Audit Manager (US Affordable Housing / Housing & Urban Development)

Join Our Talent Pool: U.S. Affordable Housing & Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Auditor Managers

We are expanding our network of experienced audit professionals to support upcoming U.S. based Affordable Housing and HUD audit engagements. We are seeking Audit Managers withrecent, hands-on external audit experience with U.S. affordable housing entities, properties or programs.

Candidates whose housing experience is limited to South African or other non-U.S. housing programs will not meet the sector requirement.

• Contract: Independent Contractor
• Location: Remote (South Africa or Zimbabwe, with the legal right to work in the respective country)
• Client Market: United States
• Sector Experience: Recent U.S. Affordable Housing and/or HUD audit experience
• Audit Software: CaseWare or CCH
• International Audit Experience: Previous external audit experience with U.S.-based clients

U.S. Affordable Housing Experience – Essential

Candidates must have external audit experience with at least one of the following U.S. affordable housing programs, funding structures, or housing entities:

• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
• HUD-assisted housing / Section 8
• Public Housing / Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
• Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
• Tax-exempt bond-financed affordable housing
• USDA Rural Development housing
• Other U.S. affordable housing programs or structures

Audit Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• 6+ years of Public Accounting audit experience
• Completion of your training or articles and not out of audit for more than 2 years
• Mainly Public Accounting firm experience
• At least 2 years of experience leading audit teams and managing engagements
• Experience managing audits from planning through completion
• Strong understanding of applicable U.S. accounting, auditing, and compliance requirements
• Experience supervising engagement teams, managing budgets, reviewing audit work, and meeting deadlines

Key Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality audit services to global clients.

Audit Managers will:

• Providing timely, high-quality client service, including planning, budgeting, and coordinating all client deliverables.  
• Understanding skill sets and capabilities of team members, monitoring and reviewing work produced to ensure quality and skill development.  
• Managing larger, more complex engagement teams, ensuring client satisfaction and team morale.
• Proactively and confidently communicates with all levels at the firm and client. 
• Supervising of the engagement team, tasks and budget.
• Project management of audits from planning to completion, including review and sign-off on key audit sections.
• Conducting audits in terms of International Standards of Auditing.

Ideal Candidates Will Have:

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• A proactive and solutions-driven mindset
• High learning agility
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

Apply now to join our network of experienced U.S. Affordable Housing and HUD audit professionals.

Note:

• Should you be successful in your application, you are expected to have access to the internet, and to ensure that the internet connection is uninterrupted and always accessible. This should be, at minimum, a fibre connection with a proven bandwidth of 50mbps upload and 50Mbps download speed, with a latency of no more than 30ms. Satellite connectivity such as Starlink or AWS Leo is not a suitable option due to high connection latency.This connection should be sustainable in the event of power interruptions. 

• Audit experience and alignment to a specific level within SAPRO, shall be determined based on your individual audit exposure, technical interview and evaluation.

• Generally, we work on a 4 hour overlap with the host firm, however this is client dependent.