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Job Summary: The Experienced 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. Traditionally responsibilities of the Experienced Assurance Manager will include advising the client on various economic and regulatory risks within their industry, resolving complex accounting issues, apply GAAP and GAAS consistently within complex situations, writing technical consultation memos on GAAP / GAAS issues, and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various financial reporting control systems.

Job Duties: Control Environment: 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 Provide on-the-job-training to the engagement staff during audit field work GAAP: Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles Identifies and consults with clients on the impact of new accounting pronouncements Monitors and communicates important professional, industry pronouncements Presents and discusses alternative generally accepted accounting principles and arguments for/against such alternatives Drafts complex financial statements and related footnote disclosures and effectively communicates these to client Identifies complex accounting issues and forms and documents resolution, seeking counsel of BDO technical experts as needed SEC and PCAOB: Applies knowledge and understanding of SEC regulations and PCAOB guidelines, and documents and communicates the application of these principles Reviews SEC filings, including MD&A, financial statements, and disclosures for appropriateness in form, content, completeness, and accuracy, and ensures that quarterly reviews are properly performed Reviews required communications to the client and Audit Committee, ensuring their completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Firm and professional guidelines Reviews Section 404 internal control audit work all necessary checklists to ensure their completeness and compliance with Firm and professional guidelines Ensures compliance with engagement independence requirements and consults internally as needed GAAS: Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards; application of the principles contained in professional standards; and the ability to document and communicate an understanding and application of professional standards on an engagement Applies a thorough knowledge of professional standards/practices, including GAAS and PCAOB in performing and supervising work Provides guidance to others and affirms conclusions made by others Communicates matters required to be reported to the Audit Committee/Board and those charged with governance Applies the use of efficiency tools such as statistical samplin