Senior Associate, Risk & Quality

About BDO India

BDO India LLP is the India member firm of BDO International, one of the world’s leading networks of accounting, tax, and advisory firms with a presence in over 160 countries and territories and more than 115,000 professionals globally.

In India, BDO operates across 12 cities with over 300 Partners & Directors and a team of 8,500+ professionals, serving clients across industries. We combine deep local expertise with global capabilities to deliver high-quality assurance, tax, risk advisory, consulting, and business services & outsourcing solutions.

About the role:

As a Senior Associate you will be part of BDO India’s Risk & Quality function, supporting initiatives aimed at strengthening audit quality, and ensuring compliance with evolving professional and regulatory requirements. This is a non–client facing role, with a strong focus on technical research, analysis, and internal guidance for audit teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out research and analysis of matters related to auditing standards, accounting standards (IGAAP/Ind-AS/USGAAP, etc), Companies Act 2013 etc.
• Analysis of new developments in professional standards, regulatory and legal requirements and guiding the audit teams
• Standardisation of Templates and Working Papers
• Drafting and circulation of internal notes and guidance for audit team
• Assisting the Firm in their initiatives to improve audit quality and enhance the audit function.
• Maintenance of Library and circulation of updates

Qualifications:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 1–2 years of relevant experience, preferably in the Audit & Assurance function of a CA firm.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, accounting standards (IGAAP, Ind-AS, US GAAP), and Companies Act, 2013, with the ability to practically apply these concepts.
• Additional professional certifications such as Company Secretary (CS), CPA, CISA/DISA, Diploma in IFRS / Ind-AS.
• Experience in Risk & Quality, Technical Research, or Audit Methodology teams.
• Exposure to audit tools and technology platforms.