Assurance Experienced Senior; Public Audit Companies

Position: Assurance Experienced Senior (Public Audit Companies)

Assurance Experienced Senior (Public Audit Companies)

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Job Summary

The Assurance Experienced Senior coordinates the day‑to‑day responsibilities of planning, field‑work and wrap‑up, preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying GAAP, documenting and validating controls, and serving as the primary client contact for routine inquiries. The role may also involve reviews and agreed‑upon procedure engagements.

Responsibilities Control Environment

• Applies knowledge of how various factors affect the establishment or enhancement of effectiveness and mitigation of risks of specific policies and procedures.
• Manages day‑to‑day audit activities, ensuring field work is completed on schedule, in accordance with firm policies and within budget.
• Applies transactional flow knowledge to complete audit work.
• Documents, validates, and assesses internal control effectiveness.
• Communicates improvement recommendations for client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Supervises audit staff, reviews work papers, and explains any shortcomings.

GAAP

• Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles to client transactions and documents applications.
• Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
• Identifies and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
• Discusses alternative GAAP with higher‑level staff when necessary.
• Brings complex accounting issues to superiors for resolution.

SEC and PCAOB

• Applies SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines, documenting and communicating application.
• Reviews clients’ SEC filings for accuracy and completeness, ensuring support in work papers.
• Prepares required communications to clients and audit committees.
• Plans and executes Section 404 internal control audits, including understanding control environments, testing, and assessment.

GAAS

• Applies professional standards and communicates understanding and application on engagement.
• Formulates and communicates the audit plan.
• Consults on complex issues as appropriate.
• Applies audit skepticism, adjusting testing scope as needed.
• Uses BDO audit manuals where applicable.
• Documents deviations from BDO policy with approval.
• Recommends improvements to internal controls and prepares draft communications required by professional standards.

Methodology

• Applies BDO standards for quality service delivery.
• Uses BDO audit approach, tools and technology efficiently.
• Proposes outcomes for critical issues.

Research

• Seeks or maintains information from authoritative sources, drawing conclusions on target issues.
• Selects methodology for routine research requests.
• Investigates complex accounting areas and documents the effect on client and audit engagement.
• Organizes findings in usable format.
• Assists engagement manager in gathering sufficient information for audit strategy.

Project Management

• Co‑ordinates timing of planning, fieldwork and review with audit team and client; assists in budgeting.
• Develops the draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs and budgets.
• Assigns responsibilities to audit staff.
• Monitors and reports engagement budget versus actual, advising on overruns.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of 1–5 audit professionals.
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback.
• Coaches associates, supporting on‑the‑job learning.

Other Duties

• Assist with other tasks as required.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics; or unrelated major with CPA certification;
  Master’s degree in Accounting preferred.

Experience

• Three or more years of relevant audit experience or similar professional services, required.
• Prior basic supervisory experience preferred.

License & Certifications

• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment; actively pursuing completion—required.
• CPA certification preferred.

Software Proficiency

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, preferred.
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.

Language

• No specific language requirements.

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication…