Government and Public Sector - Assurance - Staff

EY; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 64,200 - 105,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY in Richmond, VA is seeking staff for Government & Public Sector Assurance. You will be the primary day‑to‑day client contact, building relationships while learning current issues and business developments relevant to the client’s industry.

You’ll document procedures, challenge past approaches, and collaborate with the assurance team to improve techniques. The role emphasizes teamwork, strong communication, and willingness to travel 25–30% in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• CPA coursework or eligibility to pursue CPA certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
• Strong project management and client-service orientation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel 25–30% in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for clients and build relationships.
• Learn about current issues, industry developments relevant to client.
• Document audit procedures accurately as defined by engagement objectives.
• Challenge past audit procedures and enhance techniques.
• Collaborate with assurance team and share knowledge.
• Use technology to learn and improve service delivery.

Skills

Audit issue identification

Documentation of audit procedures

Strong written and verbal comunicação

Teamwork and leadership

Travel willingness 25-30%

Ability to obtain security clearance

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA coursework / CPA eligibility

Job description

Opportunity

Our Government & Public Sector Assurance practice is growing exponentially, and as a staff, 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. It's all about understanding the business processes and data flow to provide a truly exceptional experience for our clients.

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, the profession, and business developments relevant to the client's industry, so we'll look to you to build relationships and expertise with team members.

Skills & Attributes for Success

• Recognize potential audit issues or unusual relationships from analysis of the financial statements and communicate them to the assurance team
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach
• Challenge procedures used in the past and attempt to enhance audit techniques
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in the audit client's environment
• Maintain a strong client focus, be responsive to client requests, and develop/maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Stay informed of current business/economic developments relevant to the client's business
• Collaborate with assurance team members to set goals and responsibilities
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other team members' views
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members, and enhance service delivery
• Bring potential opportunities to the assurance team's attention

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or graduate degree and approximately 1 year of related work experience
• A degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Must be able to obtain and maintain secret clearance or higher
• Sufficient coursework to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination
• Excellent project management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Work may be required to be completed at client, EY and/or contractor sites. Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Desired Additional Qualifications

• CPA licensure in your work state
• 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 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 base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $64,200 to $105,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $77,200 to $120,300. 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 dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team‑led and leader‑enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client‑serving roles to work together in person 40‑60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [e-mail].