Assurance Senior

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At BDO USA, the Assurance Senior is responsible for coordinating 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 control systems. The role also serves as the client contact for basic questions and may be involved in reviews and agreed‑upon procedure engagements.

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

• Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
• Drafts complex financial statements with disclosures.
• Recognizes and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
• Analyzes and discusses alternative GAAP with Manager, Senior Manager, engagement partner, and client.
• Identifies complex accounting issues and brings them to superiors for resolution.
• Coaches less experienced team members in new areas.

• Reviews clients’ SEC filings, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• 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.

• Formulates and communicates the audit plan.
• Applies GAAS to complex issues and consults others as appropriate.
• Employs audit skepticism and determines when to adjust testing levels.
• Utilizes BDO audit manuals as appropriate.
• Documents deviations from BDO policy, with approval.

• Coordinates the day‑to‑day conduct of the audit plan, ensuring fieldwork is executed and completed on schedule and within budget.
• Applies BDO audit approach and methodologies, including tools and technology.
• Identifies and proposes solutions for critical issues.

• Utilizes internal and external research tools and selects methodology for routine requests.
• Researches complex accounting areas, forming an independent initial opinion and documenting impacts.
• Documents and organizes findings in a usable format.
• Assists the engagement manager in gathering information for the audit strategy.
• Develops draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs, and budgets.
• Collaborates with the engagement manager to assign responsibilities to audit staff.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics.
• Bachelor’s degree in other focus area and CPA certification.
• 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 starting employment and actively pursuing completion (required).
• CPA (preferred).

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (preferred).
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools (preferred).

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• 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.
• Ability to successfully multi‑task while working independently and within a group environment.
• Superior analytical and…