Risk Management Leader

6 days ago


Stamford, Connecticut, United States BDO Full time

Job Summary:

The Assurance Director role at BDO is a senior position that recognizes professionals who have achieved recognition in a technical area of assurance and risk management. This role is reserved for individuals who have demonstrated expertise and are qualified to perform critical additional technical functions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Business Acumen:
    • Apply knowledge of business functions, processes, and strategies to provide services, solutions, and advice that considers and improves the organization as a whole.
    • Understand core business operations and structure of various businesses.
    • Identify and discuss key financial and non-financial performance measures.
    • Demonstrate ease with client communications.
  • Technical Roles:
    • Function as Engagement Director or Concurring Reviewer, performing limited yet critical additional technical functions.
    • Sign audit review and compilation reports, engagement letters, and other correspondence.
    • Review work prepared by associates, senior associates, and managers, and provide review comments as appropriate.
  • GAAP and GAAS:
    • Have an advanced knowledge of governing principles, applying those principles to client transactions, and documenting and communicating an understanding of these principles.
    • Have a general understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing, enhancing, or mitigating the effectiveness of specific policies and procedures.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities:
    • 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.
  • Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
    • Bachelor's degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, preferred.
    • Master's degree in Accountancy, 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.
    • Industry expertise in one or more assurance specialty, preferred.
  • License/Certifications:
    • Active licensed US CPA, recognized active International Equivalent, or unique qualification as defined by BDO's Assurance Licensing Policy, required.
  • Software:
    • Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred.
    • Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred.
  • Language:
    • N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 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.
  • Advanced knowledge of SEC reporting rules, if required by specialization.
  • 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.


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