Corporate Compliance Director jobs in Seattle, WA

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Compliance Specialist – Corporate Office (Renton, WA) - Excellent Career Opportunity.

Join our team and grow your career with us!! We are a local, Seattle-based property management company of larger apartment communities throughout the Puget Sound area. We are a progressive, growth-oriented organization with a genuinely enjoyable work environment. We develop outstanding people and promote growth within our organization through our investments in training, technology, and career development.

We currently have an opening for a Compliance Specialist. The best candidate is a motivated self-starter, with a positive can-do attitude who will assist the Director of Compliance and on-site team members in keeping their certifications up to date and compliant with current regulations . If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!

We offer:

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  $25-27 per hour, DOE

*5.539 hours of PTO earned every 2 weeks after a full 80 hour pay period. This totals 144 Hours or 18 days of PTO per year with the ability to carry over up to 80 hours a year. Increased PTO after 6 and 9 consecutive years with Allied Residential. **Different for part-time employees.

• Options for tuition assistance for programs like WMFHA, IREM, NAA, and other industry classes/certifications.

*Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Provided starting the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment. (*Plans are provided by Kaiser Permanente, Dental select, and EyeMed.

• 8 Paid Holidays 1 floating holiday every year (New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas and 1 floating holiday.)
• Retirement options - 401k WITH company matching up to 4%.
• On hands training and opportunities for growth, advancements, and opportunities for you to excel within Allied Residential.
• Employee Assistance Plan: You are eligible, at no cost to you, to participate in the Allied Employee Assistance Program (EAP) “LifeWorks” which is an employee well-being solution supporting mental, physical, financial, and social well-being in a confidential environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

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  Review new move-in, interim certification and annual recertification files to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Communicate with onsite staff regarding discrepancies / deficiencies noted within certification files
• Prepare and distribute monthly annual recertification lists and notices
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports as required by City, County and State Funders
• Respond to Compliance audits as assigned
• Prepare and submit monthly TRACS submission for HUD sites
• Prepare monthly Compliance reports for financial statements
• Prepare and distribute weekly status reports to onsite staff and Portfolio Managers regarding the status of all open files
• Travel to and provide on site training to current team members, as needed
• Travel to and provide on site assistance with compliance documentation, as needed.
• Assist the Director of Compliance with various tasks, as assigned
• Attend and participate in regular meetings and trainings, as assigned

Preferred Proficiencies:

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  Experience with Yardi Voyager preferred
• Experience with WBARS preferred
• Experience with Enterprise Income Verification system preferred
• Experience with HUD regulations, as outlined in the HUD Handbook 4305.3
• Minimum average typing speed of 50 WPM

Qualifications:

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Experience – Must have base knowledge of Low Housing Income Tax Credit regulations, and all policies enforced by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission
• Math Ability - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Computer Skills - Must have solid understanding and high level of proficiency with Microsoft’s Office Suite/Office 365, primarily Outlook, Excel, and Word. Must be proficient with remote work platforms, including but not limited to smart phones, VPN or other remote access, and online security best practices. Working knowledge of industry-specific platforms, such as Yard or RealPage is highly preferred
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Attention to Detail - Must have high attention to detail / detail-oriented
• Work environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the position

• Noise Level – Typical office environment within Allied’s corporate office, but moderate to higher levels may be encountered elsewhere, such as visiting a property to observe progress of a construction project
• Must be able to work independently, as well as collaborate on group projects
• Physical - The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds Vision - Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• Frequently required to sit, stand, and walk.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

• Travel - Personal vehicle travel between locations, sites, and events required. Vehicle and driver must be registered, licensed, and insured. Mileage between sites; from home to sites; or sites to home is not paid. Mileage for special errands or events must be pre-approved by the Portfolio Manager assigned to the affected sites