EY Government and Public Sector Assurance Manager

The Virginia Society of CPAs; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young LLP in the United States is seeking a Manager for Government & Public Sector Assurance. You will be the primary day-to-day client contact, lead teams, and manage field work while delivering quality assurance services in accounting, governance, and regulatory spaces.

ideal candidates have CPA status, strong project management, and experience in public accounting. Travel up to 30–80% may be required depending on federal or state/local projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• U.S. CPA license required.
• Secret clearance or higher must be obtainable.
• Approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree with ~4 years of related work experience, with ~2 years of audit experience at a public accounting firm.
• Excellent project management skills; advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Dedication to teamwork and leadership.
• Integrity within a professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day client contact and build relationships.
• Develop knowledge on current issues, profession, and business developments relevant to the client's industry.
• Direct field work and manage assurance staff performance.
• Provide guidance and feedback to assurance staff; conduct performance reviews.
• Demonstrate understanding of accounting/auditing concepts and apply to client situations.
• Encourage staff to contribute ideas; maintain an efficient, innovative team environment.
• Utilize technology to learn and share knowledge within the assurance team.
• Understand EY service lines and identify opportunities to apply services.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Client relationships

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

U.S. CPA license

Graduate degree in related field

Job 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
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• 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 team-oriented 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
• Develop an understanding of EY's service lines and actively seek/encourage assurance team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to apply the firm's services

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 secret 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.