Audit Data Analytics Director, BDOADVANTAGE

Job Summary:

As a Director on the BDOADVANTAGE team, you will own the strategy, roadmap, governance, and delivery of the firm's audit data analytics portfolio. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams of managers, senior managers, and technical professionals who design, build, and deploy analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that help engagement teams focus on the items that matter most, and you will serve as a catalyst for the firm's audit innovation agenda.

We believe in a collaborative, flexible, inclusive, curious, growth-oriented culture with accountability to each other and to our goal of modernizing the way our professionals work. We approach every business problem with blinding originality.

The successful candidate is a seasoned delivery leader who is fearlessly creative, imaginative, curious, organized, and collaborative within a multi-disciplinary network of professionals at the forefront of our analytics and technology R&D efforts and is comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability in a fast paced, high-energy environment.

Job Duties:

• Defines and owns the multi-year audit data analytics strategy and roadmap, translating practice priorities and emerging methods into a prioritized, funded portfolio of deliverables
• Partners with industry and practice leaders to shape analytic concepts, prioritize features, define scope, and iterate with continuous feedback from stakeholders and pilot teams
• Builds, leads, and develops a multi-level team of analytics, automation, and AI professionals, including onshore and offshore delivery resources
• Manages resourcing, capacity, and staffing models across concurrent workstreams and adjusts allocations as priorities shift
• Directs a portfolio of analytics programs and workflows of significant complexity, including cross-functional and cross-border delivery
• Provides advanced technical direction for analytical and visualization routines in Power BI, including data models, queries, DAX formulas, and report visuals
• Establishes and enforces engineering quality standards, SDLC and DevOps practices, source control and branching strategy, code review expectations, and release governance
• Develops and deploys data analytics techniques, tools, and templates that improve audit quality, enhance engagement efficiency, and accelerate adoption of emerging methods
• Leads evaluation, governance, and responsible deployment of AI-enabled and agentic analytics capabilities, including model lifecycle standards, quality gates, and escalation protocols
• Ensures data analytics deliverables are intuitive, conform to internal and professional standards, and deliver measurable value to engagement teams and clients
• Establishes metric and data governance standards that ensure consistency, traceability, and reusability across the analytics portfolio
• Aligns and influences stakeholders across Professional Practice, National IT, National Innovation, Learning, and BDO Global to drive planning, execution, and adoption
• Identifies and manages dependencies and risks across projects to ensure efficient resource utilization and higher end user adoption
• Applies deep knowledge of financial data systems and ERP sources to ensure the common data model supports repeatable, reusable analytics routines
• Monitors key performance indicators for delivery, quality, and adoption, and reports portfolio status and outcomes to firm leadership
• Furthers BDO's innovation efforts and personal development by devoting 15-20% of time to projects involving emerging technology, including but not limited to advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, research and development activities, and other forward-looking experiments
• Monitors engagement team feedback and directs iterative improvements to existing audit data analytics routines
• Ensures deliverables comply with regulatory, professional, and firm-wide requirements, coordinating with Professional Practice and Risk as needed
• Oversees development and delivery of training and enablement that is clear, engaging, and hands-on, and drives change management across the practice
• Supports proposal activity and defends current clients from competitor behavior by incorporating data analytics and innovation into go-to-market approaches
• Other duties and projects as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Leads managers and senior managers, and manages workflow, resourcing, and performance across project teams
• Acts as the senior technical escalation point and helps teams resolve the most complex technical and delivery challenges
• Provides strategy, direction, and decision authority for analytics, automation, and AI projects within delegated scope
• Acts as a Career Advisor and invests in team members' professional development through coaching, training, and process instruction
• Provides verbal and written performance reviews and delivers clear, timely, constructive feedback

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, or Information Systems, required
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, or Information Systems, preferred
• Ten (10) or more years of relevant accounting, finance, audit, or data analytics experience, required
• Five (5) or more years of experience delivering data analytics or technology solutions in an audit or assurance environment, required
• Prior supervisory experience leading multi-level teams, including managers, required
• Prior portfolio or program management experience across concurrent workstreams, required
• Demonstrated initiative in learning, adopting, and applying innovative approaches and technology, required
• Experience establishing delivery, quality, or governance standards across distributed or offshore teams, preferred
• Experience delivering AI or machine learning enabled solutions, including responsible AI governance, preferred
• Experience engaging and influencing executive stakeholders, preferred
• Experience collaborating with distributed or remote teams, preferred

Experience:

• Ten (10) or more years of relevant accounting, finance, audit, or data analytics experience, required
• Five (5) or more years of experience delivering data analytics or technology solutions in an audit or assurance environment, required
• Prior supervisory experience leading multi-level teams, including managers, required
• Prior portfolio or program management experience across concurrent workstreams, required
• Demonstrated initiative in learning, adopting, and applying innovative approaches and technology, required
• Experience establishing delivery, quality, or governance standards across distributed or offshore teams, preferred
• Experience delivering AI or machine learning enabled solutions, including responsible AI governance, preferred
• Experience engaging and influencing executive stakeholders, preferred
• Experience collaborating with distributed or remote teams, preferred

License/Certifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, preferred
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or similar credential, preferred
• Certifications from organizations such as Scrum Alliance or Project Management Institute (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner), preferred

Software:

Technical

• Advanced experience with data visualization tools, required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, required
• Working knowledge of accounting and audit methods, including US GAAP, US GAAS, and PCAOB standards, required
• Advanced experience with Power BI, including data models, Power Query, M language, and DAX, required
• Working knowledge of SQL, preferred
• Experience with Python or comparable scripting language, preferred
• Experience with source control and DevOps tooling such as Git, GitHub, or Azure DevOps, preferred
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Azure, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong leadership, management, and team building skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive level communication
• Advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycle and agile delivery practices
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to think critically and solve complex problems
• Demonstrates attention to detail while also understanding the big picture
• Ability to build consensus and work effectively across multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams
• High level of curiosity, 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 thrives in a fast-paced, open environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams, develop others, and drive change management and adoption

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.

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you'll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you'll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

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. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we're building together.

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