Audit Specialist

Client: National accounting and advisory firm Title: Audit Senior – Real Estate Salary: $70,000–$125,000 Location: Hybrid | NYC, White Plains, Florham Park, Melville, or Jericho

Job Description:

A well-established national accounting and advisory firm is seeking an Audit Senior to join its growing Real Estate practice.

This role is ideal for someone with strong public accounting experience and hands-on exposure to real estate audits, particularly at the property and fund levels. The Senior will take ownership of engagements from planning through completion, supervise junior staff, and work closely with Managers, Partners, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit, review, and compilation engagements from planning through completion.
• Perform control testing, substantive testing, and analytical procedures.
• Coordinate day-to-day fieldwork and ensure engagements stay on schedule and within budget.
• Prepare and review workpapers and financial statements.
• Work on real estate GAAP and tax-basis audits.
• Support both property-level and fund-level real estate engagements.
• Supervise, mentor, and review the work of junior staff.
• Communicate directly with clients and maintain strong working relationships.
• Identify accounting and audit issues and escalate appropriately.
• Support engagement wrap-up and final reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 2+ years of public accounting experience, ideally including 3 busy seasons.
• Strong audit experience and knowledge of U.S. GAAP and GAAS.
• Real estate audit/accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with property-level and/or fund-level audits.
• Experience with tax-basis financial statements preferred.
• Prior staff supervision or mentoring experience.
• CPA, CPA eligibility, or 150 credit hours is a plus
• CaseWare/CaseView experience
• Certiorari experience

Schedule

• Hybrid schedule with 2 days per week onsite.
• Candidates may sit in the NYC, White Plains, Florham Park, Melville, or Jericho office.

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