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Job DescriptionDescription: At Good Carbon Co., we're redefining what it means to build and manage housing. We focus on creating sustainable, energy-efficient, and affordable multifamily communities throughout Western New York. From concept to completion, we're a team of innovators, builders, and changemakers—committed to doing work that's not only smart, but good. About the Role Good Carbon is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead Community, our property management and community operations division. This role has full responsibility for the division’s strategic direction, financial performance, operational execution, and organizational strength. Serving as the primary connection among property ownership, Good Carbon’s leadership, and Community’s operational teams, the General Manager will ensure the portfolio delivers consistent financial results, strong property performance, and an exceptional experience for owners and residents. This is an opportunity for an accomplished property management leader to shape strategy, strengthen operations, develop leaders, and build a scalable organization positioned for continued growth. What You'll Own Financial Performance and P&L Leadership • Own the division’s full P&L, including revenue growth, expense management, profitability, and net operating income., • Lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, financial analysis, and long-term capital planning., • Monitor portfolio performance and identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities., • Partner with Accounting and Finance to ensure accurate reporting, effective controls, and timely delivery of owner reporting., • Maintain competitive management-fee structures through regular market and pricing analysis., • Deliver reliable financial forecasts and clear recommendations to ownership and company leadership. Strategy and Growth • Establish and execute the division’s annual and quarterly strategic priorities., • Translate company vision into clear operating plans, measurable goals, and accountable execution., • Identify opportunities for portfolio growth, market expansion, and operational improvement., • Lead the expansion of property management operations into new markets when appropriate., • Strengthen the Community platform and brand through consistent performance and customer experience., • Use market trends, financial data, and operational insights to guide business decisions. Operational Performance • Maintain visibility into performance across the portfolio, including occupancy, revenue, expenses, maintenance, leasing, and resident experience., • Establish clear operating standards and ensure consistent execution across properties and teams., • Lead through scorecards, KPIs, forecasting, and structured performance reviews., • Partner across Property Management, Leasing, Maintenance, Construction, Curation, Finance, and other Good Carbon functions., • Build the systems, processes, and leadership capability needed for the division to perform without dependence on the GM’s daily involvement., • Ensure properties maintain strong standards for curb appeal, maintenance quality, safety, and overall operations. Leadership and Organizational Development • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing leadership team accountable for measurable results., • Coach leaders to independently manage their functions, solve problems, and develop their teams., • Strengthen organizational structure, succession planning, and leadership bench strength., • Partner with People Operations and Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, hiring, performance management, compensation, and employee development., • Foster a culture grounded in Good Carbon’s values of being Humble, Hungry, and Smart., • Ensure the right people are in the right roles and receive the clarity, coaching, training, and accountability needed to succeed. Owner and Company Relations • Serve as the primary point of contact for property owners and Good Carbon leadership., • Build owner confidence through strong performance, transparency, and proactive communication., • Present financial results, operational performance, risks, and strategic recommendations., • Lead discussions related to capital planning, property performance, management agreements, and portfolio priorities., • Ensure management agreements remain current and contractual obligations are fulfilled., • Protect the operational and reputational integrity of the Community platform. Risk, Compliance, and Resident Experience • Oversee risk management, insurance, safety, regulatory compliance, and business continuity planning., • Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements., • Maintain strong resident service, retention, communication, and issue-resolution standards., • Ensure effective leasing and marketing strategies support occupancy and revenue goals., • Support relationships with housing agencies and government programs, including Section 8, where applicable., • Implement proactive strategies that protect residents, employees, properties, owners, and the company. What Success Looks Like • Deliver predictable financial and operational performance across the portfolio., • Improve profitability, NOI, occupancy, and portfolio-level performance., • Provide owners and company leadership with accurate forecasts and clear visibility into results., • Build a strong leadership team capable of operating with accountability and independence., • Establish scalable systems and consistent standards across Community., • Strengthen owner confidence, resident experience, and the Community brand., • Position the division for sustainable portfolio and market growth.Requirements:, • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred., • 8+ years of progressive experience in multifamily property or facilities management, real estate operations, or a comparable operating business., • At least 5 years of experience leading and developing managers or senior functional leaders., • Direct P&L ownership with measurable responsibility for revenue, expenses, profitability, budgeting, forecasting, and NOI., • Experience presenting business performance and strategic recommendations to property owners, company leaders, lenders, investors, or other senior stakeholders., • Experience scaling operations, strengthening organizational structure, and building leadership teams., • Experience using Yardi or a comparable property management platform to monitor financial and operational performance across a multifamily portfolio., • Strong understanding of multifamily operations, including property management, leasing, maintenance, resident experience, risk, and regulatory compliance., • Ability to interpret financial statements, identify underlying performance drivers, and convert data into action., • Demonstrated success creating accountability through metrics, operating rhythms, and performance-management systems., • Experience with portfolio expansion, new-market entry, or organizational growth is strongly preferred., • Demonstrated responsibility for a portfolio of approximately 1,500 or more residential units, or an operating business of comparable scale and complexity preferred

Job DescriptionDescription: At Good Carbon Co., we’re redefining what it means to build and manage housing. We focus on creating sustainable, energy-efficient, and affordable multifamily communities throughout Western New York. From concept to completion, we’re a team of innovators, builders, and changemakers committed to doing work that is not only smart, but good. About the Role Good Carbon is seeking an experienced General Manager of Curation to lead our real estate development function and move projects from post-acquisition through construction readiness. Reporting to the VP of Operations, this role is responsible for ensuring projects are properly scoped, designed, permitted, budgeted, and prepared for successful construction execution. The General Manager will lead the development team, manage a multi-project pipeline, strengthen development systems, and coordinate closely with Acquisitions, Construction, Finance, Legal, and Property Management. This role will also help integrate energy efficiency and clean energy infrastructure—including geothermal systems, battery energy storage systems, and other technologies—into project design and development planning. What You'll Own • Lead development activities from acquisition handoff through construction readiness., • Manage project timelines for design, entitlements, permitting, approvals, budgeting, and pre-construction planning., • Establish clear milestones and maintain visibility into project progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs., • Ensure development activities support company delivery schedules, financial goals, and portfolio priorities., • Manage multiple projects with concurrent deadlines and competing priorities. Construction Readiness and Project Handoff • Ensure projects are construction-ready with complete drawings, specifications, engineering documentation, budgets, schedules, permits, and approvals., • Establish and enforce development stage gates and readiness reviews., • Partner with Construction leadership to confirm constructability, cost accuracy, procurement considerations, and execution requirements., • Improve the quality and consistency of development-to-construction handoffs., • Minimize late design changes, incomplete documentation, and avoidable construction delays. Cross Functional and Development Coordination • Partner with Acquisitions to evaluate feasibility, project scope, site considerations, and early development risks., • Coordinate with Finance and Legal to align projects with underwriting assumptions, funding requirements, tax credits, incentives, and contractual obligations., • Work with Property Management to ensure development decisions support long-term operations and resident needs., • Provide company leadership with clear reporting on pipeline status, risks, decisions, and delivery readiness. Budget and Financial Alignment, • Develop and manage development budgets and pre-construction cost estimates., • Ensure project scope and design decisions remain aligned with underwriting assumptions and margin expectations., • Identify cost risks early and recommend design, scope, or delivery adjustments., • Partner with Finance on financial modeling, incentive planning, and funding compliance., • Track budget performance and improve the accuracy of development-stage forecasting. Energy Systems and Clean Technology • Incorporate energy efficiency, electrification, geothermal, battery energy storage, and other clean technologies into development planning., • Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Finance, and external specialists on system design, incentives, regulatory requirements, and operational considerations., • Ensure clean energy systems are incorporated into project documentation, budgets, schedules, and construction-readiness requirements., • Evaluate emerging energy technologies for potential use across the development portfolio. Team Leadership • Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team that may include development managers, project managers, and external consultants., • Establish clear roles, goals, performance expectations, and decision-making authority., • Coach team members and build internal capability in development management, project delivery, and clean energy integration., • Support workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, and succession planning as the development pipeline grows., • Build a team capable of delivering consistent results without dependence on daily GM involvement. Consultants and External Stakeholders • Manage relationships with architects, engineers, consultants, permitting authorities, utilities, and other project stakeholders., • Establish clear scopes, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations for external partners., • Hold consultants accountable for complete and timely deliverables., • Develop consistent methods for selecting, evaluating, and managing development partners. Development Systems and Standards • Implement standardized workflows, documentation requirements, stage gates, reporting, and project-review processes., • Establish operating rhythms for pipeline reviews, milestone tracking, risk escalation, and decision-making., • Use development data and project metrics to improve predictability and performance., • Build scalable systems that reduce key-person dependency and support portfolio growth.Requirements:, • 8+ years of progressive experience in real estate development, construction, infrastructure delivery, or a related field., • Demonstrated experience leading projects from post-acquisition through construction readiness., • Experience managing integrated design, entitlements, permitting, budgeting, and pre-construction execution., • Experience delivering construction-ready packages that include complete drawings, specifications, budgets, schedules, permits, and engineering documentation., • Experience managing a multi-project development pipeline with concurrent deadlines and competing priorities., • Experience partnering across acquisitions, construction, finance, legal, design, and operational teams., • Demonstrated development budgeting, forecasting, and cost-control experience., • Experience managing architects, engineers, consultants, and other external partners against scope, schedule, quality, and budget requirements., • Experience implementing structured development processes, stage gates, project reporting, and milestone tracking., • Experience leading and developing project managers, development managers, or other professional team members., • Exposure to energy efficiency, electrification, high-performance HVAC, sustainability, or similar building systems., • Proficiency with project management, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, and document-management systems. Preferred Qualifications, • Experience with multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, affordable housing, adaptive reuse, or other complex development projects., • Direct experience with geothermal systems, battery energy storage systems, or advanced building-energy infrastructure., • Experience integrating energy incentives, tax credits, or decarbonization programs into project delivery., • Experience with MEP coordination and complex design integration., • Familiarity with capital stacks, development finance, incentive-backed underwriting, or funding compliance., • Experience building or scaling a development team., • Advanced degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline., • LEED AP, PMP, PE, RA, AIA or comparable professional credential.

Job Description Join One of the Nation's Largest Privately Held Commercial Real Estate Companies Benderson Development owns and manages more than 1,000 commercial properties encompassing over 56+ million square feet across 40 states. Our diverse portfolio includes retail, office, industrial, hospitality, mixed-use, residential, and land holdings. We are seeking an experienced commercial real estate attorney to join our in-house legal team as Senior Leasing Counsel. This role offers the opportunity to negotiate and structure sophisticated leasing transactions across a nationally recognized portfolio while partnering closely with experienced leasing professionals and business leaders. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney who enjoys negotiating complex transactions, providing practical legal guidance, and working as a strategic business partner in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. What You'll Do As Senior Leasing Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting commercial leasing transactions across our national portfolio. Responsibilities include: • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases, amendments, renewals, estoppels, SNDAs, waivers, termination agreements, and other related real estate documents., • Partner with leasing professionals to negotiate transactions and develop practical business solutions while protecting the company's legal interests., • Advise internal stakeholders on lease interpretation, risk analysis, exclusives, use restrictions, operating covenants, and ongoing contractual obligations., • Structure and negotiate lease modifications throughout the lifecycle of tenant relationships., • Support acquisitions and dispositions through contract review, due diligence, and transactional matters., • Assist with eminent domain matters, government incentive programs, and other commercial real estate legal issues., • Collaborate with leasing, development, construction, finance, property management, and executive leadership to facilitate successful transactions., • Manage multiple complex transactions simultaneously while balancing legal risk with business objectives. Qualifications • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school., • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction., • Seven (7) or more years of commercial real estate transactional experience, including significant commercial leasing responsibility., • Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial lease documents., • Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice., • Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and organizational skills., • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. What We Offer • Opportunity to work on sophisticated commercial leasing transactions across one of the nation's largest privately held real estate portfolios., • Direct collaboration with experienced leasing professionals and executive leadership., • A collaborative, business-minded legal environment where attorneys are valued as strategic partners., • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package., • Long-term career opportunity with an established, financially strong real estate owner and developer. Final compensation will be based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, and overall skill set.

Job Description Senior Tax Advisor – Fully Remote $120,000–$150,000 Base + Bonus | 50-Hour Busy Seasons | Advisory Focus If you're an experienced tax professional who enjoys working directly with clients but is tired of spending every busy season buried in compliance work, this opportunity is worth a conversation. We're partnering confidentially with a growing finance firm that has built its tax practice differently. Located in the Midwest. A dedicated preparation team handles much of the compliance work, allowing senior professionals to focus on tax strategy, planning, and client relationships. Why Consider This Role? • Fully remote, • $120,000–$150,000 base salary, depending on experience, • Quarterly profit-sharing bonus, • Busy seasons designed around approximately 50 hours per week, • True advisory role rather than compliance management, • Established portfolio of approximately 50–60 client relationships, • CPE, licensing, and advanced tax training coveredWhat You'll Do You'll serve as the primary tax advisor to business owners and high-net-worth clients, helping them make smarter tax and financial decisions throughout the year. Responsibilities include: • Proactive tax planning and strategy, • Multi-year projections and scenario modeling, • Entity structure and owner compensation planning, • Retirement, real estate, and equipment-related tax strategies, • Multi-state tax considerations, • Business acquisitions and ownership transitions, • Leading client meetings and coordinating strategy implementation, • Mentoring developing tax professionalsWho We're Looking For, • 5–10+ years of public accounting tax experience, • CPA/EA required, • Strong experience with closely held businesses and/or HNW clients, • Comfortable owning client relationships and leading advisory conversations, • Professional-services experience is highly desirable This is an excellent fit for someone who wants to stay in public accounting while moving away from the traditional 70-hour, compliance-heavy busy season model. Interested? Confidential inquiries encouraged. If you’re open to exploring growth-oriented public accounting opportunities, apply below or connect directly for a confidential conversation. joey@solidrockrecruiting.com (605) 601-4597

Job Description:\n\nDescription:\nAt Good Carbon Co., we're redefining what it means to build and manage housing. As a vertically integrated real estate company, we focus on creating sustainable, energy-efficient, and affordable multifamily communities throughout Western New York. From concept to completion, we're a team of innovators, builders, and changemakers-committed to doing work that's not only smart, but good. \n\nThis is a unique opportunity to build and lead the legal function of a growing company, with direct access to senior leadership and a broad role spanning real estate, clean energy, construction, finance, tax-credit transactions, and housing operations. The General Counsel will have meaningful influence on how Good Carbon grows, manages risk, and builds the infrastructure for its next stage of growth. \n\nRole Overview\n\nThe General Counsel is Good Carbon’s senior legal leader and a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, executive team, and business leaders. This role will build and lead a practical, responsive legal function supporting the company’s real estate, clean-energy, construction, financing, tax-credit, capital-raising, employment, compliance, and corporate activities. The General Counsel will bring strong technical legal capability, a transactional foundation in real estate closings and tax-driven transactions, and broad commercial judgment. The role will work directly with teams across the business, translate complex issues into clear options and recommendations, and personally handle core legal matters where the General Counsel’s expertise adds the most value. \n\nThe General Counsel is accountable for designing the legal function, building and developing the internal team, establishing repeatable processes, and assembling the right network of specialist advisors. When outside expertise is needed, the General Counsel will ensure that the resulting knowledge, standards, and processes are institutionalized so the company becomes more capable and less dependent on repeated external support.\n\nThe successful candidate will understand how legal, tax, commercial, operational, and financial risks interact; know when to act directly, delegate, escalate, or engage a specialist; and remain accountable for the quality, coordination, responsiveness, cost, and business alignment of the legal function. The General Counsel will provide candid, independent advice while remaining focused on Good Carbon’s objectives and long-term growth.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nStrategic Legal Leadership and Enterprise Risk\n• Advise the CEO, executive team, and business leaders on significant legal, commercial, governance, compliance, and reputational matters.\n • Evaluate legal risk in the context of business objectives, financial exposure, timing, and operational practicality; present clear options and recommended courses of action.\n • Participate in strategic planning, significant project reviews, financing and capital-raising discussions, and other leadership decisions where legal considerations are material.\n • Create an enterprise legal-risk framework that identifies material exposures, assigns ownership, establishes escalation thresholds, and tracks mitigation efforts.\n • Provide candid and independent advice, including challenging proposed actions when legal or business risk is not adequately understood or managed.\n • Monitor significant legal and regulatory developments affecting the company and communicate relevant changes to leadership and business teams.\n\nCommercial, Construction, and Project Contracts\n• Draft, review, and negotiate EPC agreements, construction contracts, subcontracts, development services agreements, professional services agreements, procurement and vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements, and settlement documents.\n • Advise project and operational teams on scope, change orders, milestones, payment rights, retainage, warranties, performance standards, delay, default, termination, and dispute-resolution provisions.\n • Evaluate and negotiate insurance, indemnification, limitation-of-liability, action-over, lien, waiver, and other risk-transfer provisions in coordination with project teams, lenders, brokers, insurers, and counterparties.\n • Develop and maintain standard agreements, fallback positions, clause libraries, approval matrices, and contracting playbooks.\n • Implement an efficient contract-review process that identifies accountable business owners, required approvals, accepted deviations, and continuing obligations.\n • Support contract administration and enforcement, including performance issues, payment disputes, defaults, cure rights, and negotiated resolutions.\n\nCorporate Governance and Entity Management\n• Oversee the formation, qualification, maintenance, restructuring, name changes, and dissolution of legal entities.\n • Prepare and maintain operating agreements, board and member resolutions, written consents, unit-transfer documents, ownership records, and other governance materials.\n • Advise directors, officers, managers, and members on authority, fiduciary obligations, approval requirements, conflicts, and governance procedures.\n • Maintain a complete and reliable entity-management system covering ownership, managers, officers, tax identifiers, registered agents, annual filings, publication requirements, and good-standing status.\n • Support corporate reorganizations, acquisitions, redemptions, investments, intercompany arrangements, and changes in management or ownership.\n\nFinancing, Capital Raising, and Strategic Transactions\n• Support corporate, project, and real estate financings, debt and equity capital raises, funding advances, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, and other strategic transactions.\n • Review and negotiate loan documents, security agreements, guarantees, promissory notes, UCC filings, subordination arrangements, lien waivers, consents, and closing deliverables.\n • Advise on securities-law considerations associated with private capital raising, including offering and disclosure materials, subscription documents, investor communications, applicable exemptions, and coordination with specialist securities counsel.\n • Lead or support legal diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-closing administration for real estate and other complex transactions, coordinating title, survey, tax, lender, investor, and specialist advisors.\n • Support the structuring, diligence, negotiation, underwriting review, closing, sale or transfer, and post-closing administration of investment tax-credit and historic tax-credit transactions, including investor arrangements, indemnities, guarantees, compliance obligations, and coordination with tax and accounting advisors.\n • Draft, review, and negotiate investor agreements, joint-venture agreements, strategic partnership agreements, co-development arrangements, and other agreements governing third-party business relationships.\n • Track investor consent rights, governance rights, reporting requirements, distribution provisions, funding commitments, and other continuing obligations.\n\nClean Energy, Real Estate, and Property Matters\n• Advise on legal issues affecting the development, construction, ownership, financing, and operation of clean-energy and related infrastructure projects.\n • Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local contracting, labor, funding, ownership, and project-specific requirements.\n • Partner with project, finance, tax, and accounting advisors on incentives, tax credits, rebates, grants, cooperative structures, and lender or investor requirements.\n • Review project structures and contracting arrangements for consistency with funding requirements, tax-credit eligibility, compliance obligations, and operational responsibilities.\n • Draft, review, and negotiate leases, lease amendments, options, access agreements, property-management agreements, purchase and sale agreements, development arrangements, and related real estate documents.\n • Lead or support real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing, title and survey review, diligence, and closings.\n • Advise Community and property-management teams on fair-housing compliance, leasing practices, reasonable accommodations, tenant screening and communications, collections, lease enforcement, evictions, and recurring landlord-tenant matters.\n • Establish standardized documents, escalation procedures, and outside-counsel relationships for tenant disputes, evictions, housing compliance, and other recurring property-management matters.\nEmployment, Disputes, Investigations, and Insurance\n• Partner with Human Resources on offer letters, employment agreements, confidentiality and restrictive-covenant agreements, separation documents, employee handbooks, workplace policies, hiring, performance management, discipline, termination, leave, accommodation, wage-and-hour, remote-work, and other employment matters.\n • Lead or support sensitive workplace investigations and coordinate responses to employee complaints, demand letters, agency correspondence, audits, and government inquiries.