What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Associate, TPA position at BDO?
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 Audit Associate, TPA will be responsible for the preparation of third-party attestation reports, including Service Organization Control (SOC) 1, SOC 2 and WebTrust for CAs, applying most areas of the governing standard as necessary and documenting, validating, testing and assessing various control systems. This position may also be involved in business process or IS assurance related engagements, including SOX, IT general control testing for private company financial audit engagements, and agreed-upon procedure engagements.
The Audit Associate, TPA will be responsible for the preparation of third-party attestation reports, including Service Organization Control (SOC) 1, SOC 2 and WebTrust for CAs, applying most areas of the governing standard as necessary and documenting, validating, testing and assessing various control systems. This position may also be involved in business process or IS assurance related engagements, including SOX, IT general control testing for private company financial audit engagements, and agreed-upon procedure engagements.
Qualifications
Education:
Experience:
License/Certifications:
Software:
Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Finance, Economics or Business Administration with a concentration in any of the previous areas noted, required
- Master’s degree in Accounting, and minor or dual major in Information Systems or other relevant advanced degree, preferred
Experience:
- Less than one (1) year of prior experience in IT, internal or external audit or relevant industry experience, required
- Leadership experience, preferred
- Experience performing SOC, WebTrust, HITRUST, SOX, ISO 27001 and security/privacy advisory engagements, preferred
- Prior internship or experience working within a public accounting or internal auditing environment, preferred
License/Certifications:
- Actively pursuing or eligibility to pursue CPA, CISA, CIA, CISSP or other relevant certifications, preferred
Software:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required
Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to follow instructions as directed
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting
- Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, required
- Takes appropriate actions without being asked
- Basic understanding of the planning and coordination stages of an audit preferred
- Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
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