Assurance Experienced Associate

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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading with that paragraph. Job Duties: includes multiple subheadings: Control Environment, Gaap, Gaas, Methodology, Research, Other duties as required: Supervisory Responsibilities N/A. We need to extract duties as list items. The content includes paragraphs describing each area. We can combine into a

• list of duties. Should we separate by subheadings? Probably just list each duty as bullet. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point as described. Let's extract bullet points: 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 (skip as N/A) Education Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - 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 (skip) Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - 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 of work in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy (typo: "Ability to of work" but we keep as is) - Solid project management skills Pay: There's a paragraph about individual salaries determined after consideration... then ranges per state. This is specific content for Pay. So we should include a Pay section with those ranges. Should we list each state range as bullet? Probably yes. Benefits: There's a section "About Us" describing BDO, ESOP, etc. That's more about company, not benefits. There's also mention: "BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services..." Not benefits. There's a line: "As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings." Also "Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits." There's no explicit list of benefits besides ESOP. The instruction: only include Benefits section if posting actually states them. It does mention ESOP as part of benefits. Could include that. But we need to avoid boilerplate like "Click here to find out more". We'll include a brief description: ESOP as a qualified retirement plan, part of Total Rewards benefits. That's substantive. Schedule: Not mentioned. So omit. We also need to include maybe "Qualifications" section for education, experience, license/certifications, software, other knowledge skills abilities. Could combine into Qualifications. But we have separate headings allowed: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instruction: use

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    About the role

    The Assurance Experienced Associate 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.

    Responsibilities

    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Completing all appropriate documentation of BDO work papers
    • Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements
    • Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on the treatment independently

    Qualifications

    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

    Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • 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