Development Associate (Accounting Experience) - Affordable Housing

Brooklyn, NY - In-Office

Our SelectLeaders client is a family-owned construction management, development, and general contracting firm based in Brooklyn, NY, focused on multifamily affordable and supportive housing.

For decades, they have partnered with faith leaders, local officials, and community organizers to shape the neighborhoods in which we live and work. The firm develops affordable housing in partnership with HPD and HCR, leveraging city and state subsidies, tax credit structures, and additional capital sources. They also provide construction and ownership representation services for church-led housing initiatives across New York City, Maryland, and Atlanta. 

They are seeking a Development Associate to support the accounting and finance operations of their organization from project inception through stabilization. This role sits at the intersection of finance, accounting, and development, offering the opportunity to play a key role in both project execution and financial oversight.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a strong accounting or finance background who is interested in expanding into real estate development.

This position is ideal for someone who:

• Is deeply community-oriented and mission-driven

• Thrives in complex, fast-moving environments

• Understands affordable housing finance and compliance

• Wants hands-on involvement in shaping neighborhoods and creating opportunity

This is a grassroots opportunity to shape affordable housing development at scale while staying deeply connected to the communities served. If you’re driven by impact and ready to take ownership of complex, meaningful work, we’d love to hear from you.