Product Owner, Exp Manager, BDOADVANTAGE

BDO USA, LLP; Torch of Friendship (FL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA, LLP is seeking an Assurance Experienced Manager, BDOADVANTAGE to support assurance professionals and innovate the audit experience through technology-driven practices.

The role involves leading product development for audit and assurance services, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP, PCAOB, and related standards across engagements.

Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in audit or assurance client service preferred.
• Experience with assurance methodology/software preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience collaborating with distributed/remote teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Effectively prioritizes and manages the scope of projects and product releases to deliver key practice benefits.
• Ensures product and project backlog are well defined, organized, and prioritized on a continuous basis.
• Aligns stakeholders and resources across the organization to drive planning and execution; manages cross-functional roadmap planning and major deliverables.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as IT or Learning and Communications as needed.
• Coordinates and assists with developing, updating, and organizing audit and assurance services tools.
• Participates in testing of audit software projects, including pilots and deployments.
• Develops, coordinates, and presents training materials for software updates.
• Leads product development efforts for audit and assurance engagements under various standards.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Audit

Team coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems

Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Content management

Job description

Job Summary:

The Assurance Experienced Manager, BDOADVANTAGE is responsible for supporting assurance professionals to sustain quality of work while innovating the audit experience through the assessment of business demands to support a technology driven assurance practice.

Job Duties:

• Effectively prioritizes and manages the scope of projects and product releases (as applicable) to deliver key practice benefits
• Ensures product and project backlog are well defined, organized, and prioritized on a continuous basis
• Aligns and influences stakeholders and resources across the organization to drive planning and execution; manages a cross-functional process for prioritizing and planning the roadmap and major deliverable releases
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as IT or Learning and Communications, as needed
• Identifies and manages dependencies among projects to ensure efficient resource utilization and higher end user adoption
• Prepares and participates in release and sprint/project planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and other development events
• Provides updates to stakeholders and product management throughout the lifecycle of products and projects
• Coordinates with key stakeholders to ensure deliverables are in compliance with regulatory and firm-wide requirements
• Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure deliverable performance and identify optimization opportunities
• Leads product development efforts for audit and assurance engagements performed under various standards, which may include US GAAS, PCAOB, SOC, TPA, WebTrust, Employee Benefit Plans, and/or SSARS reviews/compilations
• Coordinates and assists with developing, updating, and organizing various audit and assurance services tools
• Participates in testing of audit/assurance software projects, including:
  • Pilot, expansion, and deployment of new audit/assurance engagement software
  • Library maintenance for previous audit/assurance engagement software
• Develops, coordinates, and presents training materials for audit/assurance engagement software updates
• Assists with new audit/assurance engagement software user support
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Acts as a Career Advisor to associates, seniors, and managers as assigned
• Provides verbal and written performance reviews to associates, seniors, and managers

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, required
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, preferred

Experience:

• Six (6) or more years of relevant work experience, required
• Audit or assurance client service experience, preferred
• Assurance methodology/software experience, preferred
• Supervisory experience, preferred
• Experience collaborating with distributed/remote teams, preferred

License/Certifications:

• CPA, preferred
• Certifications from organizations such as Scrum Alliance and Project Management Institute (PMI) a plus (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner), preferred

Software:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferred
• Experience with SharePoint, preferred
• Experience with enterprise content management solution, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Superior written and verbal communications skills
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Knowledge of US GAAP, US GAAS and SEC/PCAOB standards
• Knowledge of international accounting/auditing and other professional standards (e.g., ISAs, IFRS, HITRUST)

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.

National Range: $125,000 - $155,000
Maryland Range: $125,000 - $155,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $125,000 - $155,000