Government and Public Sector - McLean, United States - EY

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McLean, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes.

We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation.

We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need.

EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.

The opportunity

Our Government & Public Sector Assurance practice is growing exponentially, and as a manager, you'll play a key role in that growth.

Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources on behalf of our audit professionals, this commitment will enable us to deliver quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders.

While interacting with our clients, you'll develop your career by communicating and providing expertise around data integrity that can provide improved insight within the accounting, finance, governance, and regulatory space.

Your key responsibilities
The nature of this role means that you will be recognized as a primary day-to-day contact for our clients.

That means you'll develop your knowledge by learning about current issues, profession, and business developments relevant to the client's industry, so we'll look to you to build relationships and manage teams.

Skills and attributes for success

Develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships with audit client personnel, assess audit clients' satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the audit client throughout the year
Direct field work, inform supervisors of the audit engagement status and manage assurance staff performance
Develop people through effectively delegating audit tasks and providing guidance to assurance staff
Provide performance feedback, training and performance reviews for assurance staff
Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other assurance team members' views
Foster an efficient, innovative and teamoriented work environment
Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members and enhance service delivery
Direct field work, inform supervisors of the audit engagement status and manage assurance staff performance

To qualify for the role you must have

A bachelor's degree an approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience, with approximately 2 years of audit experience with a public accounting firm
A degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
U.S. CPA license
Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance or higher.
Excellent project management skills; advanced written and verbal communication skills
Dedication to teamwork and leadership
Integrity within a processional environment
The EY Government and Public Sector Practice's staffing model is to assign resources to projects aligned to the office within the metropolitan area you have been hired; however, in certain circumstances, travel may be required within and/or beyond your geographic region based on client and project needs. For roles within the federal practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 30% is preferred. Within the state, local and education practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 80% is preferred.

Ideally you'll also have

CGFM and/or CDFM

What we look for

We're interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done.

We're not just looking for accounting and audit experience — we're after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways.

If you're a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.

The salary range for this job in most geographic locations in the US is $85,300 to $156,300. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $102,400 to $177,600.

Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and