Sr. Manager (Real Estate)

About the role

SVA is looking for a Senior Manager to join our Real Estate team in our Madison, 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% Client Work: Execute complex affordable housing and LIHTC audit and tax engagements from start to finish, including planning, staff scheduling, field work, review process, and communication to clients.
• 30% Supervision and Leadership: Assign work to staff members, perform quality control reviews, prepare and discuss staff performance evaluations, and participate in the training of staff members.
• 10% Professional, Personal and Business Development: Identify meaningful complex topics to research, propose findings, serve as a mentor to multiple members of the accounting staff, and facilitate professional development courses.

Qualifications

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