Director of Asset Management - Macon, GA,

Director of Asset Management · AREY Group, LLC · Macon, GA ·   · Position Summary · The Director of Asset Management monitors portfolio strategy and value creation across AREY Group's real estate assets. This role monitors and works in cross collaboration to ensure success of the ...

Job description

Director of Asset Management
AREY Group, LLC
Macon, GA
 

Position Summary

The Director of Asset Management monitors portfolio strategy and value creation across AREY Group's real estate assets. This role monitors and works in cross collaboration to ensure success of the business plan implementation and KPI for each asset, is responsible for lender and investor reporting, oversees capital planning and non-development construction outcomes, and drives hold/refinance/disposition decisions in partnership with the CIO. This role also supports the Development team in interior and landscaping design oversight, vendor coordination and project management. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound professional judgment in resource allocation and a disciplined approach to project timelines and stakeholder accountability.

 

Essential Duties & Core Responsibilities

 

Project Management & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison between Investment, Development, and Operations to ensure all departments are aligned with AREY assets' strategic objectives.
• Develop and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and project management frameworks to ensure consistency in business plan execution and reporting.
• Evaluate competing portfolio needs and apply professional judgment to prioritize high-impact initiatives that maximize Net Operating Income (NOI) and total return.

Portfolio Strategy & Financial Oversight

• Monitor annual business plans and operating/capital budgets for each asset.
• Lead quarterly hold/sell/refinance reviews and scenario planning and present recommendations with sensitivity analyses.
• Maintain and enforce the asset management calendar and project manage annual recurring activities (tax reassessments & appeals, lender reporting, investor updates, etc.)
• Perform sensitivity analyses on key value drivers including rent growth, expense trends, capital timing, exit cap rates, and interest rates to assess downside risk and upside potential.
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable portfolio strategy recommendations for the CIO and Investment Committee.

Financial Performance, KPIs & Reporting

• Review monthly financials, T-12s, and rent rolls; monitor NOI improvement through revenue optimization and expense discipline.
• Monitor and report on KPI scorecard: NOI, cash flow, occupancy & leasing velocity, DSCR, Debt Yield, cap rate/value, rent collection, expense ratio
• Lead variance analysis, produce monthly executive scorecard/KPI, quarterly executive write ups and quarterly investor reports.
• Mentor analysts ; raise standards for project management, documentation quality, dashboards, and data integrity.
• Establish institutional‑grade reporting standards across asset, portfolio, and (where applicable) fund‑level views.

Loan Compliance, Lender Management & Refinancing

• Serve as primary intermediary contact with lenders/servicers post-closing; maintain loan abstracts, covenants, reserves, and notification calendars.
• Coordinate, prepare and submit financial reporting packages; monitor DSCR/Debt Yield/LTV compliance; escalate risks with mitigation plans.
• Lead refinancing evaluations and execution in partnership with CIO and Capital Markets: diligence coordination, closing, and post-close setup.
• Interpret and administer loan documents, operating agreements, and joint‑venture provisions relevant to asset‑level decision‑making and compliance.

Capital Planning, CapEx & Construction Management

• Develop multi-year capital plans tied to investment thesis and prioritize asset preservation and ROI-positive value-add opportunities.
• Oversee and project manage all non-development project scoping, contractor bidding, approvals, draw/payment process and change management; enforce schedule, budget, and quality; track ROI and payback.
• Manage lender reserve draw process and documentation
• Project manage construction closeout and handoff to Operations.
• Lead and coordinate internal teams and third‑party consultants across multiple concurrent capital projects, ensuring progress tracking, compliance, and accountability.
• Maintain portfolio‑level visibility into capital deployment pacing and returns versus pro forma assumptions.

Commercial Leasing & Tenant Transitions (where applicable)

• Project-manage brokers and internal teams through entire leasing process
• Oversee the project management of commercial broker leasing activities through lead generation, listing, LOI, and lease negotiation workflows.
• Oversee new-tenant onboarding, LL work/TI allowances, signage approvals, and reimbursement tracking through Construction CO and handoff to Operations.
• Track and lead lease expirations/renewals strategy, coordinate and oversee all defaults/terminations with legal counsel, and manage pylon/digital signage revenue.
• Integrate leasing assumptions and outcomes into forward‑looking financial models and portfolio strategy updates.

Taxes & Insurance Oversight

• Forecast, track and validate property tax assessments; manage consultants and appeals; ensure escrow accuracy and on-time payments.
• Support VP of Operations with annual insurance program requirements vs. lender covenants; evaluate deductible strategies, coverage limits, and loss mitigation.
• Maintain claims/loss-run reviews; coordinate escrow analyses with lenders and accounting
• Validate tax and insurance assumptions used in underwriting and ongoing financial forecasts.

Acquisitions/Dispositions Support & Execution

• During acquisitions: validate underwriting, due diligence, CapEx, and operating assumptions; shape post-close business plans.
• Project manage disposition prep with CIO: broker process, data room readiness, tours, LOI/PSA support, and closing coordination.
• Own internal loan close-out: final analyses, document archiving, lessons learned, and investor communications.
• Support fund‑level analysis, investor waterfall mechanics, and operating agreement compliance in coordination with Capital Markets and Accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business, or related field (advanced degree/designations a plus).
• 7–10+ years in multifamily/commercial asset management with demonstrated NOI growth and capital event execution.
• Fluency with loan documents (including covenants, reporting, and draw processes), and refinancing processes.
• Proficiency with RealPage (or similar), financial modeling in Excel, PowerPoint, and market tools (e.g., CoStar).
• Strong negotiation skills, self-starter, highly organized, great project management skills, desire for continuous improvement, strategic judgment, analytical rigor, vendor management, and cross-functional leadership skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling expertise, including dynamic cash‑flow models, sensitivity tables, and executive‑level investment reporting.

Role KPIs / Success Measures

• NOI growth vs. plan; expense ratio vs. benchmarks.
• Occupancy, leasing velocity, rent collection
• DSCR/Debt Yield compliance; timely, clean lender submissions; successful reserve draws.
• CapEx delivery: on-time/on-budget %, ROI vs. pro forma, days vacant for renovated units.
• On-time, high-quality executive & investor reporting; audit-ready documentation and SOP adherence.
• Timely execution of refinances and dispositions against IC-approved strategies.

Salary commensurate with experience.

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift not more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
 

Other Duties

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.