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About the Role

The Assurance Senior will coordinate the day-to-day planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up duties for financial statement preparation, applying GAAP, and documenting, validating, and testing control systems. This role also involves acting as a client contact for basic inquiries and potentially participating in review and agreed-upon procedure engagements.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit work.
• Document, validate, and assess the design and operating effectiveness of clients’ internal control systems.
• Identify and communicate suggested improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures to reduce risk.
• Supervise and review the work of audit staff.
• Communicate financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
• Draft complex sets of financial statements with disclosures.
• Recognize and apply new pronouncements to client situations.
• Identify, analyze, and discuss alternative generally accepted accounting principles with management and clients.
• Identify complex accounting issues and bring them to the attention of superiors for resolution.
• Coach less experienced team members in new areas.
• Read and review clients’ SEC filings, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and documenting financial information through workpapers and testing.
• Prepare required communications to the Client and the Audit Committee.
• Plan and execute Section 404 internal control audits, including understanding the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies, and assessing the overall financial reporting control environment.
• Formulate and communicate the audit plan.
• Apply GAAS to complex issues and consult others as appropriate.
• Employ audit skepticism and determine when to reduce or expand testing.
• Utilize BDO audit manuals as appropriate.
• Document deviations from BDO policy with approval.
• Coordinate the day-to-day conduct of the audit plan, ensuring fieldwork is executed as planned, in accordance with timetable, Firm policies, and budget.
• Apply BDO audit approach and methodologies, including tools and technology, to execute the audit.
• Identify and propose outcomes to critical issues.
• Utilize internal and external research tools and select methodology for routine research requests.
• Research complex areas of accounting, form an initial opinion independently, and document the impact on the client and audit engagement.
• Document and organize complicated findings in a usable format.
• Assist the engagement manager with gathering appropriate business and information system information to form a basis for the audit strategy.
• Develop the draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs, and budgets.
• Collaborate with the engagement manager to establish responsibilities of individual audit staff.
• Provide verbal and written performance feedback to Audit Associates.
• Supervise the work assignments of Audit Associates within the assigned engagement team.

Requirements

• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required.
• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment, required and actively pursuing completion of the exams, required.

Skills

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred.
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.
• Solid understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages to perform an audit of a basic public and/or private company.
• Knowledge of internal accounting controls and professional standards and regulations (GAAP, GAAS, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt style and messaging to effectively communicate with professionals at all levels both within the client organization and the firm.
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment.
• Superior analytical and diagnostic skills and ability to break down complex issues and implementing appropriate resolutions.
• Ability to work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy.
• Solid project management skills.

Location

• California
• Colorado
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• NYC/Long Island/Westchester
• Ohio
• Virginia
• Washington
• Washington DC

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior
• Prior basic supervisory experience, preferred

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, required OR Bachelor’s degree in other focus area and CPA certification, required.
• Master’s degree in Accountancy, preferred.

Salary/Compensations

• California Range: $88,000 - $105,000
• Colorado Range: $80,000 - $85,000
• Illinois Range: $82,000 - $90,000
• Maryland Range: $78,000 - $93,000
• Minnesota Range: $76,000 - $82,000
• Massachusetts Range: $81,500 - $90,000
• New Jersey Range: $80,000 - $95,000
• NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $80,000 - $115,000
• Ohio Range: $75,000 - $82,000
• Virginia Range: $88,000 - $98,000
• Washington Range: $82,000 - $95,000
• Washington DC Range: $80,000 - $100,000

Benefits

• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

About the Company

• Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality.
• We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement.
• Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.
• At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do.
• Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities.
• BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.
• BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.
• BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
• The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings.
• The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.
• We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual.
• With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients.
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential.
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities.
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs.
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities.

Equal Opportunity

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets