financial capacity of real estate developers and sponsors.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to produce accurate, thorough, and timely work while meeting established deadlines.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial spreadsheet modelling skills.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple business functions.



What's on Offer

  • Salary + Bonus
  • Comprehensive benefit plan
  • Hybrid work environment
Contact
Aaron McHenry
Quote job ref
JN-112026-7144947

Job summary

Sector
Real Estate
Sub Sector
Acquisitions / Disposals
Industry
Property
Where
Chicago
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Aaron McHenry
Job Reference
JN-112026-7144947
Job Nature
Hybrid working
 

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