Senior Manager, Assurance (Private Equity)

Putting people first, every day   BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a  people-first culture  with a high priority on your personal and professional growth. Your Opportunity Our Assurance practice is growing, and we're looking for a Senior Manager, Assurance – Private Equity to join our team. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced assurance professional seeking a long-term career home and who is passionate about delivering exceptional client service, developing people, and building trusted client relationships. Working primarily with private equity-backed portfolio companies across the manufacturing, consumer products, and technology sectors, you will bring strong assurance expertise, project management capabilities, and a collaborative leadership approach to complex audit engagements. This is for an existing vacancy. Our team is looking for a Senior Manager to join the Assurance team and own the following responsibilities: Manage a portfolio of audit engagements for private equity-backed portfolio companies across a our key industries - manufacturing, consumer products, and technology. Lead and review complex year-end audit engagements, ensuring quality and timely delivery, along with a strong client experience. Oversee engagements involving complex consolidations, multi-entity structures, acquisitions, equity instruments, and other financial reporting requirements matters. Provide technical guidance and review financial statements prepared under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. Identify and resolve complex accounting, auditing, and reporting issues in collaboration with clients and internal specialists. Lead audit planning, risk assessment, project management, resourcing, and profitability across multiple engagements. Build trusted relationships with executives, finance leaders, private equity sponsors, and portfolio company management teams. Deliver practical, value-added insights that support audit readiness, reporting quality, governance, and scalable finance processes. Support transaction-driven matters, including first-year audits, opening balances, acquisitions, divestitures, refinancing events, and exit readiness. Participate in business development initiatives, proposal opportunities, and cross-service collaboration to expand relationships with clients and prospects. Communicate proactively with clients and engagement teams on timelines, priorities, risks, and emerging issues. Lead, coach, and mentor managers, senior associates, and staff, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture. Support recruitment, retention, and development of high-performing audit professionals. Contribute to the continued growth, market positioning, and strategic priorities of the Private Equity audit practice . How do we define success for your role? You demonstrate the firm's core values through all aspects of your work, including integrity, respect, collaboration, and accountability. You understand your clients' industries, business challenges, and growth opportunities; clients describe you as trusted, responsive, and solutions-oriented. You consistently deliver high-quality client service while managing complex engagements efficiently and effectively. You leverage your expertise in complex consolidations, IFRS, and U.S. GAAP to provide practical and value-added insights. You proactively identify opportunities to improve client service and strengthen client relationships. You create an inclusive, engaging, and supportive environment that attracts, develops, and retains talent. You embrace innovation and actively support the adoption of technology and digital tools within the assurance process. You contribute to the growth of the practice through relationship building, business