\n • Manage commercial disputes, payment claims, demand letters, contract defaults, mechanic’s liens, property claims, and settlement negotiations.\n • Assess legal position, financial exposure, operational impact, and settlement options for material disputes and direct litigation strategy and outside counsel.\n • Establish appropriate legal holds and document-preservation procedures for disputes, investigations, and regulatory matters.\n • Review insurance requirements and exclusions in project and commercial agreements and coordinate with brokers, Finance, and operating leaders on coverage needs, claims, and risk mitigation.\n\nPrivacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Governance\n• Maintain appropriate website, employee, and business privacy notices and advise on the collection, use, retention, disclosure, and protection of information.\n • Partner with Technology, Human Resources, and Operations on cybersecurity preparedness, incident response, investigation, notification, and contractual risk allocation.\n • Develop and maintain practical governance for company use of artificial intelligence, including acceptable-use standards, confidentiality and privilege, data privacy, intellectual property, human review, vendor and model risk, recordkeeping, and regulatory developments.\n • Review material AI-enabled tools, use cases, and vendor terms and translate emerging AI risks into clear policies, approvals, training, and operating controls.\n • Ensure vendors handling company or employee information are subject to appropriate confidentiality, security, data-use, and incident-notification obligations.\n\nCompliance and Continuing Obligations\n• Build and maintain a company-wide compliance framework identifying legal, regulatory, contractual, financing, investor, entity, insurance, tax-credit, incentive, housing, securities, and operating obligations across Good Carbon and its affiliated entities.\n • Establish clear owners, reporting requirements, calendars, documentation standards, escalation thresholds, and evidence of compliance for material obligations.\n • Coordinate compliance with loan covenants, investor and operating agreements, securities requirements, entity requirements, government and utility incentive programs, tax-credit requirements, affordable-housing and fair-housing requirements, and other continuing obligations.\n • Partner with Finance, Investments, People, Community, Curation, and Construct leadership to translate compliance requirements into practical operating processes and accountable business ownership.\n • Coordinate audits, certifications, regulatory submissions, required reporting, corrective actions, and responses to potential compliance failures.\n\nLegal Operations, Team Building, and Outside Counsel\n• Assess the legal capabilities required across the company and build an integrated delivery model combining a strong internal legal team, standardized processes, and a coordinated network of specialist outside counsel.\n • Recruit, develop, and lead the internal legal team and establish clear roles, service expectations, priorities, and accountability.\n • Develop efficient systems for legal intake, prioritization, contract status, approvals, entity records, transactions, disputes, regulatory deadlines, and continuing obligations.\n • Define which matters should be handled internally, owned by business leaders with legal support, or assigned to specialist counsel while retaining accountability for quality, cost, responsiveness, and business alignment.\n • Select, engage, and manage outside counsel based on subject-matter expertise, responsiveness, staffing, cost, and business fit.\n • Set matter scopes, budgets, billing expectations, and reporting requirements; review invoices and address unnecessary or duplicative work.\n • Convert useful outside expertise into internal standards, templates, playbooks, training, and repeatable processes so the company retains knowledge and avoids recurring dependence on external support.Requirements:• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.\n\n• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with the ability to satisfy any applicable in-house registration requirements.\n\n• At least 10 years of progressively responsible legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination of both.\n\n• Strong transactional experience with sophisticated real estate closings and tax-driven transactions, with the ability to coordinate tax, title, finance, lender, investor, and other specialist advisors.\n\n• Substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and advising business teams on contract and operational risk.\n\n• Demonstrated knowledge of corporate governance, entity management, secured transactions, financing documents, and commercial dispute resolution.\n\n• Broad experience advising on legal matters relevant to real estate development and operations. Experience may include areas such as construction, project development, capital raising, securities, tax credits, employment, insurance, regulatory compliance, privacy/cybersecurity, or government matters. Deep expertise across all areas is not expected; the ability to identify risk and effectively engage and manage outside counsel and subject-matter experts is essential.\n\n• Demonstrated ability to build legal capabilities, institutionalize specialist knowledge, and develop teams, systems, templates, and repeatable processes.\n\n• Proven ability to manage multiple entities, projects, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.\n\n• Excellent legal judgment, drafting, negotiation, analytical, and verbal communication skills.\n\n• Ability to communicate complex issues in plain language and provide decisive, commercially practical recommendations.\n\n• Demonstrated integrity, discretion, independence, responsiveness, and commitment t

Job Description Senior Accountant / Family Office Associate Accounting & Client Administration Location: Buffalo, NY (Hybrid) | Type: Full-Time Who We Are Nika Advisors is a boutique multi-family office and tax advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, and the advisors who support them. As our clients' personal executive office, we advise on and administer their personal and business affairs. The Role We are seeking a Senior Accountant to own day-to-day bookkeeping and US GAAP financial reporting for a portfolio of client entities spanning real estate holdings, aviation assets, and investment partnerships. Working closely with Firm partners, clients' investment advisors, and outside CPA firms, you will ensure every entity's books are accurate, current, and audit-ready. Over time, the role is designed to grow beyond accounting into the broader family office service model: client administration, coordination with outside advisors, and hands-on execution across bill pay and vendor management, document and filings support, risk and luxury-asset oversight, and lifestyle and concierge support. As your role expands, you'll work directly with principals, external CPAs, attorneys, and investment advisors as a trusted extension of each client's team. This is a high-trust, detail-oriented position suited to someone who takes genuine pride in their work, thrives on variety, and is motivated to continually expand their knowledge. Above all, we're looking for someone who brings a high-touch, service-first mindset to every client relationship. What You'll Do • Maintain full-cycle bookkeeping (AP, AR, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries) across a portfolio of entities with real estate, aviation and investment holdings., • Prepare property-level and consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual unaudited financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow) in accordance with US GAAP to be provided to principals and lenders., • Produce consolidated net worth reporting alongside clients' investment advisors., • Monitor cash activity and support liquidity management, including short and long-term cash flow forecasting. Including communicating funding needs for investments, capital commitments, and family expenditures., • Track capital calls, distributions, partner/member capital accounts, and allocations for investment and real estate partnerships., • Maintain fixed asset schedules and depreciation for aircraft and real property, including cost basis and capital improvement tracking., • Manage bill pay, accounts payable, and vendor coordination for client entities., • Prepare supporting schedules and work papers for outside CPA firms during tax return preparation and annual audits., • Collaborate with external tax preparers, legal teams, and investment advisors to support wealth transfer and estate planning., • Maintain organized, audit-ready document management and recordkeeping for each entity., • Identify process improvements and help build scalable reporting templates as the client base grows. What You Bring • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA, EA or MBA preferred., • 4-9 years of accounting experience with demonstrated US GAAP financial statement preparation., • Hands-on bookkeeping and financial statement experience across multiple entities or a multi-client environment (family office, CPA firm, Outsourced Accounting/Finance, or similar)., • Familiarity with partnership accounting (capital accounts, allocations, distributions) required., • Real estate and/or aviation asset accounting experience strongly preferred (depreciation, cost basis, property-level reporting)., • Proficiency with QuickBooks and/or similar accounting platforms, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite., • Familiarity with AI tools, automation, and emerging technologies is preferred, particularly where they can be used to improve accounting workflows, reporting efficiency, and scalability., • Demonstrated ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect pertinent data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and recommend appropriate solutions., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with principals, external advisors, property managers, lenders, and the broader team., • Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple entities and competing priorities without dropping the details., • High discretion and comfort handling confidential financial information for high-net-worth clients. Why Nika Advisors • A boutique, close-knit team where your work is visible and valued — not lost in a large firm., • Direct exposure to complex, varied entity structures and sophisticated clients., • A firm built on transparency and independence, with a culture that mirrors those values internally., • Competitive salary $65,000-$105,000, dependent on experience, plus comprehensive benefits. All candidates with experience in high-net worth / family office services will be considered, including those outside the years of experience and relative pay range noted in the posting Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Nika Advisors LLC does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, Nika Advisors LLC will not consider or approve payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Nika Advisors LLC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to any employee of the firm, are deemed to be the property of Nika Advisors LLC.

Job Description(BigLaw/Elite Boutique Preferred) Experience: 7–10 years of transactional practice, including 4+ recent years focused on LIHTC/affordable housing transactions | Current/recent law-firm experience required | Must independently run LIHTC deals from structuring through closing | Experience leading deal teams and supervising associates/paralegals Technical: Deep LIHTC, affordable-housing finance, tax-credit structuring, and multi-layered financing experience | Draft/negotiate LPAs, operating agreements, financing documents, acquisition/development documents | Acquisitions, dispositions, JVs, and development transactions | Deal sheet demonstrating end-to-end ownership Credentials/Location: Juris Doctor (JD) | NY Bar or readily obtainable | Buffalo Monday–Thursday | Long-term commitment to Buffalo | Periodic NYC travel Strong Preferences Meaningful-size law firm or sophisticated LIHTC/affordable-housing boutique | Prior commercial real estate, tax, public finance, or M&A experience | Strong academics | Leadership/mentoring experience | Collaborative, high-energy personality What We're Not Looking For Exclusively in-house | Residential-only real estate | General CRE attorney with thin LIHTC exposure | Solo/small general practice without sophisticated tax-credit transactions | Multiple short tenures | NYC-only candidates unwilling to establish a genuine Buffalo presence Firms: Nixon Peabody, Holland & Knight, Ballard Spahr, Kutak Rock, Dentons, Nelson Mullins, Frost Brown Todd, Ice Miller, Manatt, Cox Castle & Nicholson, Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Winthrop & Weinstine, Coats Rose, Stinson, Polsinelli, Husch Blackwell, Carlton Fields. LIHTC / Affordable Housing Boutiques: Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail & Arndt, Coats Rose, Winthrop & Weinstine, Krooth & Altman, Gubb & Barshay, Goldfarb & Lipman, Eichner Norris & Neumann, Reno & Cavanaugh, Hawkins Delafield & Wood, Norris George & Ostrow, Chapman and Cutler. Schools: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn Carey, UVA, Berkeley, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA, Vanderbilt, WashU, Texas, USC Gould, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Boston University, Boston College, Emory, George Washington, UNC, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Fordham, William & Mary, Washington & Lee, George Mason, Cardozo, St. John's, Brooklyn Law, Syracuse, University at Buffalo, Albany Law, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Temple, Villanova, UConn, Northeastern, American, Maryland Carey, Penn State Dickinson. Salary • $185K - $240K (OTE disclosed during interview) Candidate Note: Candidates currently working at an AmLaw 200 firm or a sophisticated LIHTC/affordable housing boutique are strongly encouraged to apply. Ideal backgrounds include firms such as Nixon Peabody, Holland & Knight, Ballard Spahr, Kutak Rock, Dentons, Nelson Mullins, Frost Brown Todd, Ice Miller, as well as specialized boutiques such as Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Coats Rose, Winthrop & Weinstine, and similar firms with substantial LIHTC/affordable housing transactional practices.

Job Description POSSIBLE HYBRID WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITY New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. This position is with HCR's Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC). This is not a civil service position and does not require a civil service exam. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications outlined below to be considered. NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Our work would not be possible without the diverse backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and abilities of our employees. HCR is committed to developing a workforce that represents the diverse population of New York State. HCR embraces a diverse and inclusive work environment by encouraging all individuals, including those with disabilities, to apply to open positions at the agency. The Office of Housing Preservation manages HCR programs that maintain and enhance the state's portfolio of existing affordable housing. We enforce the Rent Laws in New York City for over 900,000 housing units, while providing federal and state rental assistance to assist more than 45,000 families across the state. We also monitor 130,000 low income housing units financed with federal and state resources, and provide grant funding to help homeowners and tenants save energy. Statewide Asset Management Unit is responsible for the asset management and compliance monitoring of the Agency's existing housing loan portfolio. This portfolio has been financed under various loan and subsidy programs including the Secured Loan Rental Program, the Section 8 Mod Program (Allenhurst Apts.) and the Mobile Home Cooperative Program. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conduct on-site LIHTC/HOME/Housing Trust Fund/Turnkey/SLlHC/HUD 236/Mitchell Lama/HCR financed/supervised property compliance audits/physical inspections for assigned portfolio Interact frequently with Owners and property managers regarding the operation and management of the property; perform periodic site inspections and management evaluations as required by the project's regulatory agreements and Agency policy, • Implement and enforce the Agency's regulatory requirements regarding financial reporting, property use restrictions, lease analysis and the low-income unit set aside requirements; Develop recommendations to enhance the long term financial and physical health of projects assigned to the Asset Manager, • Review financial and operating reports submitted by project owners; upon request, submit periodic Physical and Financial Status reports. Review project operations and record keeping for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, • Prepare field reports, correspondence, and corresponding follow-up to site visits in a timely manner, • Maintain Prolink/SHARS/Samis: setup compliance requirements for new projects, establish applicable income limits and rent maximums in system on an annual basis, import Annual and Monthly reports onto the systems, • Supervise, train, and mentor a team of asset managers., • Pre8609 Reviews: investigate and determine compliance requirements for projects about to be issued 8609s, evaluate annual tenant events in Prolink or any other software used by HCR to ensure that projects are fulfilling all compliance responsibilities as of the issuance date and are performing due diligence in fulfilling federal, state, and local requirements., • Prepare project-specific income limit and rent charts for assigned portfolio when HUD publishes new MTSP and HERA charts., • Prepare, evaluate, and import financial data into project's annual risk analysis for assigned portfolio., • Work with project owners and managers to prepare materials, recommend solutions, action plans, or strategies that will ensure compliance and improve project performance., • Instructs managing general partners, managing agents and site staff on proper management practices for improving overall operations and compliance with applicable program requirements, • Perform on-going project maintenance activities including review of rent increases, reserve withdrawals, tax and insurance escrows, leases and repair requests. Supervise work assignments, field audits, and schedules of assigned team Assist in other functions/duties of the Statewide Asset Management Unit QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of LIHTC compliance experience required*, • LIHTC Certifications required., • 2 years minimum supervisory experience, • Ability to establish effective working relationships, • Excellent oral and written communication skills., • Strong analytical and organizational skills. *Substitutions: four years of specialized experience or associate degree and two years of specialized experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience. This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A RESUME WHAT WE OFFER AT NYS HCR: • Extensive benefits package including participation in New York State’s Health Insurance Program and New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System., • Promotional opportunities for dedicated professionals., • Work-life balance benefits