Assurance Experienced Senior - Healthcare

BDO USA•Miami, FL

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About The Position

The Assurance Experienced Senior coordinates the day-to-day in-charge responsibilities for audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, including preparing financial statements and disclosures, applying GAAP, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing control systems. The role serves as a client contact for basic questions and information and may also participate in review and agreed-upon procedure engagements. As auditor in charge, the Experienced Senior is accountable to the engagement manager for conducting daily audit work and ensuring fieldwork is completed as planned, on schedule, in accordance with firm policies and procedures, and within budget. The position applies professional standards and firm methodologies, evaluates internal controls and accounting procedures, researches accounting questions, and coordinates engagement planning and resources. The role may supervise associates, review their work, and provide coaching and performance feedback. The position requires a relevant bachelor's degree, or a bachelor's degree in another focus area together with CPA certification, as well as at least three years of relevant experience. Candidates must be eligible to sit for the CPA exams when employment begins and actively pursue completion. A master's degree in accountancy and CPA licensure are preferred. Salary ranges vary by location, from $80,000 to $135,000 depending on the listed geographic market.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, or a bachelor’s degree in another focus area together with CPA certification.
Three or more years of relevant audit, 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.
Solid verbal and written communication skills.
People development and delegation skills.
Ability to serve as the primary client contact with executive presence.
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 and disclosures in accordance with GAAP.

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 day-to-day audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, ensuring work is completed according to timetable, firm policies and procedures, and budget.
Apply knowledge of transactional flows and key transactional cycles to complete audit work.
Document, validate, test, and assess the effectiveness of internal control systems.
Identify and communicate improvements to clients’ internal controls and accounting procedures.
Supervise audit staff, review workpapers and conclusions, explain shortcomings, and provide performance feedback and coaching.
Apply GAAP to client transactions, communicate financial statement disclosure requirements, identify new pronouncements, and raise complex accounting issues for resolution.
Review clients’ SEC filings for accuracy, completeness, and support in the workpapers; prepare required communications to clients and audit committees.
Plan and execute Section 404 internal control audits, including understanding the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies, and assessing financial reporting controls.
Formulate and communicate audit plans, apply GAAS, exercise professional skepticism, and determine whether to reduce or expand testing.
Apply firm audit standards, methodologies, tools, and technology to deliver complete, efficient, quality audits.
Research complex accounting matters, form initial opinions on appropriate treatment, and document the impact on the client and engagement.
Assist the engagement manager in gathering information about the business and information systems to support audit strategy.
Coordinate planning, fieldwork, and review schedules with the audit team and client; assist engagement executives with budgets and resource planning.
Prepare draft audit engagement planning memoranda, audit programs, and budgets.
Establish audit staff responsibilities, monitor budget-to-actual performance, and advise engagement executives of potential overruns.
Perform other duties as required.