Assurance Senior

Job Summary

The Assurance Senior will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day "in-charge" duties of planning, fieldwork and "wrap-up" to include the preparation of financial statements with disclosures, applying most areas of 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.

• 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.
  • Applying knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit work.
  • Documenting, validating and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of the client’s internal control system.
  • Identifying and communicating suggested improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures to reduce risk within the client organization.
  • Supervising and reviewing the work of audit staff.
• GAAP
  • Applies knowledge of governing principles and applies these principles to client transactions.
  • Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
  • Drafts complex sets of financial statements with disclosures.
  • Recognizes and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
  • Identifies, analyzes and discusses alternative GAAP with management and partners.
  • Identifies complex accounting issues and brings them to the attention of superiors for resolution.
  • Coaches less experienced team members in new areas.
• SEC and PCAOB
  • Applies knowledge of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines and documents the application of these principles.
  • Reads and reviews client SEC filings, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and ensures all financial information is documented in the work papers and through appropriate testing.
  • 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.
• GAAS
  • Applies knowledge of professional standards and the principles contained in GAAS to engagements.
  • Formulates and communicates the audit plan.
  • Applies GAAS to a variety of complex issues and consults others as appropriate.
  • Employs audit skepticism and determines when to reduce or expand testing.
  • Utilizes BDO audit manuals as appropriate for the situation.
  • Documents deviations from BDO policy, with approval.
• Methodology
  • Applies knowledge and application of BDO standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services.
  • Coordinates the day‑to‑day conduct of the audit plan, ensuring fieldwork is executed and completed as planned, in accordance with timetable, firm policies and procedures, and within budget.
  • Applies BDO audit approach and methodologies, including tools and technology, to execute the audit.
  • Identifies and proposes outcomes to critical issues.
• Research
  • Utilizes internal and external research tools and selects methodology for routine research requests.
  • Researches complex areas of accounting, forming an initial opinion independently and considering and documenting the impact on the client and audit engagement.
  • Documents and organizes complicated findings in a usable format, based on information from accounting research sources.
  • Assists the engagement manager with gathering appropriate information about the business and information system, including the accounting system, to form an adequate basis for the preparation of the audit strategy.
  • Develops the draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs and budgets.
  • Collaborates with the engagement manager to establish responsibilities of individual audit staff for specific areas of audit work.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • 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…