Assistant Manager
About this role
Job Summary:
The Assistant Property Manager supports the Property Manager in the day-to-day operations of a multi-family residential community. This role involves assisting with tenant relations, managing property maintenance, and handling administrative tasks to ensure smooth property operations. The Assistant Property Manager will help with leasing activities, address tenant concerns, process rent payments and ensure compliance with company policies and housing regulations. This position requires strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to enhancing resident satisfaction and maintaining property standards.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage delinquent accounts and implement collections procedures.
• Conduct follow-ups on high-balance and overdue accounts.
• Process and track rent payments to ensure timely collection.
• Develop and enforce strategies to reduce delinquency rates.
• Negotiate payment plans with tenants and address payment issues.
• Prepare and send collection notices, legal documents, and statements of accounts.
• Handle eviction filings and ensure legal compliance.
• Submit accounts to collection agencies as needed.
• Inspect vacant units using Site Audit Pro software and complete daily reports.
• Maintain property operations in the Property Manager’s absence.
• Assist with leasing, including property tours, application processing, and move-ins.
• Conduct market research on rental trends and competitor practices.
• Organize resident events to enhance community engagement.
• Resolve resident complaints and ensure excellent customer service.
• Oversee move-in/move-out processes and place move-in gifts.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and housing regulations.
• Provide financial and operational updates to the Property Manager.
• Perform all other duties as needed.
Desired Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in property management
• Assistant property management or leasing experience
• Experience with Yardi Voyager
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative
• Excellent time management skills; detail-oriented and thorough
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Self‐starter comfortable working in an environment with evolving roles and responsibilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
Property Manager Career Path:
Level 1: Leasing Agent
Level 2: Assistant Manager
Level 3: Property Manager
Level 4: Senior Property Manager
Level 5: Operations Specialist
Level 6: Area Manager
Level 7: Senior Area Manager
Level 8: Regional Manager
Level 9: Senior Regional Manager
Level 10: Director - Regional Management
Company at a glance
At Highlands Vista Group, we seek to create a best-in-class environment where residents, employees, and investors grow together over the long-term. To accomplish this, we strive to serve our investors and our residents, all while understanding property selection and management on every level.
We seek Investors who appreciate alignment of interests with us, and we specifically accept HVG co-investment, look for shared cashflow rather than a heavy fee structure, and a long-term perspective. We pursue a strategy that is lower risk with in-place cash flows and conservative underwriting. Our targeted Resident is one that seeks a great property that is well-managed and includes amenities, unit finishes, exterior finishes, and neighborhood that create a terrific value proposition at the given price level. HVG’s target property fits within our Target Market and Property Investment criteria. We provide a competitive advantage in the ease of execution on transactions, providing certainty that we will close a deal on-time and on-terms; a principal-to-principal transaction that is discretionary while serving the interests of HVG and our investors.
To stay in alignment with our target markets, we have created the HVG PATH. These come from our four core values which are - being passionate, authentic, trustworthy, and hardworking. We are passionate about what we do. We pride ourselves on being authentic because it speaks to the type of employees we hire, work with, and house - real, genuine individuals. We rely on one another and pride ourselves on follow-up and follow-through. We aim for better which cannot occur without hard work. Our employees are the backbone to the company and the ones who uphold each of these values. By following the HVG PATH, we strive for perfection and will constantly push to improve.
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