The Media Technology Consulting (MTC) team is a fast-growing practice that helps technology companies in the media and advertising industry strengthen internal processes, roles and responsibilities, and practices related to media measurement.
The MTC team advises companies on areas for improvement, as measured against industry standards for media measurement, by performing attestation services to evaluate companies’ progress and status in adhering to these standards.
BDO’s work is relied upon and highly valued by industry standard setters and large media companies and brands.
As a senior consultant, you will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day in-charge duties of planning, fieldwork and wrap-up for media technology consulting and attestation engagements, including preparation of final report deliverables.
As part of the MTC team, you will have the opportunity to work with many cutting-edge technology companies working with advanced technology such as smartphones, virtual reality, extended reality, gaming, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
BDO’s attestation services may include hands-on live testing to determine whether user activity is properly flowing through these technologies and will involve working with product managers, engineers, programmers, and other specialists within technology companies to understand and evaluate their processes and controls.
You will also work closely with BDO subject matter experts in areas like information technology, media measurement, and data analytics.
This position may also periodically be involved in other business process services; for example, Service Organization Control (SOC) 1, SOC 2, WebTrust engagements, or IS Assurance services.
We believe in a collaborative, flexible, inclusive, curious, growth-oriented culture with accountability to each other and to our goal of serving our industry standard setters in evaluating media technology companies’ adherence to rigorous media measurement standards.
The successful candidate is curious, organized, and collaborative within a multi-disciplinary network of professionals at the forefront of media and advertising technology measurement and is comfortable in a fast paced, high energy environment.
Qualifications
Education:
– Bachelors degree, required, focus in Accounting, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, preferred
– Master’s degree in Accounting and minor or dual major in Information Systems, preferred
– Coursework in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, preferred
Experience:
– Two (2) or more years of prior experience in internal or external audit, required
– One (1) or more years of prior supervisory experience, preferred
– Experience performing internal control reviews, preferred
– Experience performing SOC, SOX or ISO 27001 engagements, preferred
License/Certifications:
– Completion or actively pursuing completion of CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSPs, preferred
Technical:
– Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required
– Prior experience with various cloud services (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure), preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
– Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages of performing consulting, attestation or audit services
– Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, required
– Knowledge of media measurement standards preferred, but not required
– 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
– Solid analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to break down complex issues and implementing appropriate resolutions
– Solid project management skills
– Ability to travel up to 20%
– Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
– High level of curiosity and eagerness to learn
– Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy while also understanding the big picture
– Ability to work effectively in a team setting
– Positive attitude and willingness to take on challenging assignments
– Comfortable managing deadlines for multiple deliverables and thrive in a fast-paced, open environment