Staff Auditor

The Amherst Group's companies are comprised of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed.  Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors.  Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management.

Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S.  The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team.  In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending.  Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.

Amherst is seeking a self-motivated, independent, intellectually curious internal auditing professional to join the ARAS (Audit Risk and Advisory Services) team as a Staff Auditor. In this highly visible and dynamic position, you will be reporting to an Audit Senior Manager or possibly the Head of Internal Audit.

You will assist with designing and executing first year, risk-based internal audits in accordance with the annual audit plan, as well as participating in other special audit projects and consulting activities.  Your strong knowledge of internal controls, enterprise risks and business processes will have a direct impact on both the strengthening of internal controls and in risk management within Amherst.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct testing and analysis of specified areas of scope using samples and other data identify areas of risk, planning, fieldwork and reporting on executed audit projects.
• Participate on development planning memos, risk and control matrices and refine the design of audit programs for each audit.
• Execute Internal Audit projects as components of the Internal Audit Plan, special management requests, advisory work, process improvement consulting and various follow-up activities.
• Drive closure of “open” identified observations from internal audit reports. 
• Limited assistance in development and execution of an annual risk assessment and internal audit plan.
• Assist in the refinement of the Internal Audit Methodology, including development of supporting policies, procedures, reporting templates and other infrastructure related items.

Education, Work Experience & Skills and Abilities:

• Initiative-taking, with the ability to work independently and exercise good judgement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or related field.
• CIA, CISA, CFE, CRMA or CPA license preferred (or working towards a certification).
• Up to 2 years in an Internal Audit Department within Technology, Financial Services, Private Equity or Real Estate Investment firms (preferred but not required) or Public Accounting.
• Familiarity with the International Institute of Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).
• Superior analytical & critical thinking skills with the ability to perform data analysis, identify outliers, and communicate results.
• Proven record of accomplishment for driving/identifying process improvements and operational efficiencies.

​Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.