Job Summary:

As an Intern, you will begin to utilize your educational background as well as your organizational skills to serve the Firm's dynamic client base. This position assists in problem solving, fact-finding, and working side-by-side with more experienced team members who will provide direction, coaching and learning opportunities. The Intern role provides the opportunity to gain an understanding of the business by working on various types of forensic accounting engagements, including monitorships, fraud investigations, damages and lost profits calculations, post-acquisition disputes, white collar crime, compliance, among other matters. The Intern will be responsible for performing various tasks on these engagements, including compiling, and analyzing documents and data, participating in site inspections and interviews, performing transactional reviews, preparing supporting calculations, and assisting with the preparation and quality control review of written reports and memorandum.

Job Duties:

• Creates indices of documents received from various parties/stakeholders
• Assists in the quantification of issues, as necessary
• Participate in engagement fact finding, including the review of financial records, asset tracing, and discussions with client contacts
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends and support client claims
• Prepare financial schedules and client work product to demonstrate key findings and conclusions
• Research new business opportunities at the direction of practice leadership
• Perform other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, required, focus in Accounting, preferred

Experience:

• Leadership experience, preferred
• Business process, accounting or internal audit experience, preferred
• Professional client service experience, preferred

License/Certifications:

• Actively pursuing school credits to become a CPA, required

Software:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Outlook, Access, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), preferred
• Knowledge of Smartsheet and/or Microsoft Visio, preferred

Language:

• Mandarin, preferred

Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed, required
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment with flexibility and adaptability to change
• Ability to interact effectively with colleagues of all levels
• Ability to follow instructions as directed
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn

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.

California Range: $20.00/hr - $39.00/hr

New York City/ Valhalla Range: $20.00/hr - $36.00/hr

Washington Range: $20.00/hr - $39.00/hr

At BDO, our purpose is helping people thrive, every day. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes — for our people, our clients and our communities. Across the U.S., and in over 160 countries through our global organization, BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients.