Assurance Experienced Manager

Boos & Associates A Professional Corporation•Long Beach, CA

31d

About The Position

Boos & Associates is recognized for the 8th consecutive year as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Central San Joaquin Valley. We are seeking an experienced Assurance Manager to be at the center of our business needs in our Long Beach, CA office. If you're ready to serve clients, grow professionally, help expand our firm, and lead others, consider applying. The Exp. Assurance Manager is responsible for supervising, directing, and reviewing the results through the delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work and “wrap-up” stages of an Audit client engagement. In this role, the Assurance Manager is charged with marketing, networking, and business development within an area of expertise, as well as the responsibility of ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections. Traditionally responsibilities of the Assurance Manager will include advising the client on various economic and regulatory risks within their industry, resolving complex accounting issues, apply GAAP and GAAS consistently within complex situations, writing technical consultation memos on GAAP / GAAS issues, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various financial reporting control systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred
Six (6) 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
Sound GAAP and GAAS knowledge
Familiarity with SEC reporting rules
Proven solid verbal and written communication skills
Excellent people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction and engagement scheduling and budgeting
Executive presence - need to be able to be primary contact for the client, prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients
Solid decision-making skills
Ability to resolve complex accounting issues
Ability to be responsible for business development and marketing
Ability to be responsible for engagement profitability including billings and collections

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
Client development/relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

Supervising, directing, and reviewing the results through the delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work and “wrap-up” stages of an Audit client engagement
Marketing, networking, and business development within an area of expertise
Ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections
Advising the client on various economic and regulatory risks within their industry
Resolving complex accounting issues
Apply GAAP and GAAS consistently within complex situations
Writing technical consultation memos on GAAP / GAAS issues
Documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various financial reporting control systems
Identifying and communicating to management and audit committee suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
Identifying and delegating functions of the audit to the auditor in charge as deemed appropriate
Supervising the work of audit team and reviewing workpapers and conclusions preferably onsite during audit field work
Providing on-the-job-training to the engagement staff during audit field work
Identifying and consulting with clients on the impact of new accounting pronouncements
Monitoring and communicating important professional, industry pronouncements
Presenting and discussing alternative generally accepted accounting principles and arguments for/against such alternatives
Drafting complex financial statements and related footnote disclosures and effectively communicating these to client
Identifying complex accounting issues and forms and documents resolution, seeking counsel of BDO technical experts as needed
Providing guidance to others and affirming conclusions made by others
Communicating matters required to be reported to the Audit Committee/Board and those charged with governance
Applying the use of efficiency tools such as statistical sampling, CAATS, etc.
Conducting detailed review to assure audit is completed in accordance with assurance manual standards
Preparing or reviewing required communications to management and audit committees, ensuring timeliness and completeness
Recommending appropriate outcomes to critical issues
Initiating and preparing client acceptance/retention procedures where appropriate
Planning the audit process and overseeing the execution of procedures with quality, efficiency, and completeness despite pressures of deadlines.
Executing proper BDO methodology including but not limited to proper archiving procedures
Considering Sarbanes-Oxley rules in understanding and executing service plans for combined 404 and financial statement audits for public clients
Defining methodology to conduct research projects and completing in a timely manner
Applying comprehensive knowledge of all appropriate research tools and draws conclusions based upon appropriate research
Preparing memo supporting research/conclusions and consulting with others if appropriate
Presenting issues to RTD or concurring reviewer effectively and accurately
Supervising Associates and Senior Associates on all projects
Reviewing work prepared by Associates and Senior Associates and provide review comments
Acting as a Career Advisor to Associates and Senior Associates
Scheduling and managing workload of Associates and Senior Associates
Providing verbal and written performance feedback to Associates and Senior Associates
Teaching/coaching Seniors and Associates to provide on the job learning