Government and Public Sector - Assurance - Senior

Government & Public Sector Assurance-Senior

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world for all.

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 senior youll 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 youll develop your career by communicating and providing expertise around data integrity that can provide improved insight within the accounting finance governance and regulatory space. Its 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 youll develop your knowledge by learning about current issues profession and business developments relevant to the clients industry so well look to you to build relationships and expertise with team members.

Skills and attributes for success

• Develop and maintain 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
• Use technology to continually learn share knowledge with assurance team members and enhance service delivery

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelors degree an approximately 2 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 1-2 years of related work experience
• A degree in Accounting Finance or related field
• Sufficient course work to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination
• Excellent project management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a processional environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher

Due to the nature of our work in the Government and Public Sector work may be required to be completed at client EY and/or contractor sites. Our goal is to assign professionals to projects within a commutable distance of their work location certain circumstances travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs. Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Ideally youll also have

• CPA licensure in your work state
• CGFM and/or CDFM

What we look for

Were interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. Were not just looking for accounting and audit experience were after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways. If youre a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues this role is for you.