Assurance Director

BDO USA • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Assurance Director title is reserved for professionals who achieve recognition in a technical area of assurance and risk management. The person is qualified to perform certain limited yet critical additional technical functions as an Engagement Director or as a Concurring Reviewer. These additional responsibilities are conferred only as outlined above. This senior role recognizes the person as an expert of great long-term value to the firm.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred.
• Eight (8) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required.
• Prior significant supervisory experience, required.
• Active licensed US CPA, recognized active International Equivalent or unique qualification as defined by BDO’s Assurance Licensing Policy, required.
• If active international equivalent or unique qualifications, required to obtain an active US CPA license within approved timeframe as defined by firm licensing requirement guidelines.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Accountancy, preferred.
• Industry expertise in one or more assurance specialty, preferred.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred.
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Able to apply knowledge of business functions, processes and strategies to provide services, solutions and advice that considers and improves the organization as a whole.
• May sign audit review and compilation reports related to these engagements, as well as engagement letters and other correspondence when functioning as Engagement Director.
• Must demonstrate the requisite industry experience necessary for the specified engagement when functioning as Engagement Director.
• Final review of only the financial statements and MRC must be performed by an Assurance Partner when functioning as Engagement Director.
• Written pre-approval must be obtained from the Practice Region RTD and RBLL and the Practice Office OBLL when functioning as Concurring Reviewer.
• Must demonstrate the requisite industry experience necessary to serve as a concurring reviewer for the specified engagement.
• Has an advanced knowledge of governing principles, applying those principles to client transactions, and documenting and communicating an understanding of these principles.
• Has a general understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing, enhancing, or mitigating the effectiveness of specific policies and procedures.
• Has an advanced knowledge of professional standards, application of the principles contained in professional standards.
• Review work prepared by associates, senior associates, and managers, and provide review comments as appropriate.
• Act as a Career Advisor to associates, senior associates, and managers as assigned.
• Provide verbal and written performance reviews to associates, senior associates, and managers.
• Ability to supervise managers, seniors and staff, as the situation dictates, motivate team.
• Possess strong GAAP and GAAS technical skills and knowledge with possible industry expertise in a specialized and technical field of assurance.
• Advanced knowledge of SEC reporting rules, if required by specialization.
• Possess people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction.
• Possess executive presence - need to be able to be primary contact for the client, prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients.
• Possess excellent risk management decision-making skills.
• Able to function as Engagement Director on certain engagements as set forth by specific policy.
• Get involved with other areas of practice.

Benefits

• Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior