AssistantCommunityManager

Preferred Apartment Communities combines expertise with a people-first approach, delivering consistent care and communities that feel like home. Our mission is to provide exceptional living experiences for our residents while building a workplace where our associates feel supported, inspired, and prepared to grow. Guided by the belief that we should always be better today than yesterday, we champion continuous improvement across every level of our organization. Through operational excellence, strategic partnerships, and a people-focused approach, we strive to be good neighbors to our residents, to each other, and to the communities we serve. This position will float between our two properties in Charleston, South Carolina - [Botanic at Ingleside](https://www.botanicingleside.com/) &[Harper Place at Bees Ferry](https://www.liveharperplace.com/) Responsibilities: * Act as supervisor when the Community Manager is absent, attend meetings on their behalf, and complete assigned special projects. * Manage all leasing functions including tours, traffic entry, prospect follow‑ups, application processing, and maintaining required conversion ratios. * Provide responsive customer service by handling walk‑ins, calls, internet leads, resident concerns, and resolving issues within 24 hours. * Conduct daily property inspections to ensure cleanliness, prepare units for showings/move‑ins, and coordinate turnkey and maintenance needs. * Oversee move‑in and move‑out processes including scheduling, file preparation, unit inspections, and minimizing rent loss. * Handle rent collection and delinquency through daily deposits, issuing late/demand letters, managing returned checks, and filing dispossessory actions. * Process administrative and financial paperwork such as invoices, payables, billing residents, maintaining logs, and verifying vendor statements. * Support overall operations by shopping competitors, reviewing financials, participating in grounds walks, maintaining key control, a