Assurance Manager Affordable Housing in Baltimore, Maryland

Assurance Manager

Cohn Reznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity.

With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity for an Assurance Manager to join the Affordable Housing team in our Baltimore office.

This position will support our Affordable Housing Group. Cohn Reznick is proud to be one of the country's largest real estate advisory firms, offering fully integrated opportunities and cross-functional learning to fast-track your career. Aligning yourself to this industry group allows you to work with clients driving community development, addressing inequities, and propelling the industry forward with market-leading technologies and processes designed to better serve the people who live, work, and trust within their spaces.

You will work on a team with other Associates, Senior Associates, Managers, Senior Managers, and Partners. This team has a passion for what they do and a focus on consistently delivering value to our clients.

At Cohn Reznick, we're united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it's working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your "why" at the firm. We believe it's important to balance work with everyday life - and make time for enjoyment and fun.

We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Serve as the engagement lead for assigned client accounts, building trusted relationships and delivering World Class Client Service through effective coordination of U.S.
  
  -based and global team members to meet client objectives.
• Lead all phases of engagement execution, including planning, staffing, risk management, review, and delivery of high-quality client deliverables, while leveraging both U.S. and global resources to drive efficient and effective outcomes.
• Oversee engagement budgets, timelines, resource allocation, and key performance metrics, ensuring optimal utilization of U.S. and global team resources while maintaining operational excellence and profitability.
• Lead and mentor engagement teams, including U.S.
  
  -based professionals and global delivery team members, by providing ongoing coaching, performance feedback, technical guidance, and professional development opportunities.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment that promotes knowledge sharing, accountability, and strong working relationships across multiple locations and cultures.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, quality standards, and professional requirements by maintaining effective review processes, monitoring engagement risks, and promoting operational excellence across all team members.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand client relationships through cross-selling, networking, proposal development, and collaboration with colleagues across service lines and geographies.
• Utilize technology, standardized processes, and global delivery capabilities to improve productivity, enhance service delivery, and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the growth and success of the firm through active participation in strategic initiatives, talent development, business development efforts, and the effective integration of U.S. and global resources.

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting required
• CPA designation is required
• 5+ years of assurance experience, preferably in affordable housing or real estate.
• Strong organizational, technical, analytical, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of audit software Caseware a plus

In Maryland, the salary range for an Assurance Manager is $110,000 to $160,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. Salary is one component of the Cohn Reznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few.