including a 37.5-hour work week, opportunity for compressed scheduling, and paid time off benefits (vacation, sick, personal days, and federal holidays)., • 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave., • Paid Family Leave., • As a New York State employee, you may qualify to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under an accepted repayment plan and while working full-time for an eligible employer. ABOUT NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL: Under the leadership of Governor Kathy Hochul and Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, HCR is a vibrant, innovative agency that integrates and leverages New York State’s housing resources. We have offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse, and employ a diverse workforce of professionals who are hard-working and committed to serving low- and moderate-income families. Our mission is far-reaching, encompassing single and multifamily housing finance, home improvement, rent regulation, housing subsidies, and community development. We partner regularly with a variety of public and private stakeholders. Achieving this mission requires a wide range of skills and backgrounds in public policy, administration, real estate, construction, finance, law, and many other areas of expertise. We seek to provide a workplace environment that is productive, flexible, accountable, ethical, and caring. Our employees are empowered to make a difference where they live and work. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid leave, health, dental, vision, retirement, and family-friendly policies. New York State is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Job Description MISSION STATEMENT Are you ready to give back to the community while pursuing your passion? For over 50 years, Acacia Network and its affiliates have been committed to improving the quality-of-life and wellbeing of underserved communities in New York City and beyond. We are one of the leading human services organizations in New York City and the largest Hispanic-led nonprofit in the State, serving over 150,000 individuals every year. Our programs serve individuals at every age and developmental level, from the very young through our daycare programs to mature adults through our older adults centers. Our extensive array of community-based services are fully integrated, bilingual and culturally competent. POSITION OVERVIEW The Property Manager provides property management services to all BHMC properties, while maintaining the integrity of the physical assets and maximizing the returns from the assets in accordance with the program guidelines. They provide supervision, guidance and support to maintenance staff and are responsible for ensuring that the standards and priorities of Acacia Network are met. KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Management of all residential operations, Sec 8, LIHTC, of all BHMC Properties, including la Plaza de Virginia., • Communicate effectively with all Maintenance staff to ensure compliance with policies and procedures., • Oversee the screening applicants for occupancy in accordance with state and federal guidelines for specific property, • Organize, facilitate, and ensure properties are prepared for Inspections, DOB and DHCR, NEF, etc., • Coordinating with Supers/Porters and maintenance staff, ensuring the properties are clean, in good repair, and free of violations, and is responsible for managing, tracking, and clearing building violations to ensure property remains in compliance, • Service-oriented and possess the ability to work with and understand problems and attitudes of clients and staff., • Understand and manage the properties budgetary process, in coordination with the finance team, as it relates to operating and capital expenditure budget., • Manage assigned portfolio with expertise and efficiency to achieve financial and operational objectives; increase and maintain overall quality of life; develop and maintain tenant/landlord relations; monitor conditions and capacity of building systems; effectively address issues as they arise., • Prepare for weekly staff meetings and present information/documents in a clear and organized manner., • Respond to tenant issues/inquiries in a timely and professional manner whether by phone, in-person, or email., • Respond to interdepartmental requests/inquiries in a timely and professional manner., • Be accessible via phone and/or email to address emergency issues., • Develop and maintain positive tenant relations; manage and meet expectations regarding overall quality of life, cleanliness, workmanship, and responsiveness., • Provide outstanding customer service to residents while promoting relations among residents and staff, as well as Property Managers., • Provide Supervision to all assigned staff, including meetings, supervision, scheduling, disciplinary, etc., • Responsible for Incident reporting and collections efforts., • Manage tenant population, issuing lease violations, violations of house rules (where applicable)., • Analysis and resolution of resident complaints, • Immediately compose and process work orders made by tenants, supers, and as needed., • Review resident’s Accounts Receivable / follow up on problem cases., • Monitor vacant units turn around (repair, rental, leasing, move in, etc.) and progress., • Assign Fleet Management duties to members of Maintenance Staff., • Respond to agency audits and meet all deadlines., • Any other reasonable duties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS • High school diploma required., • Property Management Experience: 2-4 years’ experience managing residential units, • Real Estate License preferred., • REAL Inspections (R/S, R/C, ECB, DOB and DHC), • English and Spanish (Preferred), • Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation., • RAM, COS, LITHC or CMM Certification required or obtained certification within twelve 12() Months of hire., • YARDI Property Management Software, intermediate preferred, • Standard Microsoft Office & Internet, • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. WHY JOIN US? Acacia Network provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer generous paid time off, including vacation days and paid holidays, to support a healthy work-life balance. We prioritize the well-being of our employees both professionally and personally. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Plan, manage, oversee and administer special initiatives focused on the WNY Region, including project development, financial performance, intergovernmental relations, and communications. Design, gain approvals, obtain funding sources and overall project management for special initiatives and projects. Work with senior staff, program staff, contract staff, various agency specialists, consultants, Governor's office and counsel to implement these initiatives. Provide project implementation tracking and oversight for all Western NY priority projects. Ensure effective communication, coordination and integration of priority projects and activities between divisions and departments of ESD, Western NY Regional Economic Development Council, Governor's Western NY regional office, regional and local economic development agencies, other State, local and federal agencies, and other public and private sector stakeholders and organizations as needed. Manage external communications with other regional, state private entities, including participation in work groups, boards, interagency negotiations, coordination, etc. Review and coordinate approval with Governor's office of materials including letters, briefings, brochures, reports, marketing material, website content, etc. Establish program goals and objectives and metrics for evaluation of program performance. Assist in the structure and negotiations of State involvement in awarding benefits related to these initiatives. Education Level required: Bachelor's degree; Master's degree preferred Equivalent Experience required: 5 years relevant experience, including supervisory experience Knowledge required: Knowledge of business, economic development, planning and design, real estate finance, supervision and coordination of large-scale projects, public development programs and management. Salary range as specified. Comprehensive Benefits Package.

