Assurance Associate

Job Description

Assurance Associate – Fall 2027 (San Jose) | BDO USA

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at BDO USA, located in San Jose, CA. As an Assurance Associate, you will be part of a 11,077-person organization that provides assurance, tax, and advisory services globally. This role is crucial for ensuring financial accuracy and compliance for clients by preparing financial statements, applying accounting principles, and validating internal control systems. You will contribute to client growth and help them navigate complexity with clarity.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, San Jose, CA
• Pay: $85000–$90000 yearly
• Mission: Prepare accurate financial statements with disclosures, apply accounting principles, and validate control systems to support client financial integrity and compliance.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite

What You’ll Actually Do
• Control Environment: Document and validate clients’ internal control systems, making constructive suggestions to improve controls and accounting procedures.
• GAAP Application: Draft basic sets of financial statements with disclosures, providing support for conclusions with authoritative literature and researching intermediate accounting topics.
• Audit Standards: Develop and apply intermediate knowledge of auditing theory and BDO audit manuals, identifying instances where testing may be reduced or expanded.
• Methodology Adherence: Complete all appropriate documentation of BDO work papers, ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with BDO methodology and requirements.
• Research & Analysis: Research basic and intermediate accounting topics, forming initial opinions on correct treatment independently by seeking information from authoritative sources.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, or a Bachelor’s degree in another focus area combined with CPA certification. This is an Entry-Level position.
• Experience: No specific years required, but an accounting-based internship is preferred.
• Skills: Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite; strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively in a team setting; and willingness to travel as needed.
• Bonus: Master’s in Accountancy preferred; eligible to sit for the CPA exams upon starting employment and actively pursuing completion of CPA exams; leadership experience; and a basic understanding and experience in planning and coordinating the stages to perform an audit.