Product Owner, Manager, BDOADVANTAGE at BDO USA

Job description

Job Summary: The Assurance Manager, 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. Job Duties: • Works with industry leaders to brainstorm ideas, prioritize features, define scope, and iterate with continuous feedback from industry leaders and teams • 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 • Additional responsibilities and projects as required Supervisory Responsibilities: • Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned • Acts as a mentor, as assigned Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Education: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, required • Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, preferred Experience: • Five (5) or more years of relevant work experience, required • Experience collaborating with distributed/remote teams, required • Audit or assurance client service experience, preferred • Assurance methodology/software experience, preferred • Supervisory experience, preferred License/Certifications: • 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 Software: • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferred • Experience with SharePoint, preferred • Experience with enterprise content management solution, preferred Language: • N/A Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: • High level of curiosity and eagerness to learn • Ability to think critically to solve problems • Excellent organizational and analytical skills • Demonstrates attention to detail while also understanding the big picture • Ability to work effectively in a team setting • Positive attitude and willingness to take on challenging assignments • Can take initiative and self-direct in the absence of detailed guidelines • Comfortable managing deadlines for multiple deliverables and thrive in a fast-paced, open environment • Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams and developing others • 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 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: $110,000 - $142,000 Maryland Range: $110,000 - $142,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $110,000 - $142,000

Requirements

Must-haves

Works with industry leaders to brainstorm ideas, prioritize features, define scope, and iterate with continuous feedback from industry leaders and teams
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

Nice-to-haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems, preferred
Audit or assurance client service experience, preferred
Assurance methodology/software experience, preferred
Supervisory experience, 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

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Platform: oracle-cloud
Effort: medium