About the job

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 Business Services and Outsourcing (BSO) Experienced Accounting Assistant is responsible for performing and overseeing the full cycle general accounting and payroll function for small to mid-size organizations.

Prepares and process payroll using our software for varying sized clients, this will involve data entry, payroll analytics & preparing client staff payment files.

Performs complete general ledger reconciliation including the entire balance sheet and applies accounting knowledge by properly recording transactions in a general ledger; creates accounting records such as bill payments, client invoices, payroll, and others; identifies and records adjustments; produces accurate financial statements

Comprehends common financial statements and prepares draft financial statements for review; understands how line items/accounts function (e.g. capital accounts, various forms of liabilities, etc.); properly distinguishes debits from credits; calculates/interprets KPIs for clients; identifies positive and constructive trends and raises them to BDO management.

Conducts basic financial statement analysis and understands the finance and accounting functions generally performed by a business (e.g. sales, purchasing, A/R, etc.) and common best practices/processes for how they operate

Prepares financial budgets and forecasts and communicates actual to budget variances

Plans basic engagements to include on-boarding and client delivery phases and develops an understanding of engagement economics (i.e., billing and time entry) and adheres to BSO best practices

Interacts with clients to gain information, documents data necessary to complete assigned tasks. Identifies and organizes clients’ financial information; prepares common financial reports and other schedules as requested; formats reports so they are easily read and understood by BDO management and clients. Reviews client information for accuracy; uses deductive reasoning to identify anomalies or gaps and communicates significant client issues to supervisor

Articulates BSO’s value proposition and understands our target market/client profile

Applies our processes, systems, technology and resources to manage workflow and ensure proper documentation and workpapers

Produces quality work and sets priorities according to internal and external deadlines and project priority; knows when to raise priority setting conflicts to management

Takes personal accountability for work products and accepts constructive feedback to guide future actions

Prepares schedules to support the client’s audit preparation and tax compliance requirements

Participates in advanced special projects, as required

Other duties as required

QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Pursuing or completion of Level 2 ACCA or a related field of study
3-5 years' of experience working in Accounting specifically in preparing of financial statements and/or payroll preparation
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Highly detail-oriented

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