The Commercial Credit Senior Associate plays a pivotal role in assessing and managing credit risk for commercial real estate clients at M&T Bank. This position involves analyzing financial statements, monitoring loan portfolio, and ensuring compliance with credit policies and regulatory requirements. This client facing role serves as a critical link between relationship managers (RM) and credit risk management to facilitate sound lending decisions and portfolio management. Primary Responsibilities: • Focus on transaction execution and portfolio management and will partner with senior team members on complex transactions/account coverage., • Facilitate the credit needs of customers by underwriting new requests and material modifications from deal screen through approval and for the life of the loan. This analysis may include recommending adding or removing conditions., • Manage the ongoing credit risk of existing loan portfolios through continuous credit monitoring (CCM) activities enabling the timely identification of emerging credit risk so that appropriate actions can be taken to manage the risk, minimize losses and assign an accurate risk rating. A CCM program includes but is not limited to annual reviews, interim update memos, a covenant monitoring program, problem loan management, early warning indicators, and other forms of credit surveillance., • Review all pertinent credit and financial information, including but not limited to financial statements, tax returns, due diligence reports, credit bureaus, appraisals, internal credit information, industry research and peer data. Determine the need for more thorough investigation or additional information, and coordinate gathering of such information., • Analyze financial information and related materials and complete the credit analyses for the Bank's commercial transactions. Written analyses to include an independent credit quality assessment with well-supported risk rating, identification of and description of credit risks and mitigants, industry concerns, market trends, financial trends, and other pertinent credit issues of respective deals., • Make appropriate structure recommendations based on an analysis and evaluation of scenarios including the company's case, bank's base case and a downside case., • As part of managing the ongoing credit risk of existing portfolios, identify suspicious activity and activity that may be contrary to customer's interest., • Partner proactively with relationship managers and be intimately involved throughout the deal process, from deal screen through approval and for the life of the loan to maintain timely and accurate risk ratings for a portfolio of commercial credits. Spread financial statements and prepare financial models designed to sensitize various conditions impacting the proposed transaction., • Prepare cash flow, collateral schedules, covenant sensitivity calculations, financial models, and guarantor statement analysis as appropriate., • Attend client/prospect calls with RMs to gain a thorough understanding of the client/prospect and their business to effectively analyze and underwrite the proposed transaction. Based on underwriting parameters, recommend the risk rating., • Prepare summary, present facts, and offers opinions concerning credit-worthiness. Assist in the structure of loan requests, where appropriate, to include suggestions on terms, conditions, controls, collateral, and guarantors., • Displays deep understanding of financial regulatory environment as it applies to underwriting most forms of commercial credit transactions., • Ensure credit policy compliance by verifying adherence of underwriting to the Commercial Credit Policy, and evaluating any risk associated with non-compliance Present analysis or address questions during credit request discussions or committee presentations., • Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management., • Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand., • Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable., • Complete other related duties as assigned. Scope of Responsibilities: Commercial Credit is responsible for the credit delivery of the Bank's commercial clients throughout the credit lifecycle. Credit assessments range from initial analyses of new relationships to the Bank to material modifications or restructurings of long-term relationships and ongoing monitoring through the life of the loan. Commercial Credit is also responsible for ensuring the accurate completion of the Bank's risk rating scorecards and financial statement spreads. The work completed in this capacity is used to make credit decisions for new or renewed or amended credit transactions. Position is an account coverage role and focuses on transaction execution and portfolio management. The position interacts with commercial banking relationship managers throughout the bank's footprint and industry verticals as well as other internal personnel on credit approvals. Ability to lead a transaction execution team in partnership with a Commercial Credit Analyst. Customer interaction is expected. Works independently with limited supervision. Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Input into the development of and training of junior/newly hired Analysts. Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field and 5 years' experience in commercial credit, public accounting, financial statement preparation/analysis or other financial analysis. In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum 9 years' higher education and work experience, to include 5 years' experience in commercial credit, public accounting, financial statement preparation/analysis or other financial analysis. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modeling and analysis of credit metrics. Ability to calculate and interpret financial ratios, analyze date, and complete trend analysis. Emerging proficiency with understanding and negotiating legal documentation including structural analysis and the ability to structure transactions independently. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Attention to detail and high level of accuracy. Ability to work independently and as a part of a team. Strong organizational and time management skills. Customer focused with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Education and Experience Preferred: Experience with Capital IQ, FactSet, and Bloomberg. Experience with nCino. Experience with underwriting commercial real estate loans. M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $103,000.00 - $171,600.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation. Location: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Job Description *Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with resume to be considered. *This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy. *Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require an accommodation. BASIC FUNCTION: Plan, manage, oversee and administer special initiatives focused on the WNY Region, including project development, financial performance, intergovernmental relations, and communications. WORK PERFORMED: • Design, gain approvals, obtain funding sources and overall project management for special initiatives and projects., • Work with senior staff, program staff, contract staff, various agency specialists, consultants, Governor’s office and counsel to implement these initiatives., • Provide project implementation tracking and oversight for all Western NY priority projects., • Ensure effective communication, coordination and integration of priority projects and activities between divisions and departments of ESD, Western NY Regional Economic Development Council, Governor’s Western NY regional office, regional and local economic development agencies, other State, local and federal agencies, and other public and private sector stakeholders and organizations as needed., • Manage external communications with other regional, state, private entities, including participation in work groups, boards, interagency negotiations, coordination, etc., • Review and coordinate approval with Governor’s office of materials including letters, briefings, brochures, reports, marketing material, website content, etc., • Establish program goals and objectives and metrics for evaluation of program performance., • Assist in the structure and negotiations of State involvement in awarding benefits related to these initiatives. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education Level required: Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred. Equivalent Experience required: 5 years relevant experience, including supervisory experience. Knowledge required: Knowledge of business, economic development, planning and design, real estate finance, supervision and coordination of large-scale projects, public development programs and management.

Job Description An independent opportunity for driven, self-motivated people ready to build something of their own. If you are someone who wants to be in business for yourself — but not by yourself — this may be exactly what you have been looking for. GIA Legacy Planning is a life insurance distribution agency helping families protect what they have built and plan for what is ahead. We work with independent agents across Houston and all of Texas who are building their own books of business through a system that is already proven and already in motion. This is not a job in the traditional sense. There is no boss, no punch clock, and no ceiling. It is an independent contractor opportunity where your results are a direct reflection of your effort, your consistency, and your willingness to follow a system that works. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT You control your schedule — mornings, evenings, weekends, you decide 100% remote — serve clients across Houston and the surrounding Harris County area from wherever you are most productive Warm inbound leads — you talk to people who already raised their hand for coverage, so there is no cold calling Carrier-paid training and mentorship from agents who are actively producing right now You build a book of business that pays you on every policy you write, with an ownership model and overrides as you grow a team No ceiling on your income — your results are a direct reflection of your effort and consistency WHAT YOU WILL DO Connect with interested clients through our proprietary lead system — people who have already requested information about coverage Present life insurance and protection solutions tailored to each family's situation Follow our step-by-step system for consistent daily activity and follow-up Build and manage your own pipeline of active clients and referrals Grow at your own pace — whether part-time or full-time, the system adapts to your commitment level WHO THIS IS FOR You are self-motivated and do not need someone standing over you to get things done You have experience in sales, real estate, finance, customer service, or another client-facing role — insurance experience is not required You are a career changer or part-timer in the Houston area looking for something with real long-term upside You are coachable and willing to follow a proven system even if it is new to you You are ready to get licensed if you are not already (we will show you exactly how) WHO THIS IS NOT FOR You want a guaranteed paycheck regardless of effort You are not willing to follow a system or take direction You expect results without putting in consistent daily activity You want someone to hand you success without accountability If you are ready to take ownership of your income, your schedule, and your future — we want to hear from you. Apply now and a member of our team will reach out within 24 to 48 hours. IMPORTANT: This is an independent contractor (1099) commission-only opportunity. There is no base salary, guaranteed income, or employment relationship. Earnings depend entirely on individual performance, activity level, and consistency. Past results of other agents are not a guarantee of your results.

