Affordable Housing Finance Senior Consultant

Job Family:

Capital Projects & Infrastructure Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 50%

Clearance Required:

None

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse works with state and local housing agencies, public housing authorities, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other mission‑driven clients to design, implement, and improve affordable housing programs. As a Senior Consultant, you will support client engagements focused on affordable rental housing finance, program design, policy implementation, and operational improvement.

You will work as part of a project team and contribute to high‑impact client work, including:

Supporting affordable housing finance and program implementation engagements for public‑sector clients

Evaluating affordable housing development proposals, including 4% and 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects

Developing and analyzing project budgets, sources and uses, financial pro formas, and underwriting models

Conducting feasibility analyses, benefit‑cost analyses, and subsidy layering reviews

Assisting with transactions and project due diligence, including review of development, financing, closing package deliverables, land use, and regulatory documentation

Supporting client use of HOME, CDBG, ARPA, and other public funding sources

Researching and interpreting HUD regulations (24 CFR), Qualified Allocation Plans (QAPs), and program guidance

Developing supporting deliverables such as memos, reports, tools, templates, Standard Operating Procedures, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders

Conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis and synthesizing findings into clear, client‑ready outputs

Supporting stakeholder engagement activities, including interviews, workshops, and coordination with partner agencies with a focus on affordable housing financial products for a variety of loan execution types. This includes coordination with development, legal, lending, and compliance teams

Managing assigned tasks, timelines, and deliverables in coordination with project leadership

What You Will Need:

No sponsorship available for this position

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university THREE (3+) years overall work experience in a related field

Experience in one or more of the following: affordable housing finance, real estate lending, underwriting, LIHTC development, housing finance agency programs, community development finance, or public-sector housing program administration, including experience evaluating affordable housing transactions and financial feasibility

Experience supporting affordable housing development, finance (ex. underwriting, lending, origination) or program implementation projects

Experience working with public-sector organizations, housing authorities, housing finance agencies, community development organizations, or affordable housing developers

Experience with different project types including workforce, mixed-income, rehabilitation, and permanent supportive housing

Experience participating in one or more phases of affordable housing transactions, including application review, underwriting, due diligence, entitlement, financing, closing, construction monitoring, or asset management

Experience developing and analyzing affordable housing development budgets, sources and uses statements, operating pro formas, cash flow projections, and debt sizing analyses

Understanding of QAPs, equity pricing, tax credit structuring, and affordable housing capital stacks

Familiarity with the development process (entitlement, subsidy review, underwriting, due diligence, and closing) for affordable housing transactions

Working knowledge of HUD multifamily programs and relevant federal regulations

Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling,…