BDO USA · 1 day ago
Assurance Director
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $265K/yr
8+ years expBDO USA is a leading accounting and advisory organization, and they are seeking an Assurance Director to provide expert oversight in assurance and risk management. This senior role involves managing client engagements, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with professional standards.
AccountingConsultingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Able to apply knowledge of business functions, processes and strategies to provide services, solutions and advice that considers and improves the organization as a whole as evidenced by:
Ability to understand core business operations/structure of various businesses
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of business issues, trends and industry economics
Identifies and discusses key financial and non-financial performance measures
Demonstrates ease with client communications
When functioning as Engagement Director:
May also be, but not required to be, a Client Service Engagement Director. In this capacity, may sign audit review and compilation reports related to these engagements, as well as engagement letters and other correspondence
Written pre-approval by the Client Service Assurance Partner and the Practice Region RTD and RBLL and the Practice Office OBLL for the specific assignment before a Director may perform duties of Engagement Director of that specific assignment
The Director must demonstrate the requisite industry experience necessary for the specified engagement
The engagement must be not designated as requiring an IQCR Review in accordance with the BDO Assurance Manual and may not be associated with or expected to be associated in the foreseeable future, which is generally a two-year horizon, with a public company
The final review of only the financial statements and MRC must be performed by an Assurance Partner. When functioning as Concurring Reviewer where the engagement is sensitive but non-public:
Written pre-approval must be obtained from the Practice Region RTD and RBLL and the Practice Office OBLL
The Director must demonstrate the requisite industry experience necessary to serve as a concurring reviewer for the specified engagement
The engagement may not be associated with or expected to be associated in the foreseeable future, which is generally a two-year horizon, with a public company
When serving as a concurring reviewer, the Assurance Director should not have worked on the engagement in another capacity for the prior two-year period, and is prohibited from performing work on the engagement in other capacities
Has an advanced knowledge of governing principles, applying those principles to client transactions, and documenting and communicating an understanding of these principles as evidenced by:
Advanced technical knowledge in one or more areas of GAAP
Has a general understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing, enhancing, or mitigating the effectiveness of specific policies and procedures as evidenced by:
Ability to identify critical and control points
Ability to document and validate internal control system
Ability to assess effectiveness of internal control system
Ability to make constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
Has an advanced knowledge of professional standards, application of the principles contained in professional standards as evidenced by:
An ability/experience teaching others GAAS procedures and providing guidance to others and affirms conclusions made by others
Review work prepared by associates, senior associates, and managers, and provide review comments as appropriate
Act as a Career Advisor to associates, senior associates, and managers as assigned
Provide verbal and written performance reviews to associates, senior associates, and managers
Other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred
Eight (8) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required
Prior significant supervisory experience, required
Active licensed US CPA, recognized active International Equivalent or unique qualification as defined by BDO's Assurance Licensing Policy, required
If active international equivalent or unique qualifications, required to obtain an active US CPA license within approved timeframe as defined by firm licensing requirement guidelines
Ability to apply knowledge of business functions, processes and strategies to provide services, solutions and advice that considers and improves the organization as a whole
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of business issues, trends and industry economics
Identifies and discusses key financial and non-financial performance measures
Demonstrates ease with client communications
Has an advanced knowledge of governing principles, applying those principles to client transactions, and documenting and communicating an understanding of these principles
Has a general understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing, enhancing, or mitigating the effectiveness of specific policies and procedures
Has an advanced knowledge of professional standards, application of the principles contained in professional standards
Ability to supervise managers, seniors and staff, as the situation dictates, motivate team
Possess strong GAAP and GAAS technical skills and knowledge with possible industry expertise in a specialized and technical field of assurance
Possess people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction
Possess executive presence - need to be able to be primary contact for the client, prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients
Possess excellent risk management decision-making skills
Able to function as Engagement Director on certain engagements as set forth by specific policy
Preferred
Master's degree in Accountancy, preferred
Industry expertise in one or more assurance specialty, preferred
Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred
Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits
Company
BDO USA
BDO USA renders taxation, audit, assurance, advisory, and business outsourcing services to companies across all sectors of the economy.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.3BKey Investors
Apollo
2023-08-15Debt Financing· $1.3B
Leadership Team
Catherine Moy
Chief People Officer
Cristin Boynton
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