Assurance Experienced Senior

BDO USA•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Assurance Experienced Senior coordinates the day-to-day in-charge duties of audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up. The role includes preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying GAAP, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing control systems. The position serves as a client contact for basic questions and information and may support reviews and agreed-upon procedures engagements. As auditor in charge, the role is responsible to the engagement manager for the daily conduct of audit work and for ensuring fieldwork is completed as planned, on schedule, in accordance with firm policies and procedures, and within budget. The role supervises audit staff, reviews workpapers and conclusions, communicates internal-control and accounting-procedure improvements to clients, and supports engagement planning, budgeting, research, and quality delivery. The position applies GAAP, GAAS, SEC regulations, PCAOB guidelines, and BDO standards and methodologies. It includes planning and executing Section 404 internal-control audits, reviewing SEC filings, preparing client and Audit Committee communications, researching complex accounting issues, and coordinating engagement resources and schedules. The role may supervise Assurance Services Associates, provide feedback, and coach them through on-the-job learning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in another focus area and CPA certification.
Three or more years of relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private-industry accounting, or consulting/professional-services experience.
Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment and actively pursuing completion of the exams.
Proven solid verbal and written communication skills.
People-development and delegation skills.
Executive presence and ability to serve as the primary client contact.
Ability to lead all stages of an audit, including planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up.
Ability to complete an audit of a complex company.
Ability to prepare and/or review financial statements with disclosures in accordance with GAAP requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accountancy.
Prior basic supervisory experience.
CPA certification.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with assurance applications and research tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the day-to-day in-charge duties of audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up.
Prepare financial statements with disclosures and apply relevant GAAP requirements.
Document, validate, test, and assess internal control systems and communicate potential improvements to clients.
Ensure audit fieldwork is completed as planned, on schedule, in accordance with firm policies and procedures, and within budget.
Apply knowledge of transactional flows and key transactional cycles to audit work.
Supervise audit staff and review workpapers and conclusions; explain shortcomings to staff.
Communicate financial statement disclosure requirements and identify applicable new accounting pronouncements.
Identify and analyze alternative accounting principles and bring complex accounting issues to superiors for resolution.
Review client SEC filings for accuracy and completeness, and verify supporting workpapers and testing.
Prepare required communications to clients and Audit Committees.
Plan and execute Section 404 internal-control audits, including understanding the control environment, designing tests, evaluating deficiencies, and assessing financial reporting controls.
Formulate and communicate audit plans; apply professional standards and audit skepticism, and determine whether to reduce or expand testing.
Apply BDO audit standards, methodologies, tools, and technology to deliver complete, efficient, quality audits.
Research complex accounting matters, form initial opinions on appropriate treatment, and document impacts on clients and engagements.
Assist the engagement manager in gathering information about the business and information systems to support audit strategy.
Coordinate planning, fieldwork, and review timing with audit teams and clients.
Assist engagement executives with audit budgets and resource planning; develop draft engagement planning memoranda, audit programs, and budgets.
Assign audit responsibilities with the engagement manager, monitor budget-to-actual results, and advise engagement executives of possible overruns.
Provide verbal and written performance feedback to associates and coach them through on-the-job learning.
Perform other duties as required.