Specialist, Municipalities Compliance

Responsibilities

• Research municipal requirements for rental registrations, vacant property registrations, Certificates of Occupancy, permits, and inspections.
• Complete and submit registration forms, renewal applications, inspection requests, and supporting documentation.
• Communicate with city, county, and municipal agencies to confirm requirements, follow up on submissions, and resolve pending items.
• Coordinate inspections with municipalities, residents, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate registration, inspection, expiration, and municipality information in Yardi and other company systems.
• Track deadlines and prioritize urgent items such as move-ins, violations, expired registrations, and upcoming renewals.
• Process or request payments for registration fees, inspection fees, penalties, and related municipal costs.
• Upload and maintain proof of registration, Certificates of Occupancy, agency confirmations, payment receipts, and other compliance documents.
• Provide timely updates to internal teams and escalate compliance risks when needed.
• Job Requirements
• Minimum Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in property management, compliance, permitting, municipal processes, administrative support, or real estate operations preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage deadlines across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to research requirements, follow procedures, and maintain accurate records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook, and Teams.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience with Yardi, Salesforce, Jira, SAP Concur, or similar systems preferred. Familiarity with rental registrations, vacant property registrations, Certificates of Occupancy, municipal licensing, inspections, permits, or code enforcement.
• Experience communicating with city, county, municipal, or government agency contacts.
• At least 1 year of professional experience in an administrative, compliance, property management, permitting, real state operation
• Functional and Behavioral Skills
• Functional Skills:
• Municipal requirement research and documentation.
• Registration, inspection, renewal, and payment coordination.
• Data entry and record maintenance in Yardi and related company systems.
• Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, and shared document management. At ;east 1 year of profesional experience in an administrative, compliance, property management, permiting, realy state operation
• Behavioral Skills:
• Organization, follow-up, and prioritization.
• Professional communication with municipalities, residents, vendors, and internal teams.
• Problem solving, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to escalate compliance risks and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Our full-time employee benefits include:
• A competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Additional Information

The Amherst Group of companies comprise of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management. Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst's debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.

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