Assurance Experienced Senior, Quality Management

Job Summary:

The Experienced Senior Associate – Assurance Quality Management is responsible for project management, assessment and understanding of causes of audit quality events, testing the Firm’s system of quality management, maintaining, and supporting audit quality tools, and assisting with managing responsive actions to enhance the Firm’s system of quality management. The Experienced Senior Associate gathers and analyzes data to identify systemic trends and conditions, assists in planning audit quality improvements and assists in the development and implementation of audit quality indicators as a key member of the Assurance Audit Quality Management team.

Job Duties:

• Demonstrates an inquisitive mind to bring value-added insights to analyses and solutions
• Applies advanced technical skills to analyze and assimilate data (Excel, PowerBI, internal applications, etc.)
• Demonstrates strong project management skills, including managing projects timely to meet tight deadlines
• Assists in gathering and analyzing audit quality indicators
• Tests controls identified in the Firm’s system of quality management, assists in deficiency analysis and preparation of annual certification report
• Assists with preparing various audit quality reporting to leadership and the practice
• Assists with maintaining various audit quality programs, including support to professionals, maintaining applications, and confirming completeness and accuracy of program data
• Assists with PCAOB firm level inspection activities, including data requests, meeting support
• Assists with preparing firm level remediation responses to the regulator
• Assists in performance of root cause analysis
• Applies relevant GAAP, GAAS, SEC, PCAOB and other applicable or emerging regulations and standards, and the BDO Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct with honesty and integrity
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Accounting, Finance, or Economics, preferred

Experience:

• Three (3) or more years of relevant work experience, required

License/Certifications:

• CPA, preferred

Software:

• Advanced Excel skills, required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, PowerBI, and Outlook, preferred
• Experience with accounting research databases, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong project management skills
• Superior written and verbal communications skills, including ability to work with offshore team members
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
• Solid understanding and proficiency of accounting and auditing standards (PCAOB) and reporting requirements

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.

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets