John Tarnowski, CPA, Director of Finance
As Director of Finance John is responsible for the development and maintenance of PIRHL’s accounting infrastructure and financial controls. Concurrent with this responsibility, his role encompasses financial management, financial reporting, information systems and risk management. In addition, John actively assists in the negotiation of debt and equity terms, directs the draw process, and manages financial projections for the core companies. For each project partnership, through Crystal Financial Services, he also manages development/construction period accounting, carryover submissions, conversion to permanent financing and the cost certifications process.
Since 1991, John has been working in real estate finance and construction accounting. He has also been actively involved in the affordable housing arena for several years. His financial background is complimented through his previous work as a consultant in designing and implementing information systems for entities of various sizes.
Prior to joining PIRHL, John served as a Senior Project Accountant at The NRP Group, where he was directly involved with 50 different affordable housing projects and assisted in the management/coordination of 15 others encompassing several thousand units over multiple states. He also was instrumental in the advancement of financial systems during his tenure at NRP.
John holds both a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Masters of Accounting and Financial Information Systems from Cleveland State University.
