Assurance Senior Associate [Affordable Housing or Real Estate]

Job Description 1

As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for an Assurance Senior Associate to join our Affordable Housing team in our Atlanta office. This position can be hybrid or remote. **

YOUR TEAM.**

This position will support our Affordable Housing team. CohnReznick is proud to be one of the country's largest real estate advisory firms, offering fully integrated opportunities and cross-functional learning to fast-track your career.

Aligning yourself to this industry group allows you to work with clients driving community development, addressing inequities, and propelling the industry forward with market-leading technologies and processes designed to better serve the people who live, work, and trust within their spaces. **

WHY COHNREZNICK?**

At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.

We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning and development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer. **

YOUR ROLE.**

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

The Assurance Senior Associate works directly with Managers and Partners of the firm to support our Affordable Housing and Real Estate clients. We help our Assurance Senior Associates grow and develop their career through collaborative workgroups and mentoring across peers and managers. Seniors are instrumental in mentoring and developing associate-level staff and is the primary lead on client engagement walkthroughs, reviewing work papers, and helping to identify/resolve audit issues. **

Responsibilities:**

• Review and prepare financial statements, footnotes, and work papers.
• Demonstrate professional creativity in dealing with client matters and make constructive suggestions to improve client operations.
• Effectively analyze client transactions, recognizing potential or existing problems, conduct appropriate research, and work closely with managers on resolving the issue
• Understand the purpose of accounting and general ledger recording procedures.
• Perform accounting procedures and/or tax applications in accordance with firm standards and in an accurate, thorough, and timely manner, including proposing journal entries to client general ledgers.
• Serve as the Engagement Lead on specific client accounts, taking responsibility for pre-engagement planning, execution, and final deliverable.
• Develop a detailed engagement work plan, illustrating budgets and schedules.
• Monitor project status against the work plan and communicate schedule adjustments to managers and/or partners.
• Develop a professional relationship with the client and serve as the primary point of contact

YOUR EXPERIENCE.

The successful candidate will have:

• Education: BS/BA accounting; CPA designation or eligibility to sit is required
• Minimum 3-5 years of audit & accounting experience in a public accounting arena; specifically with experience in the affordable housing or real estate industry
• Analytical, technical, and auditing skills including knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, and PCAOB rules and standards.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
• Strong leadership, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Computer expertise including knowledge of audit-preparation software and an understanding of the impact of technology.
• Proven technical skills with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, and Outlook; audit software, AuditPro, ProSystems or GoSystems, and CCH Engagement experience is a plus.
• Solid organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task

Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@cohnreznick.com Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

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