Government and Public Sector - McLean, United States - EY

Verified Company

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 health care 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

As a member of our Government and Public Sector (GPS) Internal Audit Team, you will join a talented group of professionals, serving in key roles advising public sector clients on their most pressing internal audit and risk management issues.

Notably, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals on implementing and assessing requirements outlined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control.

Our team focuses on national priorities in defense, recovery and infrastructure investment, national security, international development, and health.

You will be a key team member in the development and growth of our GPS business which is a priority for our firm.

Your key responsibilities

Our Enterprise Risk professionals support our clients in understanding and identifying process risks and designing and assessing process controls to mitigate those risks.

They are responsible for documenting process controls, assessing control design, developing test plans to test key controls, and writing reports to summarize observations.

In addition, Enterprise Risk professionals provide process improvement recommendations to design efficient and effective process controls to best mitigate process risks.

As a manager, you may be assigned to one or more federal agencies as your primary clients.

In this role, you will likely be responsible for leading a work stream or facet of a larger engagement or be tasked with being the day-to-day Manager of a small one.

This varies based on firm needs and current engagement availability.

Your daily responsibilities may include working alongside other EY professionals, teaming partners, and client personnel on a wide variety of tasks.

These may include documenting business processes, preparing and submitting documentation requests, testing the design and effectiveness of controls, drafting memos and other reports to explain team findings and recommendations, and assisting process owners with remediation efforts.

You will also serve as a direct point-of-contact for client personnel. This will include project status reporting, engagement economic issues, and dealing with client requests.

In addition, as a manager, you will be responsible for delegating, supervising, and reviewing the work products of multiple Staff and Senior Associates.

This may also include providing timely feedback and career advice to team members. In addition, you will serve as a formal counselor to one or more Staff and Senior Associates. This process involves coaching and advising your counselee(s) and participating in the firm-wide performance review process.

Knowledge and experience auditing, reviewing, or working with federal business processes such as funds management, budget formulation and execution, receivables management, disbursements, property management, human resources, financial reporting, and grants management.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Strong reportwriting skills to communicate findings and recommendations to clients
Knowledge of working paper documentation standards
Excellent communication skills to discuss observations and negotiate the acquisition of data for testing and reporting on internal controls
Ability to conduct research on regulatory guidance, current industry standards and trends, and new legislation and requirements
Ability to work independently with clients and on project teams
Ability and willingness to supervise and develop team members
Ability and willingness to hold difficult conversations (with team members and clients) professionally and timely
Project and people management skills and experience
Experience and knowledge of engagement economics: budgettoactuals, contract, and burn rates

To qualify for the role, you must have**- A bachelor's or master's degree in business, accounting or finance, or a related discipline