Experienced Audit Senior, State & Local Government

Experienced Audit Senior, State & Local Government

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The State and Local Government (SLG) Experienced Audit Senior will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day “in-charge” duties of planning, fieldwork, and "wrap-up" to include preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying most areas of GAAP as necessary, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various control systems. This position also acts as the client contact for basic questions and may be involved in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements.

• 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
• Works with the engagement manager for the day-to-day conduct of the audit work and for ensuring that the field work is executed and completed as planned, in accordance with timetable, Firm’s policies and procedures, and to budget
• Applies knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit work
• Documents, validates, and assesses effectiveness of internal control system
• Determines and communicates improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Supervises the work of audit staff and reviews work papers and conclusions, explaining any shortcomings

• Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles of Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB) and documents and communicates an understanding of these principles
• Understands and effectively communicates GASB financial statement disclosure requirements to clients
• Reviews Basic Financial Statements for State and Local Governments including Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A), notes, and Required Supplementary Information for appropriateness
• Identifies and applies new GASB pronouncements to client situations
• Discusses alternative GASB accounting principles with managers and partners as necessary
• Identifies complex accounting issues and brings them to superiors for resolution

• Applies knowledge of professional standards and documents and communicates an understanding of these standards on an engagement
• Formulates and communicates the audit plan
• Applies GAGAS to a variety of complex issues and consults others as appropriate
• Applies audit skepticism and determines when to reduce or expand testing
• Uses BDO audit manuals as appropriate for the situation
• Documents deviations from BDO policy with approval
• Looks for opportunities to suggest improvement to the company’s internal controls and prepares draft communication required by professional standards
• Ensures compliance with engagement independence requirements and consults internally as needed
• Reviews required communications to the client and relevant agencies for completeness and compliance with professional guidelines

• Applies knowledge of Uniform Guidance (UG) standards and documents and communicates an understanding of UG principles on an engagement
• Makes selections of major programs consistent with UG standards
• Develops audit strategies for direct and material compliance requirements for each major program
• Executes and oversees audit strategy ensuring compliance with the UG standards and BDO policies and manuals
• Identifies audit findings and communicates them with engagement manager and senior manager
• Prepares written findings and facilitates collection of management corrective action plans for inclusion in the UG report

• Applies BDO standards and methodologies, including tools and technology, to execute the audit with quality, efficiency, and completeness
• Identifies and proposes outcomes to critical issues
• Applies methodology for research requests and draws conclusions using authoritative sources
• Assists the engagement manager with gathering appropriate information about the business and information system
• Coordinates timing of planning, fieldwork, and review with audit team and client and assists in budget development
• Develops draft…