Assistant Community Manager

Bookkeeping precision, compliance fluency, and relationship instincts all get a real workout in this Assistant Community Manager role at Avanath in Portland. This position calls on a specific combination of skills: the financial discipline to manage rent collections, delinquency follow-up, and ledger accuracy, alongside the interpersonal range to serve residents across a wide spectrum of circumstances and needs.

Where Your Skills Actually Matter

Avanath operates affordable workforce housing, which means LIHTC compliance isn't background knowledge here. It's a daily operating reality. You'll work under the direction of the Compliance department to maintain accurate compliance files, and you need to understand how tax credit program requirements shape everything from move-in paperwork to income certification. Candidates who treat compliance as a checkbox rather than a core competency tend to struggle in this environment.

On the financial side, you'll collect and post rents, track outstanding balances, communicate with residents about delinquency, and assist with monthly projection reporting. Yardi Voyager is the platform, so familiarity with it matters. The role also expects you to inspect vacancies and make-ready units, which keeps you connected to the physical condition of the community and not just the office-side numbers.

Resident Relations and Daily Operations

Avanath frames resident service as its core mission, and the daily texture of this role reflects that. You'll handle phones and walk-in traffic, tour prospective residents, organize retention events, and serve as a go-to resource when residents face challenges that affect their ability to stay current or remain stably housed. That last piece, serving as a practical resource for people navigating financial and community pressures, requires patience and problem-solving skills that go beyond typical leasing or admin work.

In the Community Manager's absence, you step into the lead role. That means overseeing staff, maintaining operations, and making judgment calls. It's a position that genuinely prepares you for a Community Manager seat over time, provided you're building the right habits around compliance, team communication, and financial oversight.

What Sets Strong Candidates Apart

Portland's rental market has seen significant regulatory activity in recent years, including just-cause eviction protections and local relocation assistance requirements. Candidates who already understand Oregon landlord-tenant law and can apply Fair Housing principles in real-time conversations with residents will find themselves ahead. Knowing how to handle an eviction proceeding, including the notice requirements and court representation this role may involve, is a genuine differentiator.

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an Assistant Community Manager
• LIHTC/Tax Credit program knowledge required
• Working knowledge of Yardi Voyager
• Solid bookkeeping and rent collection track record
• Strong command of Fair Housing and landlord/tenant law
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with diverse personalities

Avanath has built a reputation in the affordable housing space as an owner-operator with genuine mission alignment rather than a purely transactional approach to workforce housing. For someone who wants their day-to-day work to carry real weight for the residents they serve, that organizational character matters.