Lincoln Avenue Capital

Human Resources

• Manage end-to-end HR compliance processes, including leaves of absence, policy enforcement, records management, and regulatory reporting, ensuring alignment with federal, state, and local laws.
• Stay ahead of legal and compliance changes, recommending practical policy updates to keep the organization protected and agile.
• Conduct internal audits to maintain process integrity across the employee lifecycle, addressing gaps with clear, actionable fixes.
• Lead offboarding processes, ensuring consistency, compliance, and a respectful employee experience.
• Act as a trusted resource for employees and managers on HR policies and sensitive issues, handling inquiries with discretion and empathy.
• Keep employee handbooks, SOPs, and HRIS systems up-to-date, ensuring they reflect current practices and support operational efficiency.
• Design and deliver high-impact engagement programs, such as company-wide culture events, recognition initiatives, and milestone celebrations, for morale and retention.
• Manage program logistics, budgets, and vendors, using feedback and retrospectives to refine and improve outcomes.
• Build scalable templates, toolkits, and resources that enable teams to run consistent, high-quality programs independently.
• Gather employee feedback through surveys and conversations, using insights to propose and implement initiatives that strengthen culture and connection.
• Enhance HR workflows like onboarding, internal mobility, and performance feedback to support scalability and a seamless employee experience.
• Utilize AI tools to design, test, and optimize HR processes, such as automating onboarding workflows, analyzing engagement survey data, or generating insights for policy improvements, ensuring efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with the VP, Human Resources on cross-functional projects, contributing insights to improve performance, engagement, or compliance strategies.
• Leverage HR analytics and employee feedback to identify trends, diagnose issues, and propose data-driven solutions that drive business value.
• Collaborate across the People Team to ensure cohesive program delivery and alignment with organizational priorities.

Senior HR Generalist

• Coordinate with external accounting firms to review federal and state tax returns for 600+ entities, including lower-tier, real-estate owning partnerships and upper-tier corporate holding companies.
• Assist in preparing federal and state tax projections, both individually for specific real estate partnerships/transactions and on an aggregated basis for the partners of LAC.
• Prepare internal models to evaluate capital accounts/basis, and estimate the impact of proposed transactions to our tax position.
• Monitor and resolve federal and state tax notices.
• Perform special projects or duties as assigned.

Tax Associate

Analyst

• Financial modeling and presentations of new development and acquisition opportunities utilizing a range of capital structures and financing tools unique to affordable housing.
• Working with prospective lenders and investors to negotiate and secure debt and equity financing
• Conducting market research for new potential and existing projects
• Hands on involvement with construction management and design processes
• Compilation and review of due diligence information including financial, market, demographic, site, federal, state regulatory data
• Coordination and completion of applications, financing packages, and documentation necessary for debt and equity financing, property purchase and sale, and government subsidies.
• Managing acquisitions and deal closing process.
• Assisting with and gathering information for various state and/or federal tax credit and financing applications, tax exempt bond applications, and soft funding applications.
• Researching and analyzing a variety of sources such as general plans, ordinances, court decisions, legal documents, and articles for use in determining highest and best use of multi-family development projects

Development Analyst

Financial Planning and Analysis

About Lincoln Avenue Communities—a leading, mission-driven real estate private equity firm dedicated to strengthening communities through the development and preservation of affordable housing.
Position supports complex financial reporting and equity allocations; streamlines automation and accuracy across financial workflows.
Reports to Senior Director of Finance; based in downtown Santa Monica; in-office 3 days per week requirement.
Equity allocations & waterfalls: maintain/update waterfalls; calculate/review distributions; support quarterly valuation reporting.
Automation & process improvement: lead finance side of implementing equity management software; partner with data engineer for automation projects; identify efficiency opportunities.
Support finance leadership on ad-hoc special projects.

Finance Manager

• About Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC)—a leading, mission-driven real estate private equity firm dedicated to strengthening communities through the development and preservation of affordable housing.
• As a vertically integrated developer, investor, and long-term operator, we deliver sustainable, high-quality homes to lower- and moderate-income individuals, seniors, and families across 29 states.
• Our growing portfolio—more than 160 properties and 25,000+ homes—reflects our commitment to long-term impact, operational excellence, and resident well-being.
• LAC is proud to be recognized as an industry leader, recently ranked No. 1 on Affordable Housing Finance’s 2025 AHF 50 list of top developers.
• Our approach combines strategic investment, thoughtful design, and community partnerships to deliver housing solutions that foster stability, opportunity, and resilience.
• About This Role: We are seeking a Finance Operations Coordinator to join our Finance team to support finance-related matters and projects, while also providing executive assistance to our Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Finance.
• This role combines operational finance work with high-level administrative support, offering a unique opportunity to make a significant impact.
• We’re looking for someone with strong organizational and project management skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to navigate finance procedures.
• This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is based in downtown Santa Monica with a requirement of being in the office 4 days per week (Monday - Thursday).
• What You’ll Do: Provide executive assistance support to the CFO and Senior Director of Finance, including calendar management, scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, preparing agendas, and other general administrative duties.
• Assist with completion of forms related to KYC requests for bank account setup and due diligence for credit underwriting.
• Maintain tracker of engagement letter fees for audit and tax services, review invoices received from CPA firms, and coordinate payment with external property management companies.
• Submit annual personal property tax return filings, monitor resulting assessments, and coordinate payment of invoices as received.
• Develop, maintain, and improve organizational tools and project trackers to streamline departmental workflows.
• Support special projects and initiatives as needed.

Finance Operations Associate, Executive Assistant

Administrative Assistant

• Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC)—a leading, mission-driven real estate private equity firm dedicated to strengthening communities through the development and preservation of affordable housing.
• LAC delivers sustainable homes across 29 states, 160 properties, and 25,000+ homes; recognized No. 1 on Affordable Housing Finance’s 2025 AHF 50 list.
• The role is Executive Assistant & Office Manager in Minneapolis, reporting to a Vice President & Project Partner; supports two senior leaders on Development team; on-site schedule Monday through Thursday.
• This is a small, growth-oriented office; ideal for someone who thrives in an intimate setting within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization.
• Responsibilities include executive support, calendar management, travel, expense reports, office management, vendor relationships, facility coordination, events, ad hoc research.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Santa Monica, NYC, and Denver offices; internal events and ad-hoc projects.
• Strong professional, confidential, and proactive demeanor; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Minimum education: Bachelor's degree; 4+ years experience; corporate/finance experience preferred; MS Office proficiency.