Assurance Experienced Manager

Job Description

The Assurance Experienced Manager is responsible for supervising, directing, and reviewing the results through delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work, and "wrap‑up" stages of an Audit client engagement. The role also involves marketing, networking, business development and ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections. Typical responsibilities include advising the client on economic and regulatory risks, resolving complex accounting issues, applying GAAP and GAAS consistently, writing technical consultation memos, and documenting, validating, testing and assessing financial reporting control systems.

• Control Environment
  • Apply knowledge of factors affecting control effectiveness and mitigating risks of policies and procedures.
  • Understand overall control environment, organization, and supervisory controls.
  • Validate and assess effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
  • Identify and communicate improvements to management, audit committee.
  • Assign audit functions to appropriate auditors.
  • 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 communication.
  • Consult clients on impact of new accounting pronouncements.
  • Monitor and communicate professional and industry pronouncements.
  • Present and discuss alternative GAAPs and arguments for or against.
  • Draft complex financial statements, related footnotes and communicate to client.
  • Identify complex accounting issues, document resolution, and seek counsel from technical experts.
• SEC and PCAOB
  • Apply knowledge of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines and document application.
  • Review SEC filings (MD&A, statements, disclosures) for appropriateness, completeness, and accuracy; ensure quarterly reviews are performed.
  • Review communications to client and Audit Committee for completeness, accuracy, compliance with firm guidelines.
  • Review Section 404 internal control audit work checklists for completeness and compliance.
  • Ensure engagement independence and consult internally as needed.
• GAAS
  • Apply knowledge and understanding of professional standards; document and communicate application.
  • Use proficiency in GAAS, PCAOB to perform and supervise work.
  • Provide guidance and affirm conclusions of others.
  • Communicate required matters to Audit Committee/Board and governance.
  • Use efficiency tools such as statistical sampling, CAATS.
• Methodology
  • Apply BDO standards that guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services.
  • Conduct detailed review to ensure audit complies with assurance manual standards.
  • Prepare or review required communications to management and audit committees.
  • Recommend appropriate outcomes to critical issues.
  • Initiate and prepare client acceptance/retention procedures.
  • Plan audit process and oversee execution with quality, efficiency, and completeness.
  • Execute proper BDO methodology, including archiving procedures.
  • Consider Sarbanes‑Oxley rules for combined 404 and financial statement audits for public clients.
• Research
  • Use methodology to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and draw conclusions.
  • Define methodology to conduct research projects and complete in timely manner.
  • Apply comprehensive knowledge of research tools and draw conclusions.
  • Prepare memo supporting research/conclusions and consult with others if appropriate.
  • Present issues to RTD or concurring reviewer accurately.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Supervise Associates and Senior Associates on all projects.
  • Review work prepared by Associates and Senior Associates and provide review comments.
  • Act as a career advisor to Associates and Senior Associates.
  • Schedule and manage workload of Associates and Senior Associates.
  • Provide verbal and written performance feedback.
  • Teach/coaching to provide on‑the‑job learning.
• Other Duties
  • As required.

Bachelor’s degree required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics preferred.

• Master’s in Accountancy preferred.

• Six (6) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public…