Assurance Senior

BDO USA • Norfolk, VA

5d • $74,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Assurance 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-procedures engagements.

The Assurance Senior applies knowledge of internal controls, GAAP, SEC and PCAOB requirements, GAAS, and BDO audit methodology to deliver audit engagements. The position coordinates engagement execution, performs and reviews audit work, conducts accounting research, drafts planning documentation and audit programs, and identifies complex accounting or engagement issues for resolution. It also supervises Audit Associates, assigns and reviews their work, and provides performance feedback.

BDO describes itself as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company and says its Total Rewards offerings include the ESOP and other benefits, 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 two years of relevant audit, public accounting, private-industry accounting, consulting, or professional-services experience.
• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment and actively pursuing completion of the exams.
• Solid understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages of an audit of a basic public and/or private company.
• Knowledge of internal accounting controls and professional standards and regulations, including GAAP, GAAS, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to adapt communication to professionals at different levels within client organizations and the firm.
• Ability to multitask while working independently and as part of a group.
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills, including the ability to break down complex issues and implement appropriate resolutions.
• Ability to work in a demanding, deadline-driven environment with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Solid project-management skills.

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 in-charge duties, including planning, fieldwork, and wrap-up, and ensure work is completed according to the timetable, firm policies, procedures, and budget.
• Prepare complex financial statements and disclosures, communicate disclosure requirements to clients, and apply relevant GAAP principles and new pronouncements.
• Document, validate, test, and assess the design and operating effectiveness of clients’ internal controls; identify and communicate suggested control and accounting-process improvements.
• Supervise and review Audit Associate work, assign engagement responsibilities, and provide verbal and written performance feedback.
• Read and review clients’ SEC filings for accuracy and completeness, ensure financial information is documented and appropriately tested, 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.
• Formulate and communicate audit plans, apply GAAS to complex issues, use professional skepticism to determine the extent of testing, and document approved deviations from BDO policy.
• Apply BDO audit methodology, tools, and technology, and identify and propose outcomes to critical issues.
• Research routine and complex accounting matters using internal and external sources, form initial conclusions, and document effects on the client and engagement.
• Assist the engagement manager in understanding the client’s business and information systems, including accounting systems, to support audit strategy.
• Develop draft Audit Engagement Planning Memoranda, audit programs, and budgets.
• Other duties as required.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), providing participants beneficial ownership and a stake in the firm’s success.
• Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings; eligibility requirements may apply.

What This Job Offers

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