Senior Assurance Pro: GAAP, Controls & Audits

BDO USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking an Assurance Experienced Associate to help prepare financial statements with disclosures and apply GAAP where needed. You will participate in testing, validation, and documentation of client internal controls, and support reviews and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

You will work with BDO’s methodology and standards, contributing to audit engagements while developing professional skills in GAAP, GAAS, and risk assessment in a client service environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, required OR Bachelor’s degree in other focus area and CPA certification, required
• Master’s in Accountancy, preferred
• One (1) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required
• CPA certification required and actively pursuing completion of the exams, preferred

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of internal control systems to document and validate operating effectiveness.
• Applies GAAP principles and assists in drafting basic financial statements with disclosures.
• Applies auditing standards and communication of professional standards on engagements.
• Researches accounting topics and forms initial opinions independently.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Auditing knowledge

Analytical skills

Research skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics

CPA certification, required

Master’s in Accountancy, preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Assurance applications and research tools

Job description

BDO USA is seeking an Assurance Experienced Associate to help prepare financial statements with disclosures and apply GAAP where needed. You will participate in testing, validation, and documentation of client internal controls, and support reviews and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

You will work with BDO’s methodology and standards, contributing to audit engagements while developing professional skills in GAAP, GAAS, and risk assessment in a client service environment.