Accounting and Contract Specialist

Dominium•Dallas, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounting and Contract Specialist is responsible for managing the voucher process and resident ledgers for a dedicated portfolio of approximately 3,000 units. This role ensures the accurate recording of all rental income and delinquency. The specialist collaborates with housing authorities, monitors housing contracts, and maintains ledgers to support the financial accuracy of the portfolio. Additionally, this role partners with the Inspection Specialist to oversee housing abatements, escalates potential risks, and contributes to continuous process improvements to ensure operational efficiency.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years experience in property management accounting.
Experience with Yardi Voyager and Microsoft Office Suite required.
Strong knowledge of housing contracts, vouchers, and regulatory compliance related to affordable housing programs.
Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Ethical and transparent approach to handling financial and contractual matters.
Self-Motivation, strong organizational skills, and ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

Tax credit experience preferred.
Workfront or similar project management software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a point of contact for housing authorities, building and maintaining positive relationships to facilitate effective and timely communication and collaboration.
Manages data entry of all housing contracts including initial contacts at start of occupancy to establish contract rent, tenant paid portion and subsidy portion, as well as interim and annual contract rent changes.
Monitors resident and subsidy ledgers for accuracy, ensure lease charges are accurate and ledgers are maintained.
Complete cleanup projects as needed to ensure accuracy in residential and subsidy ledgers and corresponding reporting.
Partners with Inspection Specialist to monitor housing abatements, complete necessary adjustments to ledgers to maintain accuracy.
Identifies potential risk and issues related to housing contracts and abatements.
Escalate any potential risk to the Housing Manager.
Continuously assess and enhance contract management and accounting processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Provides regular reporting to the Housing Manager to show progress made on ledger cleanup.
Understands and have the ability to execute Inspections process in order to provide backup and support to Inspection and Contract Specialist as needed.