Development Analyst

Community Access Inc • New York, NY

2d • $0 - $90,000

About The Position

The Real Estate Development Department of Community Access (CA) plans, develops, finances and builds multifamily residential projects in New York City that contain a mix of supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals and families and affordable housing for low-income families. The Real Estate Development Department has developed more than 1,600 units of housing, with an additional 500 units currently under construction and more than 500 units in pre-development. The Department also oversees major renovation projects, including “Year 15” preservation projects, for existing Community Access buildings.

The Development Analyst supports the Real Estate Development team by providing financial analysis, project tracking, and financial coordination support across the full lifecycle of new and existing affordable and supportive housing projects. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial models, coordinating financing applications, and supporting accounts payable and receivable processes to ensure that project financial data is complete, current, and aligned with development budgets and funding sources. The Development Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring financial integrity across development projects, enabling Project Managers to focus on execution, stakeholder management, and deal advancement.

Requirements

• An understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
• Experience in Real Estate and the analysis of new building or rehabilitation construction project Required.
• Bachelor’s degree required in finance, real estate, economics, urban planning, public policy, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience in real estate development, affordable housing, finance, consulting, or related field.
• Experience supporting financial modeling, budgeting, or project analysis required.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Financial modeling (sources & uses, cash flow projections), Data organization and reconciliation, Use of formulas and structured models (e.g., lookups, pivot tables).
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for preparing reports and presentations.
• Ability to manage and maintain structured data systems and trackers.
• Familiarity with real estate financial concepts, including Development budgets, Operating proformas, Basic debt and equity structures.
• Strong attention to detail with a near-zero tolerance for data errors.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, decision-support information.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain complete and well-structured documentation systems.
• Ability to follow through on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to prepare Clear reports, Application materials, Professional correspondence.
• Demonstrated ability to ask targeted questions and escalate issues appropriately.
• Understanding of basic accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
• Comfort working closely with finance/accounting teams to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant coursework or concentration in real estate finance, development, or housing policy strongly preferred.
• Exposure to multifamily or affordable housing development strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with public funding programs such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, or agencies like New York State Homes and Community Renewal, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, or NYC Housing Development Corporation is preferred but not required.
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Women, People of Color and Members of the LGBT community are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Employees who identify as having a personal experience using mental health services are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial models for all assigned projects, ensuring that development budgets, sources and uses, and actual cost data remain fully aligned, with model updates completed within established timeframes and minimal to no errors in financial outputs.
• Ensuring that all project-related invoices, payments, drawings, and funding sources are accurately tracked, coded, and reconciled, with regular verification processes in place to confirm that no discrepancies exist between recorded transactions, approved budgets, and received funds.
• Accountable for the timely and complete preparation of financing applications and due diligence materials, ensuring that all required components are submitted by established deadlines and meet the standards of funding agencies, lenders, and investors without recurring deficiencies.
• Maintaining consistent, accurate, and up-to-date project data across all tracking systems and reports, ensuring that 100% of internal and external reporting is delivered on time, reflects current project conditions, and contains no inconsistencies with underlying source documentation.
• Demonstrating a high level of responsiveness and coordination by completing internal and external requests within established turnaround times (2-3 days), proactively managing outstanding items, and ensuring that project teams receive timely, accurate information with minimal need for follow-up.
• Building, updating, and maintaining accurate financial models.
• Reconciling financial data across budgets, invoices, and funding sources.
• Identifying and clearly explaining variances and discrepancies.
• Managing multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Maintaining complete and well-structured documentation systems.
• Tracking checklists, deliverables, and project milestones.
• Preparing clear reports, application materials, and professional correspondence.
• Communicating effectively with internal teams (development, finance, property management) and external stakeholders (consultants, agencies, lenders).
• Asking targeted questions and escalating issues appropriately.
• Reviewing and coding invoices accurately.
• Tracking payments and funding sources.
• Reconciling financial transactions with development budgets.
• Working closely with finance/accounting teams to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
• Showing initiative and being responsible for follow through.
• Maintaining confidential information, as related to position.
• Working independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Supportive housing and social services in NYC for people with mental health concerns.
• Advocacy efforts that promote human rights, social justice, and economic opportunities for all.
• Programs spread across 25 locations.
• Over 1200 units of supportive housing in three boroughs.
• Howie the Harp Advocacy Center.
• Peer-driven Crisis Respite Center.
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT).
• Intensive Mobile Team (IMT).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level