Assurance Senior (Public company audit experience)

BDO • Costa Mesa, CA

95d • $72,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Assurance Senior will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day 'in-charge' duties of planning, fieldwork and 'wrap-up' to include the preparing of financial statements with disclosures, applying most areas of GAAP as necessary and documenting, validating, testing and assessing various control systems. This position is also responsible for acting as the client contact for basic questions and information and may be involved in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, required OR Bachelor's degree in other focus area and CPA certification, required.
• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required.
• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment, required and actively pursuing completion of the exams, required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Accountancy, preferred.
• Prior basic supervisory experience, preferred.
• CPA, preferred.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred.
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures.
• Applies knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit work.
• Documents, validates and assesses the design and operating effectiveness of the clients' internal control system.
• Identifies and communicates suggested improvements to client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Supervises and reviews the work of audit staff.
• Communicates financial statement disclosure requirements to clients.
• Drafts complex sets of financial statements with disclosures.
• Recognizes and applies new pronouncements to client situations.
• Identifies complex accounting issues and brings them to the attention of superiors for resolution.
• Coaches less experienced team members in new areas.
• Reads and reviews clients' SEC filings, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares required communications to the Client and the Audit Committee.
• Plans and executes Section 404 internal control audits.
• Formulates and communicates the audit plan.
• Applies GAAS to a variety of complex issues.
• Employs audit skepticism and determines when to reduce or expand testing.
• Documents deviations from BDO policy, with approval.
• Coordinates the day-to-day conduct of the audit plan.
• Applies BDO audit approach and methodologies.
• Utilizes internal and external research tools for routine research requests.
• Researches complex areas of accounting and documents findings.
• Assists the engagement manager with gathering appropriate information about the business.
• Develops the draft Audit Engagement Planning Memorandum, audit programs and budgets.
• Collaborates with the engagement manager to establish responsibilities of individual audit staff.

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: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree