Assurance Senior

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Job Description

The Assurance Senior will be responsible for coordinating the day-to‑day "in‑charge" duties of planning, fieldwork, and wrap‑up to include the preparing of financial statements with disclosures, applying GAAP as necessary, and documenting, validating, testing and assessing various control systems. This position is also responsible for acting as the client contact for basic questions and information and may be involved in reviews and agreed‑upon procedure engagements.

• 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.
• Applies knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit work.
• Documents, validates, and assesses the design and operating effectiveness of the clients’ internal control system.
• Identifies and communicates suggested improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures in an effort to reduce risk within the client organization.
• Supervises and reviews the work of audit staff.

• Applies knowledge of GAAP, and documents and communicates the application of these principles.
• Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
• Drafts complex sets of financial statements with disclosures.
• Recognizes and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
• Identifies complex accounting issues and brings them to the attention of superiors for resolution.
• Coaches less experienced team members in new areas.

• Applies knowledge of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines, and documents and communicates the application of these principles.
• Reviews clients’ SEC filings for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares required communications to the client and the Audit Committee.
• Plans and executes Section 404 internal control audits, including obtaining an understanding of the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies, and assessing the overall financial reporting control environment.

• Applies knowledge of professional standards and the principles contained in them to engagements.
• Forms and communicates the audit plan.
• Applies GAAS to complex issues and consults others as appropriate.
• Employs audit skepticism and determines when to adjust testing.
• Utilizes BDO audit manuals where appropriate.
• Documents deviations from BDO policy with approval.

• Applies BDO standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products.
• Coordinates day‑to‑day conduct of the audit plan, ensuring fieldwork is completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with firm policies.
• Applies BDO audit approach and methodologies, including tools and technology, to execute the audit.
• Identifies and proposes outcomes to critical issues.

• Utilizes internal and external research tools and selects methodology for routine research requests.
• Researches complex accounting areas, forming an initial opinion and documenting the impact on the client and audit engagement.
• Documents and organizes findings in a usable format.
• Assists the engagement manager with gathering information about the business and information system.
• Develops the draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs, and budgets.
• Collaborates with the engagement manager to assign responsibilities to individual audit staff.
• Other duties as required.

• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to Audit Associates.
• Supervises the work assignments of Audit Associates within the assigned engagement team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics (required) OR Bachelor’s degree in another focus area with CPA certification (required).
• Master’s degree in Accountancy (preferred).

• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience (required).
• Prior basic supervisory experience (preferred).
• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon…