Product Experienced Manager, BDOADVANTAGE

Overview

An Assurance Experienced Manager role supporting assurance professionals by helping sustain quality of work while improving the audit experience through assessment of business demands to support a technology-driven assurance practice.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and manage the scope of projects and product releases (as applicable) to deliver key practice benefits.
• Ensure product and project backlogs are well defined, organized, and prioritized on a continuous basis.
• Align and influence stakeholders and resources across the organization to drive planning and execution; manage a cross-functional process for prioritizing and planning the roadmap and major deliverable releases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as IT or Learning and Communications, as needed.
• Identify and manage dependencies among projects to ensure efficient resource utilization and higher end user adoption.
• Participate in release and sprint/project planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and other development events.
• Provide updates to stakeholders and product management throughout the lifecycle of products and projects.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure deliverables comply with regulatory and firm-wide requirements.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure deliverable performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Lead product development efforts for audit and assurance engagements performed under various standards, which may include:
  • US GAAS
  • PCAOB
  • SOC
  • TPA
  • WebTrust
  • Employee Benefit Plans
  • SSARS reviews/compilations
• Coordinate and assist in developing, updating, and organizing audit and assurance services tools.
• Participate in testing of audit/assurance software projects, including:
  • Pilot, expansion, and deployment of new audit/assurance engagement software
  • Library maintenance for previous audit/assurance engagement software
• Develop, coordinate, and present training materials for audit/assurance engagement software updates.
• Assist with new audit/assurance engagement software user support.
• Other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Act as a Career Advisor to associates, seniors, and managers as assigned.
• Provide verbal and written performance reviews to associates, seniors, and managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, required.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant work experience, required.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Superior written and verbal communications skills.
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of US GAAP, US GAAS and SEC/PCAOB standards.
• Knowledge of international accounting/auditing and other professional standards (e.g., ISAs, IFRS, HITRUST).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems.
• Audit or assurance client service experience.
• Assurance methodology/software experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience collaborating with distributed/remote teams.
• CPA.
• Certifications from organizations such as Scrum Alliance and Project Management Institute (PMI) (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with SharePoint.
• Experience with enterprise content management solution.

Compensation & Benefits

Individual salaries are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

• National Range: $125,000 - $155,000
• Maryland Range: $125,000 - $155,000
• NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $125,000 - $155,000

Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Location

Maryland; NYC/Long Island/Westchester region; and other locations within the national range.