Job DescriptionBenefits: • Retirement, • Bonus based on performance, • Company parties, • Dental insurance, • Flexible schedule, • Health insurance, • Opportunity for advancement, • Training & development, • Vision insurance Join the Winning Team at Northwestern Mutual - Buffalo District! Are you an athlete at heart with a passion for teamwork and competition? Bring your sports background to a dynamic career as a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual - Buffalo District! Why Current and Former Athletes Could Thrive Here: We recognize the unique strengths and qualities that former and current athletes bring to the table. Athletes could excel in our environment because of their inherent drive, discipline, and competitive spirit, which are essential traits for success in the insurance and financial services industry. Here’s why athletes thrive with us: • Teamwork and Collaboration: Just like in sports, our success depends on teamwork and collaboration. Athletes naturally excel in a team setting, working together towards common goals and supporting each other to achieve the best results for our clients., • Resilience and Determination: Athletes are accustomed to facing challenges and persevering through difficult situations. This resilience translates well to the professional world, where overcoming obstacles and staying focused on long-term goals are key to building a successful career., • Goal-Oriented Mindset: The drive to set and achieve goals is second nature to athletes. This goal-oriented mindset helps our representatives stay motivated and committed to helping clients achieve their financial objectives., • Discipline and Time Management: Balancing training, competitions, and academics instills a strong sense of discipline and time management in athletes. These skills are invaluable in managing a client portfolio, meeting deadlines, and maintaining a high level of productivity., • Competitive Spirit: The competitive nature of athletes fuels their desire to excel and be the best in their field. This competitive spirit drives our representatives to continuously improve, exceed performance targets, and deliver exceptional service to clients.Our thriving office is located at: 5488 Sheridan Drive, Ste. 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 Meet some of our local team: Nii Sowah, Managing Director: • Time with NM: Nearly 12 years, beginning as an Associate Financial Representative and advancing through multiple development roles, including Internship Development Officer for the 055., • Prior Experience: Certified coach with a CLF designation, guiding internship vision and strategies, recruiting, development, and district growth within the Doolittle Network Office., • Passionate About: Dedicated to developing others and creating a positive community impact through financial planning. Outside of work, Nii enjoys life in Buffalo, NY, with his wife and their two children. He is an avid supporter of Buffalo sports teams, loves exploring new places, and gives back through Unite by Night, the nonprofit he co-founded.Ben Ross, Wealth Management Advisor/Growth Development Director:, • Time with NM: 13 years, beginning his career as an Advisor in 2012., • Prior Experience: Retail sales and management with Verizon. Inspired by his blue-collar upbringing, Ben pursued a career that would provide both financial security and the opportunity to impact his community., • Passionate About: Dedicated to giving back through initiatives such as The Ride for Roswell, which raises funds for cancer research, and an annual Women in STEM scholarship at his local high school. Ben and his wife are raising three daughters, and together they enjoy biking, traveling, and planning trips to Disney, the beach, and the Adirondacks.John M. Bongiovanni, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RICP®, Private Wealth Advisor:, • Time with NM: 38 years, beginning his career in 1987 and now advising more than 500 clients across 20 states. In 2021, John expanded his practice by welcoming Partners Lucas Slezak, CIMA®, CFP®, and Adam Jack, ChFC®, growing Generational Wealth Management into an ensemble firm., • Prior Experience: Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Allegheny College and went on to achieve advanced designations including CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, and RICP®, as well as Series 6, 63, and 7 securities licenses. Recognized by Northwestern Mutual as a Top 50 Advisor in the Eastern region and Top 100 nationally, and honored by Forbes as a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor and Top Financial Security Professional., • Passionate About: Giving back to the community through leadership roles with WQLN, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and the United Way. Personally, John lives in Erie, PA, and enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, as well as skiing, golfing, and relaxing at the St. Lawrence River.Ryan O’Connor, Wealth Management Advisor:, • Time with NM: Joined Northwestern Mutual in 2018. Early in his career, he was a multi-year Million Dollar Round Table recipient, Top 50 Advisor (years 1–4), and later founded his team-based firm, which now oversees $350 million in client assets., • Prior Experience: Recognized nationally as a Top 10 fee-based planning advisor and Forbes Best-in-State Next-Gen Wealth Advisor (Top 50 in New York, 2024 & 2025). Holds multiple professional designations and continues advanced education through the American College of Financial Services and Exit Planning Institute., • Passionate About: Actively engaged with community organizations such as the Financial Planning Association, Estate Planning Council, and Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, while also supporting local nonprofits focused on education, healthcare, and preservation. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys running, hiking, fishing, and time with his three children.Ryan Preziosi, Wealth Management Advisor:, • Time with NM: Over 11 years, beginning as an intern and later earning Intern of the Year and Rookie of the Year., • Prior Experience: Transitioned directly from the internship program into a successful full-time advisor career, consistently recognized for his performance and client relationships., • Passionate About: Building lasting connections and helping clients achieve financial security. Ryan lives in Buffalo, where he enjoys golfing, spending time outdoors, and creating memories with family and friends. He is recently married to his wife and is a proud father to his daughter, who is currently in middle school.Key Responsibilities: As a Financial Advisor, your primary role will be to engage with clients to understand their comprehensive financial needs, providing personalized guidance to help them achieve their financial protection and planning goals. You will design and implement tailored strategies that safeguard clients' assets, income, and overall financial well-being, ensuring their long-term security. Regularly reviewing and updating clients' financial plans and insurance policies to reflect any changes in their circumstances or goals will be crucial to ensure continuous protection. Additionally, you will cultivate a robust network of clients through referrals, active community involvement, and professional associations. Qualifications: We prefer candidates with a bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related discipline. While prior experience in insurance, financial services, or business development is beneficial, it is not mandatory. Successful candidates will possess excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, strong analytical skills, and the capability to build lasting client relationships. We welcome individuals from business development-oriented organizations with uncapped earnings potential, including those from medical devices, education (teachers, administrators), logistics, solar, payroll services, tech business development, real estate, auto rental and others. You will be required to obtain state insurance licenses, with training provided and sponsorship considered. Benefits: You will have continuous access to training and development programs, with sponsorship for advanced certifications to enhance your expertise. We offer a lucrative compensation structure including performance-based incentives and unlimited earning potential. You will receive extensive support from a dedicated planning team, marketing resources, and experienced mentors. Enjoy the flexibility to design a work schedule that aligns with your personal and professional goals. In addition to robust health and wellness benefits, you’ll receive a company-funded pension and contributions to PFGF—our unique profit-sharing retirement plan—designed to support your long-term financial security. Most importantly, you will play a pivotal role in helping individuals and families secure their financial future, making a lasting difference in the community. Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM) and its subsidiaries in Milwaukee, WI. Nii Sowah is a Managing Partner for NM and is not in legal partnership with NM, or its subsidiaries.