Assurance Associate

About the Role

The Assurance Associate will be responsible for preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying basic areas of GAAP, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various control systems. This position may also be involved in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements. The Assurance Associate will be expected to travel, as needed, to meet firm and client needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Control Environment:
• Applies knowledge and understanding of factors affecting policies and procedures by:
• Identifying and considering applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of clients’ internal control systems.
• GAAP:
• Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles, applying them to client transactions, and documenting/communicating this understanding by:
• Providing support for conclusions with authoritative literature.
• Drafting basic sets of financial statements with disclosures.
• Researching intermediate accounting areas and forming an initial opinion on correct treatment independently.
• GAAS:
• Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards, their application, and the ability to document/communicate this understanding by:
• Developing and applying intermediate knowledge of auditing theory, audit skepticism, and the use of BDO audit manuals.
• Applying auditing theory to various client situations.
• Documenting in line with BDO policy, identifying deviations, and notifying senior team members for approvals.
• Identifying instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and notifying senior team members.
• Contributing ideas/opinions to engagement teams.
• Methodology:
• Applies knowledge and application of BDO standards for effective and efficient service delivery by:
• Completing appropriate documentation of BDO work papers.
• Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements.
• Research:
• Applies methodology to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and draw conclusions by:
• Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on treatment independently.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office Suite, required.
• Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating audit stages for a basic public and/or private company.

Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, required.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in another focus area and CPA certification, required.
• Master’s in Accountancy, preferred.
• Experience:
• Leadership experience, preferred.
• Accounting-based internship, preferred.
• License/Certifications:
• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment, required.
• Actively pursuing completion of CPA exams, preferred.
• Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to follow instructions as directed.
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting.
• Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, required.
• Takes appropriate actions without being asked.