Job Summary
BDO’s Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day.
Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves.
As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge and choosing accountability.
Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.
The Senior Associate is responsible for being involved in compiling and analyzing documents to support consulting, testimony and arbitration services as well as participating in site visits and interviews.
Performing transactional reviews and testing to support compliance monitorships, global forensic and other litigation matters.
As there are several cities listed within this job description, we would consider candidates nationwide and able to work remote as long as willing to travel to client site as needed.
Essential Duties:
– Participates in engagements related to accounting matters in litigation or under investigation
– Interacts with client personnel and attorneys
– Compiles and analyzes facts to formulate, substantiate and/or critique opinions of opposing experts and various damage theories, claims or conclusions
– Assists in the drafting of reports and prepares necessary tables, exhibits and charts
– Partners with client attorneys to aid in trial preparation and preparation of expert witnesses for testimony
– Analyzes documents and identifies relevant documents for further review by attorneys and other subject matter experts
– Partners with team members to aid in site visit preparation
– Performs transactional reviews and executes work plans in connection with of investigative and other global forensic litigation matters, including compliance monitorships, fraud investigations, anti-corruption investigations, white collar crime and securities fraud matters
– Analyzes damage calculations made by opposing parties
– Identifies relevant business documents in connection with estimation of damages in large arbitration and civil litigation matters
– Other duties as required
Qualifications
Education:
– Bachelors degree, required; focus in Accounting, Economics, Finance or other relevant field, preferred
– MBA or another advanced degree, preferred
Experience:
– Three (3) or more years of experience in public accounting, external/internal audit, compliance, internal controls, international engagements, or litigation services consulting experience, required
License/Certifications:
– CPA or CFE or CVA, required
– Other advanced certification (Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics), preferred
Software:
– Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, preferred
Language:
– Business Mandarin fluency, preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Strong analytical and basic research skills related to the retrieval and organization of high volumes of information
– Solid organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
– Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
– Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
– Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm