Assurance Experienced Senior

BDO USA • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • $80,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The Assurance Experienced Senior coordinates day-to-day in-charge duties for audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, including preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying relevant areas of GAAP, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing control systems. The role serves as a client contact for basic questions and information and may participate in review and agreed-upon-procedure engagements.

The position applies assurance, accounting, auditing, SEC, PCAOB, GAAS, and firm methodologies to engagements. It develops audit plans and programs, performs research and analysis, evaluates internal controls, communicates findings and potential improvements, and coordinates engagement timing, staffing, and budgets. The role may supervise Assurance Services Associates, review their work, provide feedback, and coach them.

BDO describes a collaborative work culture centered on supporting clients, colleagues, and communities. The firm provides assurance, tax, and advisory services and notes that employees may use generative and agentic AI solutions in their work, with professional judgment applied to validate outputs. BDO is an ESOP company; participants have a stake in the firm's success through beneficial ownership. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in another focus area with CPA certification.
• At least three years of prior relevant audit experience and/or experience in public accounting, private-industry accounting, or consulting/professional services.
• 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.
• 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 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 in-charge audit planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, ensuring fieldwork is completed as planned, on schedule, and in accordance with firm policies, procedures, and budget.
• Apply understanding of transactional flows and cycles to complete audit work.
• Document, validate, test, and assess internal control systems and communicate recommendations for improving client controls and accounting procedures.
• Supervise audit staff, review workpapers and conclusions, and explain shortcomings.
• Apply GAAP principles to client transactions; communicate financial statement disclosure requirements; identify new pronouncements and accounting issues; and discuss alternative accounting treatments with senior engagement leaders as needed.
• Apply SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines, review client SEC filings for accuracy and completeness, verify support and testing in workpapers, and 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.
• Apply professional auditing standards and GAAS, formulate and communicate the audit plan, exercise audit skepticism, and determine when to reduce or expand testing.
• Use BDO audit manuals and methodologies, document approved deviations from firm policy, and identify opportunities to improve client internal controls.
• Research accounting matters using authoritative sources and internal and external research tools; form initial opinions on complex issues and document findings and their effects on clients and engagements.
• Assist the engagement manager in gathering information about the business and information systems, including accounting 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 staff responsibilities with the engagement manager; monitor budget-to-actual results and advise engagement executives of potential overruns.
• Perform other duties as required.
• May manage day-to-day work assignments of Assurance Services Associates, provide verbal and written performance feedback, and teach or coach associates through on-the-job learning.

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) providing participants a stake in the firm's success through beneficial ownership.
• Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings; details and specific benefits are not enumerated in the posting.

What This Job Offers

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