Assurance Associate - January 2027 (Tampa)

BDO USA•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Assurance Associate prepares financial statements with disclosures, applies basic GAAP principles, and documents, validates, tests, and assesses control systems. The role may also support review 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, and BDO methodology to engagement work. Responsibilities include considering applicable policies and regulations, suggesting improvements to client controls and accounting procedures, documenting control effectiveness, supporting accounting conclusions with authoritative literature, drafting basic financial statements, and researching accounting topics to form initial opinions. The role also involves applying auditing theory and professional standards, completing BDO work papers, identifying issues for escalation, contributing to engagement teams, and performing work in accordance with BDO methodology. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, or a bachelor’s degree in another field along with CPA certification. Candidates must be eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment. A master’s in Accountancy, leadership experience, an accounting internship, and active progress toward completing the CPA exams are preferred. The associate should be proficient with Microsoft Office, communicate effectively, follow instructions, work well on a team, take initiative, and be willing to travel as needed. Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating audit stages for a basic public and/or private company is also preferred.

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.
Ability to take appropriate actions without being asked.

Nice To Haves

Master’s in Accountancy.
Leadership experience.
Accounting-based internship.
Actively pursuing completion of CPA exams.
Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages of an audit of a basic public and/or private company.

Responsibilities

Prepare financial statements with disclosures and apply basic GAAP principles.
Document, validate, test, and assess client internal control systems.
Consider applicable firm policies, laws, rules, and regulations as part of engagement work.
Suggest improvements to clients’ internal controls and accounting procedures.
Support accounting conclusions with authoritative literature and research accounting topics to form initial opinions independently.
Apply auditing theory, professional standards, and BDO audit manuals to client situations.
Document work in accordance with BDO policy and methodology, identify deviations, and notify senior team members when appropriate.
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 papers and perform assigned work in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements.
Support reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements as needed.
Travel as needed to meet firm and client needs.