Assurance Associate - Fall 2027 (Detroit)

BDO USA•Troy, MI

About The Position

The Assurance Associate prepares financial statements with disclosures, applies basic areas of GAAP, and documents, validates, tests, and assesses control systems. The role may also support reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements and requires travel as needed to meet firm and client needs. The associate applies knowledge of control environments, GAAP, GAAS, BDO methodology, and accounting research. This includes considering applicable policies and regulations, suggesting improvements to client controls and accounting procedures, preparing and documenting audit work, researching accounting topics, and communicating conclusions to engagement teams. Work must be performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements, with deviations or matters requiring approval brought to more senior team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics; or a bachelor’s degree in another focus area and CPA certification.
Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment.
Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to follow instructions as directed.
Ability to work effectively in a team setting.
Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages of an audit of a basic public and/or private company.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accountancy.
Leadership experience.
Accounting-based internship.
Actively pursuing completion of CPA exams.

Responsibilities

Identify and consider applicable firm, regulator, and authoritative-body policies, laws, rules, and regulations as part of the engagement team.
Make constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
Document and validate the operating effectiveness of clients’ internal control systems.
Support accounting conclusions with authoritative literature.
Draft basic financial statements with disclosures.
Research intermediate accounting topics and form an initial opinion on appropriate treatment independently.
Apply auditing theory, professional standards, audit skepticism, and BDO audit manuals to client engagements.
Document work in line with BDO policy, identify deviations, and notify more senior team members to obtain appropriate approvals.
Identify when testing may need to be reduced or expanded and notify more senior team members.
Contribute ideas and opinions to engagement teams.
Complete appropriate BDO work-paper documentation and perform assigned work in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements.
Travel as needed to meet firm and client needs.
Perform other duties as required.