Audit Manager

Audit Manager-Real Estate

Bennett Thrasher is growing and seeking an experienced Audit Manager with strong potential for advancement within our real estate industry segment. This individual will be working with partners, managers are expected to lead, mentor and coach team members through FR&A engagements. They are responsible for the management of engagements and client communications while promoting a collaborative environment to bring value to clients.

Our Financial Reporting and Assurance practice is a dynamic, seasoned, and high-performing team that has achieved double-digit growth over the past several years. This role offers an entrepreneurial opportunity within the real estate financial reporting sector, where our clients rely on us to deliver insightful, timely, and thorough audits. Bennett Thrasher's real estate industry practice is one of the firm's largest and fastest growing.

In 2025, Bennett Thrasher was named Best of the Best by Inside Public Accounting, recognizing our exceptional performance, growth, and financial strength. This distinction reflects the culture, dedication, and collaboration that define our firm.

Bennett Thrasher also offers a competitive benefits package, including generous vacation time, childcare assistance, and retirement benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Develop effective working relationships with clients and firm associates
• Works effectively in teams to provide quality service to clients
• Thinks strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks
• Compiles and presents audit findings and suggests practical business improvements
• Promotes additional services to client when appropriate
• Leads and provides oversight for the more complicated areas of the audit, including determining key risk audit areas and designing appropriate procedures to address such risks
• Reviews financial statements and disclosures ensuring compliance with GAAP or other comprehensive basis of accounting
• Provides quality control by ensuring compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements
• Recognizes potential audit issues from basic analysis of financial statements and effectively communicates them to the team; ensures resolution of the issues with the client
• Identifies area of specialization and is continuously refining skills, knowledge and expertise
• Efficient in technical research and appropriate application; shows this through collaborative discussion with the engagement partner
• Builds and maintains positive relationships across the firm
• Coaches and develop lower-level associates
• Contributes and supports new ideas on internal processes and client engagements
• Supervises internal meetings to facilitate effective and efficient audit planning and execution; sets reasonable expectations to ensure the team is meeting the client deadlines
• Timely reviews work papers and financials prepared by seniors and/or staff
• Works with members of the engagement team to identify and resolve any client issues discovered throughout the engagement
• Maintains open communication with team and client regarding the progress of completion on projects
• Gives and receives feedback to minimize repeated errors and apply new concepts
• Works with a partner to determine the appropriate audit approach and begins road-mapping the audit
• Manages all aspects of billing: drafts budget and fees for first time clients, ensures budget is followed and engagement is staffed appropriately, and identifies areas of inefficiency for potential assessment
• Participates actively in training and developmental opportunities, both as an attendee and as a facilitator
• Demonstrates integrity, objectivity and a high standard of ethics
• Represents the goals of the firm on a consistent basis internally and externally
• Networks to promote Bennett Thrasher and for own business development purposes

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree required, Master's preferred
• Georgia CPA required
• 4+ years of audit experience is required
• Advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements is required and additional experience with income tax-based financial statements, IFRS, and ASC 946 is preferable.
• Working knowledge and experience with audits in the real estate industry including multifamily housing, industrial, commercial, retail, construction, hospitality and real estate investment funds is preferable
• Maintains the highest technical and professional standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong project management and delegation skills

Bennett Thrasher is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.