Real Estate Advisory - Senior Consultant

Our phenomenal growth has created exceptional career opportunities for talented advisory, assurance, and tax professionals. As one of the nation’s top public accounting and business advisory firms, you can join a team that thrives on innovation and values collaboration in everything we do!

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Real Estate Advisory Senior Consultant to join our team in the Enterprise Applications Advisory team.

This is a virtual position. A virtual position does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. As a virtual employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client working, team meetings or training. 

YOUR TEAM.

We advise a blend of small, mid-sized and large US and multinational firms on strategy, technology, and transformation, process optimization, analytics enablement, systems implementations, automation, integrations, data management, and more. Join our multidisciplinary Enterprise Application team as we lead clients to achieve operational excellence through developing a deep understanding of their business and, based on that understanding, leverage technology, innovation, and automation to glean insights and maximize efficiencies.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At CohnReznick, 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.

YOUR ROLE.   

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Work with stakeholders, business people, and internal project team to understand business needs, interpret information and reporting requirements and perform testing on customized technology platforms and ERP systems
• Provide consulting services in the areas of: strategy, technology implementation, business transformation, analytics and data, technology support, business process optimization
• Provide subject matter expertise based on prior experience
• Document, develop, implement, maintain, and deliver training on real estate solutions to internal and external clients
• Analyze and solve day-to-day challenges with data and analytics/reporting systems, including research data and systems issues, resolve and/or prioritize issue resolution, proactively identify data quality problems and support solution identification, and review system performance; identify and recommend improvements specific to commercial real estate
• Collaborate with end-users to gather functional and technical requirements, and ensure proper testing/validation
• Evaluate client needs and develop specifications for software configuration and implementation
• Test, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system processes
• Provide consulting assistance on each project through all phases to ensure a successful project: from initiation/planning and through execution/delivery
• Work with all team members and project stakeholders on the plan, roles, constraints, milestones, and critical path
• Actively listen to client needs and provide direction as needed
• Ability to work both independently and in teams

YOUR EXPERIENCE.   

The successful candidate will have:  

• 3-5 years of proven consulting and/or Real Estate industry experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required. Masters’ degree a plus but not required
• Significant experience in one or more core modules within Yardi Systems, Real Page, or MRI Software. Modules include Commercial Management, Residential Management, Affordable, Senior Housing, Construction/Job Cost, General Ledger/Accounting, Maintenance, Budgeting and Forecasting, Fixed Assets, Account Receivable, Procurement, and Accounts Payable
• Demonstrated experience in building strong customer relationships
• Negotiation, conflict management, risk mitigation, issue resolution, organizational and time management skills
• Strong business writing skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Strong MS Office skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Visio, MS Project
• Travel up to 50% when needed

Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.  You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@cohnreznick.com  Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.  

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