Assurance Experienced Associate
BDO USA · Denver, CO · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$83k–$90k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. Must not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Job Summary: "The Assurance Experienced Associate it will be responsible for preparing financial statements with disclosures, applying basic areas of GAAP as necessary and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various control systems. This position may also be involved in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements."
That's a summary; could go under About the role? Probably "About the role" section.
Job Duties: multiple subheadings: Control Environment, Gaap, Gaas, Methodology, Research, Other duties as required: Supervisory Responsibilities N/A.
We need to extract duties as list items. Probably combine into a
- under Responsibilities.
Education Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: includes Education, Experience, License/Certifications, Software, Language, Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities.
We need sections: Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications, Skills. But we need to decide.
The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple of those.
We need to include only sections with real content.
We have content for About the role (job summary). Responsibilities (duties). Requirements (education, experience, license/certifications maybe). Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications like Master's, CPA preferred). Skills (knowledge, skills & abilities). Benefits (some description about ESOP, total rewards). Pay (salary ranges per location). Schedule (not mentioned, so omit). Also maybe "About Us" could be part of About the role? But we have About Us section describing company; could be included under About the role or maybe separate but not in list. The instruction says use those headings; we can include About the role (job summary + maybe About Us). But we should not invent content.
Let's extract:
About the role: Job Summary paragraph.
Responsibilities: list of duties from Control Environment, Gaap, Gaas, Methodology, Research, Other duties as required (Supervisory Responsibilities N/A - we can ignore N/A). So we need to capture each bullet.
Let's list duties:
Control Environment:
- Identifying and considering all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies as part of engagement team
- Making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
- Documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of the clients’ internal control system
Gaap:
- Providing support of conclusions with authoritative literature
- Drafting basic sets of financial statements with disclosures
- Researching intermediate areas of accounting and forming an initial opinion on the correct treatment independently
Gaas:
- Developing and applying an intermediate knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of 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 more senior team members in order to obtain appropriate approvals
- Applying knowledge to identify instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and notifying more senior team members of the occurrence
- Contributing ideas/opinions to the engagement teams
Methodology:
- Completing all appropriate documentation of BDO work papers
- Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements
Research:
- Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on the treatment independently
Other duties as required: (Supervisory Responsibilities N/A) ignore.
Now Requirements: Education Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section includes Education, Experience, License/Certifications, Software, Language, Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities.
We could split: Requirements (education, experience, license/certifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications like Master's, CPA preferred). Skills (knowledge, skills & abilities). But the instruction says we can use those headings; we need to decide what goes where.
Let's map:
Education: 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.
Experience: One (1) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required.
License/Certifications: Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment required and actively pursuing completion of the exams, required. CPA, preferred.
Software: Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred. Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.
Language: N/A (ignore).
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: list of abilities.
Thus we can have:
Requirements: Education, Experience, License/Certifications (maybe as subpoints). Qualifications: Preferred qualifications (Master's, CPA preferred, Software proficiency). Skills: Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities.
But we could also combine Education/Experience/License into Requirements, and put Skills as separate.
Benefits: description about ESOP, total rewards, etc.
Pay: salary ranges per location.
Schedule: none -> omit.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
- for lists,
for prose. We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Remove those lines. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We must not include headings with filler text. Let's craft. First, About the role: include job summary and maybe About Us? The About Us is substantive about company; could be included under About the role as well. But the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. It didn't forbid adding extra content under About the role beyond job summary. So we can put both job summary and About Us under About the role as paragraphs. But we must not repeat job title as heading. That's fine. Now Responsibilities:
- with each duty as
- . Might be long; we can group under subheadings? Not allowed; only headings from list. So we just list all duties as items.
Requirements: we need to list education, experience, license/certifications. Could be
- items.
Qualifications: preferred qualifications: Master's in Accountancy preferred; CPA preferred; Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite preferred; Experience with assurance applications and research tools preferred.
Skills: Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list.
Benefits: description about ESOP, total rewards, etc. Could be
. Pay: salary ranges per location. Could be
- items each location range.
Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like "Equal Opportunity Employer", "Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits. Click here to find out more !", etc. Remove those.
Also remove "As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition..." that's substantive about benefits; keep.
We need to keep "BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world." That's about company; could be under About the role.
We need to keep "We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being." That's benefits.
Now let's craft HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
thenJob summary...
thenAbout Us paragraph(s)... maybe combine. But we must not include duplicate lines. The About Us paragraph includes multiple sentences; we can keep as one
. Now Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- with items.
Now Requirements:
Requirements
- items: Education, Experience, License/Certifications.
But we need to keep the OR condition etc. We'll phrase as list items.
Education: "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."
Experience: "One (1) or more years of prior relevant audit experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required."
License/Certifications: "Eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment required and actively pursuing completion of the exams, required; CPA, preferred."
Now Qualifications:
Qualifications
- items: "Master’s in Accountancy, preferred", "CPA, preferred", "Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred", "Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred".
Now Skills:
Skills
- items from Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list:
- Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages to perform an audit of a basic public and/or private company
- Ability and willingness to travel, as needed
- Knowledge of internal accounting controls and professional standards and regulations (GAAP, GAAS, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt style and messaging to effectively communicate with professionals at all levels both within the client organization and the firm
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment
- Solid analytical and diagnostic skills and ability to break down complex issues and implementing appropriate resolutions
- Ability to work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy
- Solid project management skills
Note: there is a typo "Ability to of work" but we keep as given? Probably keep as "Ability to work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy". We'll correct? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Should we keep the exact text? The text: "Ability to of work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy". That's grammatically off but it's in the source. We should preserve it exactly? Probably yes, preserve as is. However we could keep as is but it appears. Let's copy exactly: "Ability to of work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy". We'll keep that.
Now Benefits:
Benefits
We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together. BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
We might also include "At BDO, how we show up matters..." but that's also About Us; we already have About Us paragraph. Could combine. But we need to avoid duplication. We already have About Us content under About the role. So Benefits section should focus on ESOP etc. We'll keep as above. Now Pay:Pay
- items each location range.
List:
- California Range: $83,000 - $90,000
- Colorado Range: $75,000 - $80,000
- Illinois Range: $76,000 - $82,000
- Maryland Range: $72,000 - $78,000
- Minnesota Range: $70,000 - $74,000
- NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $75,000 - $80,0
- . Might be long; we can group under subheadings? Not allowed; only headings from list. So we just list all duties as items.
Requirements: we need to list education, experience, license/certifications. Could be