JOB DESCRIPTION

The Assurance Professional Practice Director, Catalyst Portfolio Leader is a visionary leader with extensive experience in audit, program management, and technical leadership, particularly in managing complex technical portfolios. This role utilizes strong knowledge of audit methodologies, risk management, and regulatory requirements, along with proficiency in advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, data analytics, and cloud computing. A successful Assurance Professional Practice Director, Catalyst Portfolio Leader has excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization. They also display strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic mindset focused on delivering innovative solutions. This role will continue to build on experience in working with multiple third-party vendors and partners to deliver complex projects and engagements globally.

Job Duties

• Oversees the successful execution and delivery of multiple projects within a portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and efficient resource management
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive project performance, mitigate risks, and achieve high-quality outcomes
• Specializes in software design and architecture in a cloud-based environment, driving the strategic vision and execution of innovative design solutions across multiple projects
• Leads and manages the portfolio backlog, prioritizing portfolio initiatives, and ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall strategy
• Manages the elicitation, analysis, and design of requirements for the Integrated Assurance Solution, ensuring industry and project standards are met
• Plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business objectives and technological solutions, capturing, refining, confirming, and prioritizing needs to be fulfilled
• Oversees project and resource management; reporting on budget vs actual; milestones; and deliverable statuses
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Mentors and upskills team members

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred
• Master’s degree in Accountancy, preferred

Experience

• Two (2) or more years as senior manager, director, or partner level within a firm, required
• Familiarity and experience with the following professional standards: ISA, ISA (UK), AICPA, PCAOB, required

License(s)/Certification(s)

• Qualified professional accountant: CPA, ACA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent, required

Software

• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferred
• Proficiency in advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, data analytics, and cloud computing preferred
• Experience with assurance applications and research tools, preferred

Language(s)

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of Audit Methodology on engagements
• Ability to identify, communicate, and provide insight into solutions for risks identified on both a project and program level
• Technical knowledge of business operations and IT systems
• Leadership and organizational skills to manage projects and teams effectively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Experience in working with multiple third-party vendors and partners

About Us

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

We Are Committed To Delivering Exceptional Experiences To Middle Market Leaders By Sharing Insight-driven Perspectives, Helping Companies Take Business As Usual To Better Than Usual. With Industry Knowledge And Experience, a Breadth And Depth Of Resources, And Unwavering Commitment To Quality, We Pride Ourselves On

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!
• Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

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

“BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability”