Assurance Associate - January 2027 (Miami)

BDO USA•Miami, FL

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 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. Work includes identifying relevant policies and regulations, suggesting improvements to client controls and accounting procedures, documenting internal-control effectiveness, preparing financial statements, researching accounting topics, applying auditing theory, and completing work papers in accordance with BDO requirements. The associate contributes to engagement teams and escalates deviations or audit-testing considerations to more senior team members. The position requires a relevant bachelor's degree or a bachelor's degree in another field together with CPA certification, and eligibility to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment. A master's in accountancy, leadership experience, an accounting internship, and active progress toward CPA exams are preferred. The role is based in Miami, though no workplace arrangement is specified. Salary ranges are provided for several states and locations, but none is stated for Miami.

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 experience.
Actively pursuing completion of CPA exams.
Ability to take appropriate action without being asked.

Responsibilities

Prepare financial statements with disclosures and apply basic GAAP principles to client transactions.
Document, validate, test, and assess clients’ internal control systems and their operating effectiveness.
Identify applicable firm, regulatory, and authoritative policies, laws, rules, and regulations for engagements.
Make constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
Support accounting conclusions with authoritative literature and research basic and intermediate accounting topics.
Apply auditing theory and professional standards to client situations, and document work in accordance with BDO policy and methodology.
Identify deviations and notify senior team members to obtain appropriate approvals.
Identify when audit testing may need to be reduced or expanded and notify senior team members.
Complete appropriate BDO work papers and perform assigned work in accordance with BDO requirements.
Contribute ideas and opinions to engagement teams.
Travel as needed to meet firm and client needs.
Perform other duties as required.