Assurance Experienced Manager

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The Assurance Experienced 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. The role includes marketing, networking, and business development within an area of expertise, and ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections. Responsibilities include advising clients on economic and regulatory risks, resolving complex accounting issues, applying GAAP and GAAS, writing technical consultation memos, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing financial reporting control systems.

• Control Environment
  • Apply knowledge of factors affecting control environment effectiveness and mitigating risks.
  • Validate and assess effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
  • Identify and communicate suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
  • Delegate audit functions to the auditor in charge as appropriate.
  • Supervise audit team, review work papers and conclusions onsite during field work.
  • Provide on‑job training to engagement staff.
• GAAP
  • Apply governing principles to client transactions and document application.
  • Consult with clients on new accounting pronouncements and monitor industry pronouncements.
  • Present and discuss alternative GAAP and arguments for/against such alternatives.
  • Draft complex financial statements and related footnote disclosures.
  • Identify complex accounting issues and document resolution with guidance from BDO technical experts.
• SEC & PCAOB
  • Apply knowledge of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines and document application.
  • Review SEC filings for appropriateness, completeness, and accuracy.
  • Ensure communications to client and Audit Committee are complete and compliant.
  • Review Section 404 internal control audit work for completion and compliance.
  • Ensure engagement independence requirements and consult internally as needed.
• GAAS
  • Document and communicate understanding of professional standards on an engagement.
  • Apply thorough knowledge of GAAS and PCAOB during work and supervision.
  • Provide guidance to others and affirm their conclusions.
  • Communicate matters to Audit Committee/Board and governance.
  • Use efficiency tools such as statistical sampling, CAATS.
• Methodology
  • Apply BDO standards for effective and efficient service delivery.
  • Conduct detailed reviews to assure audit completion per assurance manual standards.
  • Prepare or review communications to management and audit committees.
  • Recommend outcomes for critical issues.
  • Initiate client acceptance/retention procedures.
  • Plan audit process and oversee execution with quality, efficiency, and completeness.
  • Execute proper BDO methodology including archiving procedures.
  • Consider SOX rules for combined 404 and financial statement audits for public clients.
• Research
  • Seek/maintain information from authoritative sources and draw conclusions.
  • Define methodology for research projects and complete promptly.
  • Prepare memo supporting research and consult with others if needed.
  • Present issues to RTD or review team accurately.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Supervise Associates and Senior Associates on projects.
  • Review work of Associates and Senior Associates and provide comments.
  • Act as a career advisor.
  • Schedule and manage workload.
  • Provide performance feedback.
  • Teach/coach Seniors and Associates.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics;
  Master’s in Accountancy preferred.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant audit or public accounting experience.
• Prior significant supervisory experience.
• Industry expertise in one or more assurance specialties preferred.
• Active licensed US CPA or equivalent; must obtain US CPA within prescribed timeframe if international equivalent.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; assurance applications and research tools preferred.

• Sound GAAP and GAAS knowledge.
• Familiarity with SEC and PCAOB reporting rules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong people development,…