Sr. Manager (Real Estate)

About the role

SVA is looking for a Senior Manager to join our Real Estate team in our Brookfield, WI location. In this role, you will refine your skills across several industries, find your passion and the perfect fit. You will benefit from continuous learning through client-facing interactions and share your knowledge of how accounting impacts the business world to our more junior staff.

Collaborate with an accomplished and diverse team of professionals and enhance your career with personalized development and mentoring opportunities. Demonstrate your expertise and leadership skills, while building your career in an independent and growing professional services firm that has been certified as a Great Place to Work®!

Responsibilities

Senior Managers are responsible for ownership/In-Charge of complex engagements for affordable housing real estate clients, with a focus on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) entities. The responsibilities can be broken down into three main areas:

60% of the time will be spent on client work, including:

• Executing complex affordable housing and LIHTC audit and tax engagements from start to finish
• Coordinating all phases of an engagement: planning, staff scheduling, field work, review process & communication to client
• Supervising the preparation of all work products to be provided to the client
• Communicating directly with client personnel and other third parties
• Serving as a trusted advisor to affordable housing developers, ownership groups, management companies, syndicators, and nonprofit organizations

30% of the time will be spent on supervision and leadership, including:

• Assigning work to staff members based on their knowledge and capabilities
• Performing quality control reviews
• Preparing and discussing staff performance evaluations
• Participating in the training of staff members and offering guidance and direction
• Accountable for staff performance, engagement, and retention

10% of the time will be spent on professional, personal, and business development, including:

• Identifying meaningful complex topics to research and proposing findings
• Serving as a mentor to multiple members of the accounting staff
• Facilitating professional development courses and representing SVA at professional and civic functions
• Continuing to deepen expertise in a technical area, industry, or service line

Qualifications

The following qualifications are required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 9+ years’ experience in public accounting, including significant experience serving affordable housing, real estate, and/or LIHTC clients
• CPA certification
• Deep knowledge of partnership taxation, affordable housing accounting, LIHTC structures, and real estate financial reporting
• Familiarity with HUD, RD, and state housing authority reporting preferred