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BDO is a leading professional services firm providing assurance, tax and consulting services to a wide range of companies, locally as well as on an international level.

BDO International is our global network with a worldwide presence, with more than 1.803 offices in 166 countries. We provide quality service and leadership through the active involvement of our most experienced and committed professionals.

The nature of our market makes it imperative that we recruit individuals with impact, the kind of people who will make a difference the moment they arrive and who will flourish under our core values of competence, integrity, dedication, professionalism and responsibility. We provide a full range of services and opportunities for people with diverse talents.

If you are an outstanding individual who is interested in evaluating all of your options, you owe it to yourself to explore a career at BDO.


For our office in Curacao we are looking for an

 AUDIT MANAGER


Your responsibilities

Manage and deliver audit engagements from planning through completion. The role will require good knowledge in Dutch and International Auditing Standards as well as Dutch GAAP and IFRS. You will have your own portfolio of clients with respon­sibility for agreeing audit timetables, briefing the audit team, including other specialists, monitoring budgets and supervising the BDO audit process. This will include:

  • Supervising and, when necessary, completing the prepara­tion of working paper files, and financial statements;
  • Overseeing and directing the budgeting, planning, coordina­tion and control of engagements in accordance with client, statutory, BDO and business requirements to ensure effec­tive service delivery and maximized recoverability;
  • Providing both technical and project management leadership skills to team members for Bookkeeping and Accounting projects as well as Audit engagements;
  • Assisting in the direction and training of staff, reviewing completed files to ensure quality of work;
  • Prioritizing projects, establish budgets and assigning staff to meet client deadlines;
  • Continually maintaining a positive client relationship and identifying possible new business opportunities with existing clients;
  • Participation in delivering formal project/team performance review and/or giving effective input to reviewers on team members;     
  • Assist the Director and the Partner (where applicable) in monitoring the effectiveness of Audit   services delivered, providing feedback and reflection on the quality of service accordingly;
  • Preparation of reports to Senior Management and Audit Committees.


There will be opportunity and encouragement for additional responsibilities outside this day to day role, such as working on tenders for potential new clients and assisting with training courses for the more junior members of our team.


Your profile

  • Master’s degree in Accountancy and completed your CPA/ RA / ACCA or AA certification;
  • 5­6 years prior work history including significant public accounting experience in audit;
  • You value teamwork, client service, and quality in detailed work;
  • You display strong problem solving, analytical, and communication skills;
  • Current experience of accounting and financial reporting standards including IFRS and Dutch GAAP;
  • Proficient in English / preferably Dutch.


Our offer

BDO offers a dynamic job in an open, informal and supportive work environment, as well as excellent primary and secondary employment terms, commensurate with your level of education and experience. We also offer you the possibility to balance your work­and private life.


Are you interested?

If you think you are the right candidate for the job, 

you can send your application to BDO Curacao B.V. to the attention of Natascha Sillé 

Natascha.sille@bdo.cw