Assurance Experienced Senior

Job Summary

The Assurance Experienced Senior will coordinate the day-to-day in-charge duties of planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, including preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying GAAP as necessary, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various control systems. This role acts as the client contact for basic questions and information and may participate in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements.

• Control Environment
  • Applies knowledge of factors affecting the effectiveness of policies and procedures to mitigate risks.
  • As Auditor in charge, supervises day-to-day audit work for the engagement manager, ensuring field work is executed on time, per firm policies and procedures, and within budget.
  • Applies knowledge of transactional flows and key cycles to complete audit work.
  • Documents, validates, and assesses the effectiveness of internal control systems.
  • Identifies and communicates improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures.
  • Supervises audit staff, reviews work papers and conclusions, and communicates shortcomings when necessary.
• GAAP
  • Applies governing principles to client transactions and documents understanding and application of these principles.
  • Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
  • Identifies and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
  • Identifies, analyzes, and discusses alternative GAAP when necessary with the Manager, Senior Manager, and engagement partner.
  • Identifies complex accounting issues and escalates to superiors for resolution.
• SEC and PCAOB
  • Applies SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines; documents and communicates application.
  • Reads and reviews clients’ SEC filings, ensures accuracy and completeness, and tests supporting information in work papers.
  • Prepares required communications to the Client and the Audit Committee.
  • Plans and executes Section 404 internal control audits, including understanding the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies, and assessing the overall financial reporting control environment.
• GAAS
  • Applies professional standards and communicates the audit approach and adherence to GAAS.
  • Formulates and communicates the audit plan; applies GAAS to complex issues and consults others as appropriate.
  • Maintains appropriate audit skepticism and decides when to adjust testing.
  • Uses audit manuals as applicable and documents deviations from policy with approval.
  • Identifies opportunities to improve internal controls and drafts communications as required by professional standards.
• Methodology
  • Applies BDO standards guiding effective and efficient service delivery.
  • Uses BDO audit approaches and tools to execute audits with quality and efficiency under deadlines.
  • Identifies and proposes outcomes to critical issues.
• Research
  • Uses authoritative sources to draw conclusions on target issues.
  • Applies internal and external research tools and selects methodologies for routine requests.
  • Researches complex accounting areas, develops initial opinions, and documents impacts on the client and audit engagement.
  • Documents and organizes findings from sources such as Accounting Research Manager and other manuals.
  • Assists the engagement manager in gathering sufficient information about the business and accounting system to inform the audit strategy.
• Project Management
  • Coordinate planning, fieldwork, and review timing with the audit team and client; assist in developing the audit engagement budget and allocating resources.
  • Draft the Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs, and budgets.
  • Define audit staff responsibilities for specific areas in consultation with the engagement manager.
  • Monitor the engagement budget vs. actuals and notify engagement executives of potential overruns.
• Other duties
  • Perform additional duties as required.

• Supervise a team of 1 to 5 audit professionals
• Provide verbal and written performance feedback to associates
• Teach and coach associates for on-the-job learning

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics required; or Bachelor's in another field with CPA certification;
  Master's degree in Accountancy preferred

• Three or more years of prior relevant audit experience; public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience required
• Prior basic supervisory experience preferred

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

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

• N/A

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• People development and delegation skills
• Executive presence; primary client contact
• Ability to manage all stages of the audit (planning, fieldwork, wrap-up)
• Ability to complete audits of complex companies
• Ability to prepare…