Assurance Manager

About the role

The Assurance Manager is responsible for supervising, directing, and reviewing the results through the delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work and “wrap-up” stages of an Audit client engagement. In this role, the Assurance Manager is charged with marketing, networking, and business development within an area of expertise, as well as the responsibility of ensuring engagement profitability involving billings and collections.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures
• Applies a broad understanding of objectives and components of the overall control environment and organization, and supervisory controls
• Validates and assesses effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
• Identifies and communicates to management and audit committee suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Identify and delegates functions of the audit to the auditor in charge as deemed appropriate
• Supervise the work of audit team and review workpapers and conclusions preferably onsite during audit field work
• Advise the client on various economic and regulatory risks within their industry
• Resolve complex accounting issues
• Apply GAAP and GAAS consistently within complex situations
• Write technical consultation memos on GAAP / GAAS issues
• Document, validate, test, and assess various financial reporting control systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred
• Master’s degree in Accountancy, preferred
• Five (5) 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
• Industry expertise in one or more assurance specialty, preferred
• Active licensed US CPA, recognized active International Equivalent or unique qualification as defined by BDO’s Assurance Licensing Policy, required

Qualifications

• Sound GAAP and GAAS knowledge
• Familiarity with SEC and PCAOB reporting rules
• Possess proven solid verbal and written communication skills
• Possess excellent people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction and engagement scheduling and budgeting
• Possess executive presence - need to be able to be primary contact for the client, prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients
• Possess client development/relationship-building skills
• Possess solid decision-making skills
• Ability to resolve complex accounting issues
• Ability to be responsible for business development and marketing
• Ability to be responsible for engagement profitability including billings and collections

Skills

• Software Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools

Benefits

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.

Pay

California Range: $120,000 - $140,000
Cleveland, Ohio Range: $95,000 - $125,000
Colorado Range: $95,000 - $120,000
Illinois Range: $100,000 - $125,000
Maryland Range: $105,000 - $125,000
Massachusetts Range: $105,000 - $115,000
Minnesota Range: $95,000 - $110,000
New Jersey Range: $104,000 - $112,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $110,000 - $150,000
Washington Range: $95,000 - $115,000
Washington DC Range: $105,000 - $128,000

Schedule

Not specified

Company Information

BDO is committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients. Empowering team members to explore their full potential, our talented team brings varying skills, knowledge, and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities. Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs, we focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities. BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!

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