Audit Manager - Real Estate

Audit Manager – Real Estate

Elliott Davis invites candidates to apply for the Audit Manager – Real Estate role.

Elliott Davis combines forward‑thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with a culture that prioritizes inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. Our nine offices in high‑growth U.S. cities provide exceptional service to people, customers and communities. Audit and assurance services are delivered by Elliott Davis, LLC, a licensed CPA firm.

The Audit Manager oversees the audit process from planning to completion as part of the company’s annual audit plan. Responsibilities include supervising the audit process, researching, reviewing current processes, providing recommendations to enhance company policies and procedures, and training, supporting, supervising, motivating, and reviewing the work of audit staff and senior members.

• Possess thorough knowledge of all facets of the client’s business to ensure client understanding of engagement economics and to provide frequent updates.
• Actively communicate progress of engagements, problems, and resolutions to clients.
• Continuously improve specialty area knowledge and educate team on new audit practices and processes.
• Manage billable hour budgets and follow up when the team is over/under to determine cause.
• Lead multiple auditing and accounting projects and client engagements simultaneously.
• Delegate and manage audit and accounting assignments to achieve accurate and efficient product.
• Research and identify complex audit issues and recommend creative solutions with the input of key stakeholders.
• Build challenging developmental plans for all team members and evaluate results.
• Assume responsibility for and provide direction and coaching to audit team.
• Generate new business for firm through community involvement, networking, and professional events and committees.
• Develop and sustain excellent client relationships, owning the relationship end‑to‑end.
• Celebrate individual and team accomplishments and be part of recruiting new and experienced staff.
• Provide effective performance feedback and on‑the‑job training.
• Contribute to performance management to help assess readiness for promotion of staff and senior levels.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years recent audit experience at a public accounting firm.
• CPA Certification.
• Successful experience in developing new or extended service opportunities with existing and/or prospective clients.
• Strong oral and written interpersonal skills.
• Effective analytical and problem‑solving ability.
• Experience in hiring, developing and leading a team of professional auditors.

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible).
• First‑class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling.
• One‑on‑one professional coaching.
• Leadership and career development programs.
• Access to Beyond, a one‑of‑a‑kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally.

• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone.
• Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Use written and oral communication skills.
• Read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Observe and interpret situations.
• Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions.
• Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Sales and Management

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