Christopher Stoop
By Joshua Burd
EisnerAmper has tapped Partner Christopher Stoop as the New Jersey industry growth leader for the global business advisory firm’s real estate practice.
In his new role, Stoop will complement EisnerAmper’s national real estate group with a dedicated focus on the Garden State, identifying relevant solutions and adding value for clients and prospects to strengthen its presence across the region, according to a news release. He assumes the post with more than 15 years of experience and a history of planning, supervising and executing financial statements and other audit-related services in accordance with the firm’s professional standards.
To that end, his expertise includes assisting organizations with regulatory reporting, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, real estate investment trusts and managing audits in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board standards. Stoop also performs attest services for private clients that report under U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and income tax basis.
“Chris has a proven record of success when it comes to growth and client management and has a wonderfully intuitive knowledge of New Jersey’s real estate market,” said Lisa Knee, EisnerAmper managing partner for real estate services. “I look forward to working with Chris on this key real estate geographic market.”
The firm added that Stoop, who is based in the firm’s office in the Iselin section of Woodbridge, helps clients navigate New Jersey’s payment in lieu of taxes and Aspire tax credit programs to help organizations with real estate development projects.
“I’m thrilled to become EisnerAmper’s NJ Real Estate Industry Growth Leader,” Stoop said. “The state of New Jersey has tremendous opportunities in the real estate sector. I’m eager to work closely with our team of dedicated professionals to add value for clients, help them grow their organizations and take our Real Estate Group to the next level.”
