Senior Manager, Product Owner

Role Description

The Assurance Director, BDOADVANTAGE is responsible for supporting assurance professionals to sustain quality of work while innovating the audit experience through the assessment of business demands to support a technology driven assurance practice.

• Effectively prioritizes and manages the scope of projects and product releases (as applicable) to deliver key practice benefits.
• Ensures product and project backlog are well defined, organized, and prioritized on a continuous basis.
• Aligns and influences stakeholders and resources across the organization to drive planning and execution; manages a cross-functional process for prioritizing and planning the roadmap and major deliverable releases.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as IT or Learning and Communications, as needed.
• Identifies and manages dependencies among projects to ensure efficient resource utilization and higher end user adoption.
• Prepares and participates in release and sprint/project planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and other development events.
• Provides updates to stakeholders and product management throughout the lifecycle of products and projects.
• Coordinates with key stakeholders to ensure deliverables are in compliance with regulatory and firm-wide requirements.
• Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure deliverable performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Leads product development efforts for audit and assurance engagements performed under various standards, which may include US GAAS, PCAOB, SOC, TPA, WebTrust, Employee Benefit Plans, and/or SSARS reviews/compilations.
• Coordinates and assists with developing, updating, and organizing various audit and assurance services tools.
• Participates 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.
• Develops, coordinates, and presents training materials for audit/assurance engagement software updates.
• Assists with new audit/assurance engagement software user support.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, required.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, preferred.
• Seven (7) or more years of relevant work experience, required.
• Audit or assurance client service experience, required.
• Assurance methodology/software experience, preferred.
• Supervisory experience, preferred.
• Experience collaborating with distributed/remote teams, preferred.
• CPA, preferred.
• Certifications from organizations such as Scrum Alliance and Project Management Institute (PMI) a plus (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner), preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferred.
• Experience with SharePoint, preferred.
• Experience with enterprise content management solution, preferred.
• 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).

Requirements

• Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
• National Range: $135,000 - $200,000.
• Maryland Range: $135,000 - $200,000.
• NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $135,000 - $200,000.

Benefits

• BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world.
• We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
• As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings.
• Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.