Real Estate Audit Manager

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This Real Estate Audit Manager role will be based out of any of our east coast offices. You'll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you’ll lead engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients, with a focus on the real estate industry, including REITs, developers, real estate funds, and property managers. You’ll work alongside a team of seasoned CPAs and industry leaders, managing all aspects of audit engagements and mentoring junior staff. 

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities. 

How You’ll Spend Your Time: 

• Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement for real estate clients including REITs, developers, real estate funds, and property managers 


• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and issuance


• Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff and promoting open communication to the engagement senior manager and partner


• Collaborating with senior managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for issues that arise during an audit engagement


• Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines


• Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit


• Conducting constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly


• Serving in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader


• Delivering insights on portfolio risk, asset management strategies, and process improvements 

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following: 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance


• CPA license required


• 5+ years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff


• Experience auditing real estate or related organizations


• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP due to the complexity of the engagements in this sector


• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships


• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment


• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management


• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, strong attention to detail, and proven innovative problem-solving skills 

The compensation for this position ranges from $110,00-$180,000. In addition to the base compensation, Withum offers a competitive benefits package and bonus program (for eligible roles) based on individual and firm performance. Final offer amounts are based on multiple factors such as the specific role, hiring location, as well as the individual’s skills, experience and qualifications. For additional information on our benefits, visit our website at https://www.withum.com/careers/.

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