Role Summary:

Real Estate audit team is a part of the Grant Thornton INDUS. As a professional in this team, you will work with GT US teams to audit various clients with businesses in real estate industry.

Responsibilities:

Experience in auditing public real estate companies, including REITs
Familiarity with accounting for rental income under ASC 842 – straight-line rent, collectibility assessment
Experience in performing a full audit of rental income producing properties
Experience in auditing acquisitions of operating real estate, including testing the inputs into a purchase price allocation, dispositions of real estate, impairment.
Working knowledge of relevant accounting standards per US GAAP e.g., ASC 842. ASC 606, ASC 360 etc.
Understanding and experience of performing SOX 404 procedures.
Proactive while communicating operational challenges to US teams regarding availability of team members, utilization of hours, actively seeking and providing feedback.
Collaborate with engagement team staffs on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.

Location: Bangalore/Kolkata, India.

Skills

Proficiency in US GAAP, GAAS, and PCAOB rules and standards.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office tools.
Excellent written and oral communications
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong people and project management skills
Agile: Ability to adapt and accept challenging situations and tasks and perform with the utmost professionalism.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

CA/CPA qualified
Minimum 2-3 years of progressive audit experience in a medium to large public accounting firm or equivalent
Big 4 experience a plus

Senior Associate/Assistant Manager - Real Estate Audit