Assurance Manager

Overview

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Assurance Manager is responsible for supervising, directing, and reviewing the results through the delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work and “wrap-up” stages of an Audit client engagement. In this role, the Assurance Manager is charged with marketing, networking, and business development within an area of expertise, as well as the responsibility of ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections.

Traditionally responsibilities of the Assurance Manager will include advising the client on various economic and regulatory risks within their industry, resolving complex accounting issues, applying GAAP and GAAS consistently within complex situations, writing technical consultation memos on GAAP / GAAS issues, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various financial reporting control systems.

• Control Environment:
  Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures
• Control Environment:
  Applies a broad understanding of objectives and components of the overall control environment and organization, and supervisory controls
• Control Environment:
  Validates and assesses effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
• Control Environment:
  Identifies and communicates to management and audit committee suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Control Environment:
  Identify and delegates functions of the audit to the auditor in charge as deemed appropriate
• Control Environment:
  Supervise the work of audit team and review work papers and conclusions preferably onsite during audit field work
• Control Environment:
  Provide on-the-job-training to the engagement staff during audit field work
• GAAP:
  Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles
• GAAP:
  Identifies and consults with clients on the impact of new accounting pronouncements
• GAAP:
  Monitors and communicates important professional, industry pronouncements
• GAAP:
  Presents and discusses alternative generally accepted accounting principles and arguments for/against such alternatives
• GAAP:
  Drafts complex financial statements and related footnote disclosures and effectively communicates these to client
• GAAP:
  Identifies complex accounting issues and forms and documents resolution, seeking counsel of BDO technical experts as needed
• SEC and PCAOB:
  Applies knowledge and understanding of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines, and documents and communicates the application of these principles
• SEC and PCAOB:
  Reviews SEC filings, MD&A, financial statements, and disclosures for form, content, completeness, and accuracy
• SEC and PCAOB:
  Reviews required communications to the client and Audit Committee for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Firm guidelines
• SEC and PCAOB:
  Reviews Section 404 internal control audit work and checklists for completeness and compliance
• SEC and PCAOB:
  Ensures engagement independence requirements are met
• GAS:
  Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards, including GAAS and PCAOB, in performing and supervising work
• GAS:
  Provides guidance to others and affirms conclusions made by others
• GAS:
  Communicates matters required to be reported to the Audit Committee/Board and those charged with governance
• GAS:
  Applies efficiency tools such as statistical sampling, CAATS, etc.
• Methodology:
  Applies knowledge and application of BDO standards that guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products
• Methodology:
  Conducts detailed review to ensure audit is completed per assurance manual standards
• Methodology:
  Prepares or reviews required communications to management and audit committees
• Methodology:
  Recommends appropriate outcomes to critical issues
• Methodology:
  Initiates and prepares client acceptance/retention procedures where appropriate
• Methodology:
  Plans the audit process and oversees…