Senior SOC & IT Auditor, Third Party Attestation

at BDO USA, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Job Description

Job Summary:
The Assurance Senior, Third Party Attestation will be responsible for the preparation of third-party attestation reports, including System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, SOC for Cybersecurity and WebTrust for CAs, as well as HITRUST, SSPA, ISO, MRC and CSA STAR applying most areas of the governing standard as necessary and documenting, validating, testing, and assessing various control systems, including internal controls. Our TPA individuals specialize in these specific areas to understand the entire technology risk umbrella rather than maintaining overall knowledge in Information Technology General Control (ITGC) audit or IT audit.

Job Duties:
Control Environment:
Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures by:
Identifying and considering all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies as part of engagement team
Making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
Documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of the clients' internal control system
Supervising and reviewing the work of staff
Documenting business and IT processes and controls and tests key controls for service organizations in a variety of industries
Identifying and prioritizing key risks and assesses their impact and likeliness of occurrence.
Communicating to the client areas to improve processes, strengthen controls, mitigate risks, and/or increase efficiency
Developing and maintaining relationships with client personnel and management; and
Ensuring technology is appropriately integrated into the examination process
GAAS:
Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards; application of the principles contained in professional standards; and the ability to document and communicate an understanding and application of professional standards on an engagement by:
Developing and applying an intermediate knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of audit skepticism, and the use of BDO audit manuals
Applying auditing theory to various client situations
Documenting working papers and attestation reports in line with BDO policy, identifying deviations and notifying more senior team members in order to obtain appropriate approvals
Applying knowledge to identify instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and notifying more senior team members of the occurrence; and
Contributing ideas and opinions to the engagement team
Other:
Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles by:
Planning and executing attestation examinations including obtaining an understanding of the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies and assessing the overall financial reporting control environment
Reading and reviewing clients' reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and also ensuring that all supporting information is documented in the workpapers and through appropriate testing
Preparing required communications to the Client and the Audit Committee, as applicable
Recognizing and applying new pronouncements to client situations
Identifying, analyzing and discussing alternative principles with the Manager, Senior Manager and engagement partner and the client, as needed
Identifying complex issues and brings them to the attention of superiors for resolution
Coaching less experienced team members in new areas
Methodology
Applies knowledge and application of BDO standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products by:
Completing all appropriate documentation of BDO work papers; and
Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements
Research:
Applies methodology used to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and to draw conclusions regarding a target issue based on the information by:
Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on the treatment independently
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Provides verbal and written performance feedback to Associates on assigned engagement teams
Supervises the work assignments of Associates on assigned engagement teams
Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Managerial... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.