Assurance Associate - Fall 2027 (Norfolk)
About The Position
The Assurance Associate prepares financial statements with disclosures, applies basic GAAP, and documents, validates, tests, and assesses control systems. The role may also support reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements. Travel is required as needed to meet firm and client needs. The associate applies knowledge of control environments, accounting principles, auditing standards, and BDO methodology. Work includes identifying relevant policies and regulations, suggesting improvements to client controls and accounting procedures, documenting control effectiveness, researching accounting topics, preparing financial statements, and completing BDO work papers in accordance with firm requirements. The associate also communicates findings and conclusions, identifies deviations or situations that may affect testing, and escalates them to more senior team members as appropriate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in another focus area and CPA certification.
- Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment.
- Proficiency 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.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s in Accountancy.
- Leadership experience.
- Accounting-based internship experience.
- 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.
- Ability to take appropriate actions without being asked.
Responsibilities
- Prepare basic financial statements with disclosures and support conclusions with authoritative literature.
- Identify relevant firm, regulatory, and other authoritative policies, laws, rules, and regulations as part of engagement teams.
- Suggest improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures.
- Document and validate the operating effectiveness of clients’ internal control systems.
- Research basic and intermediate accounting topics and independently form an initial opinion on appropriate treatment.
- Apply auditing theory and professional standards to client situations and engagement work.
- Document work in accordance with BDO policy, identify deviations, and notify more senior team members to obtain appropriate approvals.
- Identify when audit 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.
- Travel as needed to meet firm and client needs.
- Perform other duties as required.
Benefits
- Employee ownership through participation in the company ESOP, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
- Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
